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...
Store workers become enforcers of social distancing rules
NEW YORK — Sandy Jensen's customer-service job at a Sam's Club in Fullerton, California, normally involves checking member ID cards at the door and an...
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...
US consumer borrowing fell for first time since 2011
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer borrowing fell in March for the first time in more than eight years, with the category covering credit cards dropping by th...
Q&A: Stacey Abrams is ready to serve but not on top court
ATLANTA — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she's ready to serve presidential candidate Joe Biden in whatever capacity he needs, as long as he doesn...
Slashed St. Ed’s: Reeling school cuts teams, breaks hearts
Carlos Tercero had already been forced to move in with one of his teammates when St. Edward’s University closed its campus because of the pandemic, th...
Google affiliate scraps plan for Toronto smart city project
TORONTO — Google abandoned its smart-city development in Toronto on Thursday after more than two years of controversy over privacy concerns and amid e...
Malaria drug shows no benefit in another coronavirus study
A new study finds no evidence of benefit from a malaria drug widely promoted as a treatment for coronavirus infection.
Eviction protection extended; push for antibody testing
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended protections for New Yorkers unable to pay their rent, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio set an ambitious go...
US faces ‘truly daunting’ challenges on needed COVID tests
WASHINGTON — Despite a massive effort, the nation faces “truly daunting” challenges to deploy millions of coronavirus tests to safely re-open the econ...
Jim Harbaugh proposes one-and-done rule change for NFL draft
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is pushing for a change that would allow football players to enter the NFL draft after one year in coll...
Senate fails to override Trump veto on Iran conflict
WASHINGTON — Congress has failed in its bid to block President Donald Trump from engaging in further military action against Iran without backing from...
Fears grow as coronavirus bears down on Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — A hand-washing station and bright yellow signs warning of an area of “high infection” now greet the steady stream of hearses at the entr...
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...
Advocates warn of more immigrant deaths without ICE action
HOUSTON — More people will die of the coronavirus in U.S. immigration custody unless the Trump administration rapidly improves conditions and releases...
La Scala opens virtual tour during coronavirus lockdown
MILAN — Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Thursday unveiled a virtual journey through its ornate premises and rich archives via Google Arts & ...
California restaurants envision big changes in reopening
LOS ANGELES — California restaurants have drafted a plan to allow the industry to reopen for sit-down dining with an array of safeguards while avoidin...
Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype
Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee.
Navy nominee: Service is in rough waters, cites leadership
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is in “rough waters” and suffering from leadership failures, the diplomat tapped to be the next Navy secretary told a Senat...
US long-term mortgage rates mixed; 30-year loan at 3.26%
WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week, continuing to hover near all-time lows.
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus
A man made to make shoes. The king of the Congolese dance hall. A novelist in exile. In the first of an occasional series, The Associated Press takes ...
Putin-Trump call focuses on coronavirus, arms control, oil
MOSCOW — U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed progress in combating the coronavirus pandemic along with arms con...
Butler’s prescient sci-fi resonates years after her death
NEW YORK — Novelist N.K. Jemisin was a teenager the first time she read Octavia Butler, and nothing had prepared her for it. It was the 1980s, and the...
German woman accuses French ex-president of sexual assault
PARIS — A German journalist has accused former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing of repeatedly grabbing her during an interview, and filed a s...
Unanimous Supreme Court throws out ‘Bridgegate’ convictions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in New Jersey’s “Bridgegate” scandal, saying t...
Politics stall push to shelter homeless in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — There are no tourists anymore on San Francisco’s famously twisty and steep Lombard Street. The city’s landmark hotels and posh shops a...
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...