March Sadness: No brackets and no knowing what might've been

For all those who dreamed the impossible — making it a whole month without getting a single game wrong in the bracket — this is your year.

March Sadness: No brackets and no knowing what might've been

For all those who dreamed the impossible — making it a whole month without getting a single game wrong in the bracket — this is your year.

March Sadness: No brackets and no knowing what might've been

For all those who dreamed the impossible — making it a whole month without getting a single game wrong in the bracket — this is your year.

The Latest: Good Friday ceremony to be held at Notre Dame

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 25 UNC meet in ACC headliner this week

Here are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 12:

No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 25 UNC meet in ACC headliner this week

Here are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 12:

Public Invited to Celebrate Native Culture During Annual Kyi-Yo Powwow

Thursday

The Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department will host a public meeting soliciting public comments for the development of a comprehensive parks and recreation master plan. The meeting will be held in the Whitefish City Council chambers on Thursday, April 30 (today) and in the library meeting room on Thursday, May 7, both dates from 7-9 p.m. Topics will include program services, park facility development and acquisition, trail development and urban tree management. For more information or a copy of the interest survey, call 863-2470 or e-mail

Thursday

The Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department will host a public meeting soliciting public comments for the development of a comprehensive parks and recreation master plan. The meeting will be held in the Whitefish City Council chambers on Thursday, April 30 (today) and in the library meeting room on Thursday, May 7, both dates from 7-9 p.m. Topics will include program services, park facility development and acquisition, trail development and urban tree management. For more information or a copy of the interest survey, call 863-2470 or e-mail

Thursday

The Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department will host a public meeting soliciting public comments for the development of a comprehensive parks and recreation master plan. The meeting will be held in the Whitefish City Council chambers on Thursday, April 30 (today) and in the library meeting room on Thursday, May 7, both dates from 7-9 p.m. Topics will include program services, park facility development and acquisition, trail development and urban tree management. For more information or a copy of the interest survey, call 863-2470 or e-mail

More questions on human rights for Beijing Winter Olympics

Zumretay Arkin posed a question in a recent on-line meeting with Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., the prominent International Olympic Committee member who oversees preparations for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.

Q&A: Cineworld CEO on re-opening Regal theaters in U.S.

Regal movie theaters have been closed for almost five months in the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they are gearing up to open on Aug. 21. And this time it might just stick. Exhibitors have postponed plans several times as cases spiked in various cities.

Q&A: Cineworld CEO on re-opening Regal theaters in U.S.

Regal movie theaters have been closed for almost five months in the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they are gearing up to open on Aug. 21. And this time it might just stick. Exhibitors have postponed plans several times as cases spiked in various cities.

Q&A: Cineworld CEO on re-opening Regal theaters in U.S.

Regal movie theaters have been closed for almost five months in the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they are gearing up to open on Aug. 21. And this time it might just stick. Exhibitors have postponed plans several times as cases spiked in various cities.

Q&A: Cineworld CEO on re-opening Regal theaters in U.S.

Regal movie theaters have been closed for almost five months in the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they are gearing up to open on Aug. 21. And this time it might just stick. Exhibitors have postponed plans several times as cases spiked in various cities.

Court lets public see complaint data on 81,000 NYPD officers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police officers have faced more than 320,000 complaints from the public since the mid-1980s, but less than 3% resulted in penalties, according to newly released data that offers a rare glimpse into the long-veiled realm of police misconduct and accountability.

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Hospital administrators and health care experts are warning that parts of the U.S. are on the verge of being overwhelmed by the coronavirus, lamenting that a restriction-weary public and politicians are letting disaster unfold. With 34,700 COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday, the U.S. is back near its late-April peak of 36,400. While new cases have been declining steadily in early U.S. hot spots such as New York and New Jersey, several other states set single-day case records Tuesday. They include Arizona, California, Mississippi, Nevada and Texas. Some of them also broke hospitalization records,

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

The coronavirus crisis is deepening rapidly in Arizona, and the governor of Texas is beginning to backtrack after making one of the most aggressive pushes in the nation to reopen his state. The daily count of confirmed cases across the U.S. stands near the peak reached during the dark days of late April. According to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University, the 34,500 COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday were slightly fewer than the day before, but still close to the U.S. daily high of 36,400 from April.

As rich nations struggle, Africa's virus response is praised

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent." Then he quoted Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah: “It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.”

As US struggles, Africa's COVID-19 response is praised

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent." Then he quoted Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah: “It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.”