AP Exclusive: Census layoffs ordered despite judge’s ruling
Sep 18, 2020
By MIKE SCHNEIDER AP - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after a federal judge prohibited the U.S. Census Bureau from winding down the 2020 census, a manager in Illinois instructed employees to get started with…
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Infection rates soar in college towns as students return
Sep 17, 2020
By CASEY SMITH, IRENA HWANG and COLLIN BINKLEY MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Just two weeks after students started returning to Ball State University last month, the surrounding county had become Indiana’s coronavirus epicenter. Out of…
‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Wildfire resources run thin
Sep 16, 2020
By JAMES ANDERSON and MATTHEW BROWN AP - Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames. Before that,…
Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
Sep 15, 2020
By JAY REEVES and STACEY PLAISANCE GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday as forecasters warned of potentially…
China warns US over US-Taiwan economic talks
Sep 14, 2020
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China warned the United States on Monday of potential “serious damage” to their relations if it does not withdraw from an upcoming economic meeting with Taiwan that is expected to be…
US remembers 9/11 as pandemic changes tribute traditions
Sep 11, 2020
By KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated 9/11 Friday as a new national crisis — the coronavirus pandemic — reconfigured and divided anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carved a…
Wall Street’s 3-day skid a reality check for runaway market
Sep 09, 2020
By ALEX VEIGA AP - Wall Street’s summer-long party fueled by investors’ appetite for some of the world’s best-known technology companies has come to an abrupt, if not entirely unexpected, halt. The sharp sell-off that…
McConnell proposes ‘targeted’ virus aid, Dems say not enough
Sep 08, 2020
By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face…
US trade deficit surges in July to highest in 12 years
Sep 03, 2020
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit surged in July to $63.6 billion, the highest level in 12 years, as imports jumped by a record amount. The Commerce Department reported that the…
Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine
Sep 02, 2020
By LIZ SZABO AP - Millions of Americans are counting on a COVID-19 vaccine to curb the global pandemic and return life to normal. While one or more options could be available toward the end of…