Fed signals it will likely hold rates near zero for months
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it will keep its key short-term interest rate near zero for the foreseeable future as part of...
Medicare applications raise anxiety for seniors in pandemic
WASHINGTON — At greater risk from COVID-19, some seniors now face added anxiety due to delays obtaining Medicare coverage.
Rep. Amash exploring 2020 run for Libertarian nomination
WASHINGTON — Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan said Tuesday that he is launching an exploratory committee for the 2020 Libertarian Party's presidential no...
Ford burns up billions of dollars in 1Q, posts $2B net loss
DETROIT — The coronavirus crisis is forcing Ford Motor Co. to burn through cash at an alarming rate, but its chief financial officer says there's enou...
Coast Guard, Ripley Entertainment criticized in boat crash
LIBERTY, Mo. — A duck boat sinking on a Missouri Lake that killed 17 people two summers ago likely would not have happened if the U.S. Coast Guard had...
Easing lockdowns makes day-to-day choices more complicated
Things were so much clearer when just about everything was locked down.
Gov’t OKs $50B in small biz loans, banks complain of snags
NEW YORK — The government says it has approved an additional $50 billion in loans to small businesses, although banks are complaining that a bottlenec...
Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans’ home
Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a central Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to ...
Development bank to allocate $15 bln to tackle virus fallout
MOSCOW — The New Development Bank will allocate up to $15 billion for loans to help the so-called BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and Sou...
Report: Biden accuser spoke to neighbor of alleged assault
WASHINGTON — An associate of a former Senate aide to Joe Biden says the woman told her about her allegations of sexual assault against Biden — now the...
The US reopening is coming, but ‘normal’ is still a ways off
NEW YORK — Everyone wants to know: When, oh when, will it go back to normal?
Russian doctors, nurses face more risks as virus cases grow
MOSCOW — A patient who had routine surgery at a hospital in St. Petersburg suddenly developed a fever after an operation. Doctors insisted on testing ...
Federal inmates battle mixed messages on home confinement
WASHINGTON — She never thought her husband's punishment for selling drugs would be a death sentence. But as the new coronavirus rips through the U.S. ...
Asia shares mixed, eyeing economies reopening, central banks
TOKYO — Asian shares are mixed Tuesday as governments inch toward letting businesses reopen and central banks step in to provide cash to economies.
Riots, escapes and pepper spray: Virus hits juvenile centers
Nicole Hingle wasn’t surprised when the call came. Frustrations had been building inside juvenile detention centers nationwide as the number of corona...
Hotels, Airbnb beef up cleaning standards to calm travelers
Hotels and home-sharing companies are beefing up their cleaning efforts in order to soothe jittery travelers.
As NY COVID-19 deaths drop, Cuomo outlines regional restarts
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined how stay-at-home restrictions could be eased for parts of New York where the coronavirus outbreak is less severe...
Virus spreads fear through Latin America’s unruly prisons
SANTIAGO, Chile — The spreading specter of the new coronavirus is shaking Latin America’s notoriously overcrowded, unruly prisons, threatening to turn...
Companies stash cash to survive; Europe reopens, slowly
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Monday related to the glo...
Questions over Kim’s health highlight intelligence limits
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's prolonged public absence has led to rumors of ill health and worries about how it could influen...
South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumors are untrue
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's government has dismissed rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in fragile condition, as speculation about ...
Trump’s focus on his base complicates path to reelection
WASHINGTON — During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond the...
Mosque’s makeshift morgue shows virus toll on UK minorities
BIRMINGHAM, England — The holy month of Ramadan is underway, and the Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in Birmingham should be full of worshippers. ...
Mideast economies take massive hit with oil price crash
BAGHDAD — Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-pr...
Spain lets children play as US states move at various speeds
MINNEAPOLIS — Spain let children go outside and play Sunday for the first time in six weeks as European countries methodically worked to ease their lo...
A flood of business bankruptcies likely in coming months
NEW YORK — The billions of dollars in coronavirus relief targeted at small businesses may not prevent many of them from ending up in bankruptcy court.
Many failures combined to unleash death on Italy’s Lombardy
ROME — As Italy prepares to emerge from the West’s first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribl...
Mayor imposes curfew, then entertains fellow bored residents
HONOLULU — When a curfew goes into effect each night for one Hawaiian county, the mayor gets bored -- and posts videos on social media.
Asia Today: India’s Modi warns against complacency vs virus
BANGKOK — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cautioned the country’s 1.3 billion people against any complacency in the fight against the coronavi...
Virus lockdown raises tensions in France’s poorest areas
CLICHY-SOUS-BOIS, France — Joining more than 1,000 others, Djemba Diatite stood for hours in line to feed her growing family, grateful for handouts of...