Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll
Jul 30, 2020
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy plunged by a record-shattering 32.9% annual rate last quarter, and the coronavirus pandemic is still cutting a path of destruction, forcing millions out…
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States resist mask rules as Midwest virus uptick stirs alarm
Jul 29, 2020
By AMY FORLITI, LEAH WILLINGHAM and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The baseball season descended deeper into crisis Tuesday, states like Mississippi and South Carolina cast about for more hospital beds, and governors in…
Fed wrestles with its next moves as virus stalls US economy
Jul 28, 2020
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are grappling this week with the timing and scope of their next policy moves at a time when the raging viral pandemic has weakened the U.S.…
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
Jul 27, 2020
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP - The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates…
China tells US to close Chengdu consulate in growing spat
Jul 24, 2020
By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk…
Portland’s mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages
Jul 23, 2020
By GILLIAN FLACCUS PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents late Wednesday as he stood outside a federal courthouse during another night of protests against the presence…
Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami
Jul 22, 2020
By MARK THIESSEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A powerful earthquake off Alaska’s southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami. There were no…
Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure
Jul 21, 2020
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight. NASA’s Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy floated…
Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base
Jul 20, 2020
By STEVE PEOPLES AP - In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party’s divergent and often warring factions. As the closing stretch of…
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday
Jul 17, 2020
By MICHAEL TARM TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A meth kingpin from Iowa who was convicted of killing two young girls and three adults is scheduled Friday to become the third federal inmate to be…