With virus, US higher education may face existential moment
CHICAGO — When Jamie Bolker started teaching composition at MacMurray College in January, she felt she'd won the lottery. After sending out more than ...
In a US now in puppy love, Labs still tops, but corgis rise
NEW YORK — America's dogs are having their day as the coronavirus keeps many people at home more with their pets and spurs so much adoption and foster...
China-Australia rift deepens over calls for virus inquiry
CANBERRA, Australia — China’s warning of trade repercussions from Australia’s campaign for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus has rattled Aus...
Dem lawmakers say Trump’s freeze for WHO to hurt Venezuelans
MIAMI — As much as $110 million in U.S. funding for disease prevention in Latin America as well as U.S. support for Venezuelan migrants has been throw...
Asian shares fall after Wall St slips on grim economic news
Shares fell in Asia on Friday after a crush of dismal data about the economy helped send markets lower overnight in a meek ending to a historic, jugge...
California governor’s beach closure order sparks anger
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After state officials signaled an intention to close all California beaches, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday chose instead to shutt...
Trump says US can never declare ‘total victory’ over virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he believes the U.S. can never declare “total victory” over the coronavirus because too many pe...
Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus
NEW YORK — Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemplo...
Sex assault allegation raises questions for Biden, Democrats
WASHINGTON — A sexual assault allegation is Joe Biden's first big challenge as the Democrats' presidential nominee, fueling Republican attacks and lea...
NYC subway halting overnight service for virus cleaning
NEW YORK — New York City's subway system will shut down each day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to increase cleaning of trains and stations during the coronavi...
Kelly Rowland: ‘Coffee’ song, video is my ode to black women
NEW YORK — Kelly Rowland says her new single “Coffee” and its accompanying music video is her “ode to the beauty of black women.”
‘Is my dad alive?’: Outrage as deaths mount at veterans home
Desperate for information as coronavirus deaths mounted at the Massachusetts veterans home where her father lived, Susan Kenney drove there with her q...
Trump praise of ‘tormented’ Flynn raises pardon speculation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday voiced strong support for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, raising speculation that...
Military sexual assault reports rise, in Air Force above all
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults across the military increased slightly last year, with the Air Force showing the biggest jump of all the servi...
McDonald’s says 25% of stores closed as 1Q sales fall
McDonald's says it has likely reached the trough of global restaurant closures due to COVID-19, with 25% still shuttered. But business has been slow t...
30 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON — More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is...
AP-NORC poll: Seeking virus data, people struggle with trust
WASHINGTON — When John Manley tested positive for COVID-19, his sister urged him to get on the malaria drug that she'd heard Fox News hosts plugging a...
Europe’s employment aid keeps jobs from vanishing -- for now
PARIS — Christian Etchebest's Parisian bistro is a shadow of its usual bustling self. Five lunch specials sit in neat paper bags on the bar awaiting t...
Joe Biden picks vetting team as he searches for running mate
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden announced Thursday the four co-chairs of his vice presidential vetting team, starting the search for his running mate in earnes...
Outsiders consider possibility of chaos in North Korea
TOKYO — North Korea’s collapse has been predicted — wrongly— for decades.
Trump erupts at campaign team as his poll numbers slide
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump erupted at his top political advisers last week when they presented him with worrisome polling data that showed hi...
Spoiler? Amash’s 3rd-party presidential bid raises concerns
WASHINGTON — Just as a jam-packed presidential field finally was whittled down to two, the first major third-party candidate is emerging to potentiall...
Many Japanese defy appeals to stay home to curb virus
TOKYO — Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Some still have to commute to their jobs desp...
Asian shares rise on hopes for drug to treat coronavirus
TOKYO — Asian shares advanced on Thursday, riding a wave of optimism about a possible treatment for the coronavirus that set off a rally on Wall Stree...
Knowledge about North Korea’s Kim is limited, but crucial
TOKYO — New rumors about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he’s very ill. Or maybe he’s just recuperating in his luxury c...
Smallest businesses get a few hours at head of loan line
NEW YORK — The smallest companies seeking coronavirus relief loans were moving to the head of the line Wednesday after the Small Business Administrati...
A 1st: US study finds Gilead drug works against coronavirus
For the first time, a major study suggests that an experimental drug works against the new coronavirus, and U.S. government officials said Wednesday t...
McConnell open to state aid in next virus relief package
WASHINGTON — Shifting tone, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he is “open” to considering additional funds for state and local gov...
Drug proves effective against virus as economic damage rises
Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19...
New Navy carrier inquiry suggests tough scrutiny of admirals
WASHINGTON — The Navy is launching a wider investigation of the coronavirus crisis aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, suggesting clos...