The Latest: US state of Missouri reports first virus case
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Official: White House didn’t want to tell seniors not to fly
NEW YORK — The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on c...
Hundreds attend service for NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson
HAMPTON, Va. — Three black astronauts joined hundreds of other mourners Saturday at a memorial service for pioneering African American mathematician a...
American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews
NEW YORK — The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honoring Julie Andrews in an appa...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s sunny side up take on coronavirus
WASHINGTON — As the stock market convulses, airline schedules buckle and businesses worry their overseas supply lines will snap, President Donald Trum...
Now this: Tornado clobbers African American North Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On a frigid Friday morning in North Nashville, Ishvicka Howell stood in her driveway and peered down the street at several utility ...
Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested positive for virus
MIAMI — Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed to the outb...
One more victory: Biden wins most Super Tuesday delegates
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden has put an exclamation point on his Super Tuesday victories by winning the most delegates on the presiden...
Biden invokes Obama, swipes at Sanders with six-state ad buy
ATLANTA — Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is plowing $12 million into a six-state ad buy ahead of the March 10 and March 17 primaries, his largest s...
The Latest: Biden says he’s feeling good about 2020 race now
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 election (all times local):
US sending military police to two border crossings
PHOENIX — The U.S. government says it is sending 160 military police and engineers to two official border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in cas...
21 positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California
SAN FRANCISCO — Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 19 crew mem...
Plunging yields force investors and Fed to rethink strategy
WASHINGTON — The response in stock markets to the growing risk from the coronavirus has been swift and fierce. But a better gauge of fear on Wall Stre...
North Dakota’s remade caucuses tested in Biden, Sanders race
FARGO, N.D. — New rules for North Dakota's presidential caucuses are likely to drive up turnout and could shrink Bernie Sanders' organizational advant...
EU seeks united front to tackle medical shortages from virus
BRUSSELS — Fearing a possible shortage in masks and protective equipment to fight the new coronavirus, top European Union officials are urging members...
Boeing hit with 61 safety fixes for astronaut capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing faces 61 safety fixes following last year's botched test flight of its Starliner crew capsule, NASA said Friday.
With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling
NEW YORK — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
US job market looked robust before virus outbreak escalated
WASHINGTON — Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added 273,000 positions, evidence that the job market was in strong shape bef...
Iran warns it could use ‘force’ to halt travel amid virus
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Friday the new coronavirus has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases in the Islamic Republic as authorities warned the...
Washington, DC, gets its first coronavirus pop-up shop
WASHINGTON — The nation's capital has pop up shops for food and drink, even marijuana. And now, coronavirus prevention supplies.
Trump set to sign $8.3B bill to fight coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide...
Alabama executes man convicted in killing of 3 officers
ATMORE, Ala. — A man convicted as an accomplice in the 2004 killings of three police officers in Alabama who were shot by another man was executed Thu...
Asian shares drop as virus fears grip markets again
TOKYO — Asian shares slipped Friday as fears about the virus outbreak once again dominated financial markets.
Judge sharply rebukes Barr’s handling of Mueller report
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr's handling of the special counsel's Russia report, saying Barr ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s mislaid blame on Obama for virus test
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his officials are falsely asserting that they’ve accelerated coronavirus testing by easing a restrictive polic...
The Latest: Dems haven’t requested Secret Service protection
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Esper says new virus won’t prevent military operations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military and its warfighting command centers in the Pentagon are prepared to continue operations even if there is a local outbre...
‘Simple greed’: Ex-UAW leader Jones charged with corruption
DETROIT — Prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he conspired with others to embezz...
Virus cancels exams and jeopardizes Chinese students’ plans
HARTFORD, Conn. — Universities that rely on international enrollment are expected to take a big hit in the next academic year as canceled entrance exa...
Worries over virus prompt changes in many worship services
NEW YORK — A rising number of churches across the United States are making changes in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including a decision by nu...