Flood raises fears of pollution at Michigan toxic waste site
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — It took seven years to settle on a plan for cleansing two rivers and floodplains polluted with dioxins from a Dow Chemical Co. ...
Nearly 39 million have lost jobs in US since virus took hold
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the two months since the coronavirus took hold in the U.S. has swelled to n...
Coroner: Smoke inhalation killed 34 in California boat fire
LOS ANGELES — Coroner's reports for the 34 victims who died in a scuba boat fire off the Southern California coast last year show they died of carbon ...
Trump declares emergency for flooded Michigan communities
MIDLAND, Mich. — Many Central Michigan residents remained cut off from their homes Thursday even as floodwaters receded, with senior citizens among th...
Pandemic politics: Maskless Trump tours Michigan Ford plant
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Pandemic politics shadowed President Donald Trump's trip to Michigan on Thursday as he highlighted lifesaving medical devi...
Puerto Rico to reopen businesses, beaches with new rules
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico will cautiously reopen beaches, restaurants, churches, hair salons and retail stores next week under strict new ru...
Nation’s capital aims to start reopening May 29
WASHINGTON — After weeks of insisting the Washington, D.C., area is not ready to end its pandemic-induced lockdown, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser now...
US begins crackdown on unvetted virus blood tests
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators are moving ahead with a crackdown on scores of antibody tests for the coronavirus that have not yet been shown to work.
Tech giants are embracing remote work. Others may follow
OAKLAND, Calif. — For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world.
Busch and Elliott incident could spark new NASCAR rivalry
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch is NASCAR's reigning Cup champion and the resident villain of the series. Chase Elliott has been voted most popular drive...
Officials: Email delays key vote on PG&E’s bankruptcy plan
BERKELEY, Calif. — California power regulators unexpectedly delayed a key vote Thursday on Pacific Gas & Electric's plan for getting out of bankru...
Alaska will send oil-wealth checks early because of virus
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced that checks from the state's oil-wealth fund will begin going out to residents three months e...
Iran says 10K medics infected as virus fears rise in Mideast
TEHRAN, Iran — The coronavirus has infected more than 10,000 health care workers in hard-hit Iran, news outlets reported Thursday, as health officials...
Kelly Clarkson, Alex Trebek among Daytime Emmy nominees
LOS ANGELES — The first season of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” received Daytime Emmy Awards nominations for best entertainment talk show and host, while ...
Trump slams mail-in balloting promoted by his own campaign
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday railed against mail-in balloting that in some cases has been promoted by his own reelection campaign, ...
Forecasters predict busy 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With forecasters predicting another intense Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 13 to 19 named storms, disaster prepared...
Divided Senate confirms Ratcliffe as intelligence chief
WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence on Thursday, with Democrats refusing to support th...
Lace them up: Boxing set for June 9 return in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Add boxing to the list of sports on the comeback trail.
Trump counting on Supreme Court to block probes, lawsuits
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won at least a temporary reprieve from the Supreme Court earlier this week in keeping secret grand jury materials ...
Clinton and Patterson again team up for political thriller
NEW YORK — After co-writing the best-selling adult novel of 2018, Bill Clinton and James Patterson have teamed up for another political thriller.
US seeking industry cooperation on future medical supplies
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are invoking a rarely used provision of American law that would shield companies from antitrust regulations to help the co...
AP-NORC poll: State and U.S. government virus approval dips
WASHINGTON — Views of how government at all levels is handling the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. have deteriorated somewhat over the past month, as...
AP-NORC poll: Trump approval remains steady during pandemic
WASHINGTON — As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, Americans’ views of the federal and state government response to the crisis are starting to sou...
Homebuilders climb even as housing outlook remains cloudy
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. economy and housing market had set homebuilders up for a strong 2020.
DA: 91 more drug cases tied to ex-Texas cop to be dismissed
HOUSTON — Prosecutors announced Thursday they expect to dismiss at least 91 more drug convictions tied to an indicted ex-Houston police officer whose ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false ‘Choice’ on vets’ health care
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is putting forth a false “Choice" when he boasts about a program aimed at improving veterans' health care by steer...
Job market remains grim even as U.S. tentatively reopens
WASHINGTON — Signs of renewed activity are surfacing across the country as states gradually reopen economies and some businesses call a portion of the...
Brady’s Super Bowl journeys to be part of 2021 ESPN series
Tom Brady's journey to each of his nine Super Bowls with the New England Patriots will be the subject of an ESPN series released next year.
US long-term mortgage rates ease; 30-year at 3.24%
WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates eased this week in a housing market battered by the shutdown spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Rates hov...
Vanderbilt’s Lee becomes SEC’s 1st woman athletic director
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt has removed the interim title, making Candice Storey Lee the first woman to become an athletic director in the Southeast...