ASSCOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. - Organizers of the Republican National Convention said Tuesday they will begin visiting potential alternative sites after North Carolina's governor told them the COVID-19 pandemic requires them to prepare for a scaled-back event if they want…
Posted: 02 June 2020 [06:51 PM] Posted: 02 June 2020 [06:46 PM] TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canadians are watching what’s unfolding in the United States with “horror and consternation” and he paused for 21 seconds when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump and the use of…
Posted: 02 June 2020 [06:44 PM] ATLANTA - Six Atlanta police officers have been charged after a dramatic video showed authorities pulling two young people from a car and shooting them with stun guns while they were stuck in traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s…
Posted: 02 June 2020 [06:41 PM] WASHINGTON - A handful of GOP senators spoke out Tuesday against President Donald Trump, criticizing his visit to a church after police removed peaceful demonstrators from a park near the White House. The remarks came even as most Republicans continued…
Posted: 01 June 2020 [08:48 PM] NEW YORK - New York City imposed an 11 p.m. curfew Monday as the nation’s biggest city tried to prevent another night of destruction amid protests over George Floyd’s death. With an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, New York…
Posted: 01 June 2020 [08:44 PM] OAKLAND, Calif. - Facebook employees are using Twitter and Facebook's internal communications tools to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot. Twitter flagged…
Posted: 01 June 2020 [08:39 PM] MINNEAPOLIS - President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to deploy the United States military unless states quickly halted the violent protests that have convulsed cities from coast to coast, hours after George Floyd’s brother pleaded for peace, saying destruction is…
Posted: 25 May 2020 [05:40 PM] BILLINGS, Mont. - Americans settled for small processions and online tributes instead of parades Monday as they observed Memorial Day in the shadow of the cornavirus pandemic, which forced communities to honor the nation’s military dead with smaller, more subdued…
Posted: 25 May 2020 [05:39 PM] WARSAW, Poland - Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday appointed a judge backed by the right-wing ruling party to be the new head of the Supreme Court, marking apparent victory in years of government efforts to take control of the…
Posted: 25 May 2020 [05:37 PM] JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pledged to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in the coming months, vowing to move ahead with the explosive plan despite a growing chorus of condemnations by key allies. The…
Posted: 25 May 2020 [05:36 PM] LONDON - British leader Boris Johnson’s powerful chief aide insisted Monday that he wouldn't resign for driving the length of England while the country was under strict lockdown - a trip he made without informing the prime minister first. The…
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid curfews, virus fears Posted: 24 May 2020 [08:21 PM] JERUSALEM (AP) - Muslims around the world on Sunday began celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a normally festive holiday marking the end of the…
Crowds flock to beaches as death toll nears 100,000 and Trump plays golf Posted: 24 May 2020 [08:19 PM] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer meant big crowds at beaches and warnings…
Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighborhood Posted: 22 May 2020 [07:37 PM] KARACHI, Pakistan - A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Pakistan's port city of…
Biden: If you can't choose me over Trump, 'you ain't black' Posted: 22 May 2020 [07:35 PM] ATLANTA - Joe Biden suggested on Friday that African Americans who back President Donald Trump "ain't black," comments that stirred controversy over…
Trump's urging stokes furor in debate over in-person worship Posted: 22 May 2020 [07:34 PM] NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's declaration that religious services should be "essential" comes at a precarious point in the national balancing…
Flooding forces evacuations in more Michigan communities Posted: 22 May 2020 [07:32 PM] WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) - More Central Michigan riverside residents evacuated their homes Friday after being overwhelmed by flooding from two failed…
Posted: 22 May 2020 [07:28 PM] By BEN FINLEY, CARLA K. JOHNSON and MICHAEL BIESECKER Millions of Americans are set to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and take tentative steps outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at beaches, cookouts and family gatherings, raising concern among public…
Posted: 21 May 2020 [07:30 PM] MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - It could be days before the full scope of damage from flooding in Central Michigan that submerged houses, washed out roads and threatened a Superfund site is apparent, authorities warned Thursday, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed…
Posted: 21 May 2020 [07:29 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - The Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury, where 41 residents have died from the coronavirus, has been cited by regulators for infection control violations and fined three times by the state and federal governments over the last…
Posted: 19 May 2020 [08:09 PM] ASSOCAITED PRESS WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Michael Flynn are asking a federal appeals court to order the dismissal of the criminal case against the former Trump administration national security adviser. They also want the case reassigned to a different…
Posted: 19 May 2020 [07:55 PM] TORONTO - The U.S., Canada and Mexico have agreed to extend their agreements to keep their shared borders closed to non-essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the border is a…
