Unique payout Alaskans get from oil wealth could be at risk
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska has no income or statewide sales taxes, and it cuts residents a check every year from its oil wealth.
Obama emerges as central figure in 2020 presidential race
WASHINGTON — Nearly eight years after he was last on the ballot, Barack Obama is emerging as a central figure in the 2020 presidential election.
AP PHOTOS: Paraguay, land-locked ‘ísland’ amid the pandemic
Paraguay's most honored writer, Augusto Roa Bastos, called his homeland "an island surrounded by land,” and it so far has indeed seemed isolated from ...
Pandemic wrecks many state budgets, could trigger deep cuts
As the nation enters a third month of economic devastation, the coronavirus is proving ruinous to state budgets, forcing many governments to consider ...
Virginia, Maryland suburbs aligned with DC in COVID response
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The allure was tempting: Haircuts were to be had, as was the chance to drink a beer at an outdoor bar after governors in Maryland ...
Virus spikes could emerge weeks after US economic reopenings
U.S. states are beginning to restart their economies after months of paralyzing coronavirus lockdowns, but it could take weeks until it becomes clear ...
AP Courtside: Supreme Court hangs up on phone arguments
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has held two weeks of arguments by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic, hearing cases about President Donald ...
AP Interview: Pelosi: Americans ‘worth it’ on $3T virus aid
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the stunning $3 trillion price of tag of Democrats' pandemic relief package Wednesday as what's neede...
Trump ramps up expulsions of migrant youth, citing virus
HOUSTON — The young migrants and asylum seekers swim across the Rio Grande and clamber into the dense brush of Texas. Many are teens who left Central ...
Merkel: evidence of Russian role in German parliament hack
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday there is “hard evidence” of Russian involvement in a cyberattack on the German parliament in 2...
Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns
WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsel's Russia investigat...
UK on course for ‘significant’ recession after March slump
LONDON — The U.K. government warned Wednesday of a “significant” recession after official figures showed the economy shrank 2% in the first quarter of...
Built for a global economy, Dubai now threatened by virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai built a city of skyscrapers and artificial archipelagos on the promise of globalization, creating itself as a vita...
Wear a mask? Even with 20,000 dead, some New Yorkers don’t
NEW YORK — Eric Leventhal felt a sneeze coming and panicked.
Exhaustion, uncertainty mark coronavirus survivors’ journeys
An angelic voice singing “Hallelujah” echoes off the stately stone and brick canyons of a narrow Montmartre street.
GOP senators give Democrats’ $3T relief bill a cold shoulder
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package, a sweeping effort with $1 trillion for states and ci...
Nebraska primary voters avoid polls, shatter mail-in record
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska's primary voters mostly steered clear of polling sites Tuesday while shattering the state record for absentee voting with nearl...
AP Exclusive: CDC docs stress plans for more virus flareups
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Advice from the nation’s top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the midst of the coron...
Fauci warns: More death, econ damage if US reopens too fast
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert issued a blunt warning Tuesday that cities and states could “turn back the clock” and...
Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and ...
House rescue package includes $25 billion for Postal Service
WASHINGTON — A new coronavirus aid package released by House Democrats includes $25 billion for the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service, which is expect...
Coronavirus hits world superpowers as some look to reopen
As health officials issued warnings Tuesday against reopening economies too quickly, the coronavirus struck inside some of the world’s superpowers, wi...
Elon Musk becomes champion of defying virus stay-home orders
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has emerged as a champion of defying stay-home orders intended to stop the coronavirus from spreading, picking up support — as wel...
AP Courtside: Telephone arguments on Trump’s taxes run long
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is holding its second week of arguments by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic, hearing cases about President...
Detroit-area residents lift spirits with costumed parades
FERNDALE, Mich. — Sarah Ignash spends her days looking after dogs in normal times. With her business temporarily shuttered because of the coronavirus,...
Cuomo: Wear a mask to respect nurses who died to save us
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called face masks a sign of respect for others on a day the state reported 195 new deaths. Other data released T...
Russian president’s spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus
MOSCOW — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has been hospitalized with the coronavirus, the latest in a series of setbacks for President Vladimir Putin a...
Movie-related products still hit stores despite film delays
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood pressed pause on releasing most major films in theaters to combat the coronavirus outbreak, but that hasn’t necessarily been t...
India resumes limited train service as it eases lockdown
NEW DELHI — India reopened parts of its huge rail network on Tuesday, running a limited number of trains as it looks at easing a nearly seven-week loc...