Reopenings bring new cases in S. Korea, virus fears in Italy
ROME — South Korea's capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, German...
California Gov. Newsom formally endorses Biden for president
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom formally endorsed Joe Biden for president on Friday, praising the former vice president for his “dee...
AP Exclusive: Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation’s top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavi...
Extreme lockdown shows divide in hard-hit Navajo border town
GALLUP, N.M. — Like clockwork, payday arrives and tens of thousands of people from the Navajo reservation and other rural stretches along the New Mexi...
Flynn dismissal a surprise? AG Barr in sync with Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the Justice Department was planning to drop its case against his former national security advi...
US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7%
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis has sent the U.S. unemployment rate surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the ...
AP Exclusive: 70% of US Olympic sports applied for PPP funds
DENVER — At least 70 percent of U.S. Olympic sports organizations have applied for government funds during the coronavirus pandemic, a stark financial...
Trump says in his mother’s eyes, he ‘could do no wrong’
WASHINGTON — Reflecting on Mother's Day this weekend, President Donald Trump said Friday that he could do no wrong in his mother's eyes and perhaps th...
Firefighters continue battling fires in Florida Panhandle
MILTON, Fla. — Florida firefighters were working to hold containment lines around a 2,000-acre (809-hectare) fire in the state's Panhandle, where wind...
Space agency: Human urine could help make concrete on Moon
BERLIN — The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the Moon.
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst mo...
Dems eye money for smaller cities, towns in next virus bill
WASHINGTON — Eyeing a major expansion of federal assistance, top Democrats are promising that small- to medium-sized cities and counties and small tow...
Official: Strict US border policy may remain as virus eases
WASHINGTON — The U.S, policy of quickly expelling migrants apprehended along the Mexican border may have to stay in place even after coronavirus quara...
Governors disregarding White House guidelines on reopening
Many governors across the U.S. are disregarding or creatively interpreting White House guidelines in easing their states' lockdowns and letting busine...
Loan program is short-term fix, not cure-all, for businesses
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has dispensed about $530 billion to millions of small businesses to cushion them from the sharp downturn induced b...
Stocks rise on hope that worst of economic plunge has passed
Even with the economy still in miserable shape, some investors are finding reasons to hope the worst of the plunge may have passed, and Wall Street ra...
With layoffs high but slowing, can US job market rise up?
WASHINGTON — Since its record-setting peak five weeks ago, the number of laid-off U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits, while still extraordinar...
Protests as Indianapolis police kill 3 in separate incidents
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police faced protests Thursday after officers fatally shot two men and killed a pregnant pedestrian in three separate inci...
Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local au...
Rogue tourists arrested as Hawaii tries to curb virus spread
HONOLULU — Hawaii authorities are cracking down on rogue tourists who are visiting beaches, riding personal watercraft, shopping and generally floutin...
UK economy forecast to shrink by most since 1706
LONDON — The Bank of England warned Thursday that the British economy could suffer its deepest annual contraction in more than three centuries as a re...
33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON — Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak de...
Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks
Frontier Airlines is dropping plans to charge passengers extra to sit next to an empty middle seat after congressional Democrats accused the airline o...
AP Courtside: Who flushed? Phone arguments’ unresolved issue
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Day Three of arguments by telephone with the audio available live to audiences around the world.
April jobs data to show epic losses and soaring unemployment
WASHINGTON — The economic catastrophe caused by the viral outbreak likely sent the U.S. unemployment rate in April to its highest level since the Grea...
Sources: US investigating ex-Green Beret for Venezuela raid
MIAMI — A former Green Beret who has claimed responsibility for an ill-fated military incursion into Venezuela is under federal investigation for arms...
Justices wary of ‘Obamacare’ birth control coverage changes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed concerned Wednesday about the sweep of Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a rel...
Coronavirus crisis exacts toll on people with disabilities
SALT LAKE CITY — Even before the coronavirus hit, cystic fibrosis meant a cold could put Jacob Hansen in the hospital for weeks. He relies on hand san...
`If this thing boomerangs’: Second wave of infections feared
WASHINGTON — As Europe and the U.S. loosen their lockdowns against the coronavirus, health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is ...
AP-NORC poll: Pandemic especially tough on people of color
DETROIT — People of color have not only been hit harder by the deadly coronavirus than have Americans overall, but they’re also bearing the brunt of t...