Posted: 19 May 2020 [07:51 PM] PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Public health officials in some states are accused of bungling coronavirus infection statistics or even using a little sleight of hand to deliberately make things look better than they are. The risk is that politicians, business…
Posted: 18 May 2020 [08:12 PM] GENEVA - The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has been clouded by finger-pointing between the U.S.…
Posted: 18 May 2020 [08:03 PM] WARREN, Mich. - More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus…
Posted: 18 May 2020 [08:01 PM] WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the new coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting…
Class of 2020 faces grim prospects for employment Posted: 17 May 2020 [04:32 PM] Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis By SHARON COHEN and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press Tyler…
Posted: 15 May 2020 [07:15 PM] WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump vowed to use “every plane, truck and soldier” to distribute COVID-19 vaccines he hopes will be ready by year’s end - even as the country’s top scientists gear up for a master experiment to rapidly…
Posted: 15 May 2020 [07:14 PM] ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Shuttered sectors of New York’s economy began inching back to life Friday with more construction, manufacturing and curbside retail pickups allowed in parts of the state that are hours away from pandemic-stricken New York City.…
$3 trillion stimulus package clears hurdle in House Posted: 15 May 2020 [07:11 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats pushed Congress’ biggest coronavirus relief bill yet toward expected House passage Friday, a $3 trillion behemoth they said…
Poll finds people of faith believe virus is a message from God Posted: 15 May 2020 [07:09 PM] NEW YORK (AP) - The coronavirus has prompted almost two-thirds of American believers of all faiths to feel that God is telling…
Trump confident in rapid tests despite reports of false negatives Posted: 15 May 2020 [07:06 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump expressed no concerns Friday about a rapid coronavirus test that the White House has been relying…
Posted: 14 May 2020 [08:12 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - Whistleblower Rick Bright warned on Thursday that the U.S. lacks a plan to produce and fairly distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. The nation could face “the darkest winter in modern history” unless leaders act…
Posted: 14 May 2020 [08:09 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - Businesses are going belly up, tens of millions have been laid off and, by some measures, the U.S. seems headed for another Great Depression. But Republicans surveying the wreckage aren’t ready for another round of coronavirus aid,…
Posted: 14 May 2020 [08:05 PM] NEW YORK (AP) - The brothers didn’t have a chance to say goodbye. As young Polish Jews, each came out of World War II with scars that forever shaped how they viewed the world, and each other. One survived Auschwitz,…
Posted: 14 May 2020 [08:03 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Richard Burr temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search warrant for his cellphone as part of an investigation into a well-timed sale of stocks…
Posted: 14 May 2020 [07:58 PM] MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers warned Thursday of “massive confusion” after the the state Supreme Court tossed out the Democrat’s stay-at-home order and Republicans said they may leave it up to local governments to enact their own…
Posted: 13 May 2020 [07:40 PM] MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ administration overstepped its authority when it extended the governor's stay-at-home order through the end of May, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The 4-3 ruling marks a defeat for Evers as Republican legislators,…
Posted: 13 May 2020 [04:45 PM] Whistleblower: US could face virus rebound 'darkest winter' By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - America faces the "darkest winter in modern history" unless leaders act decisively to prevent a rebound of the coronavirus, says a government whistleblower who…
Children's illness stirs concern Posted: 13 May 2020 [04:44 PM] 'A pretty scary thing': Kid illness tied to virus worries NY By MARY ESCH Associated Press Amber Dean had recovered from a…
Posted: 13 May 2020 [04:43 PM] AP Interview: Pelosi: Americans 'worth it' on $3T virus aid By LISA MASCARO and PADMANANDA RAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the stunning $3 trillion price of tag of Democrats' pandemic relief package Wednesday…
Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns Posted: 13 May 2020 [09:47 AM] WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsel’s Russia investigation, has…
Posted: 12 May 2020 [08:38 PM] Joe Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national presidential election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from home. The virtual campaign Biden is waging from Wilmington,…
Posted: 12 May 2020 [08:28 PM] UNITED NATIONS - Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that Moscow will oppose any attempts by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran and reimpose U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Vassily Nebenzia’s comments at a video news…
Posted: 12 May 2020 [08:22 PM] WASHINGTON - The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert issued a blunt warning Tuesday that cities and states could “turn back the clock” and see more COVID-19 deaths and economic damage alike if they lift coronavirus stay-at-home orders too fast…
Posted: 11 May 2020 [08:20 PM] ASSOCAITED PRESS BAGHDAD - President Donald Trump said in a phone call to Iraq's new prime minister that the U.S. was willing to provide Iraq with economic assistance, according to an Iraqi government statement on Monday, as the country faces…
Posted: 11 May 2020 [08:12 PM] UNITED NATIONS - The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a…
Posted: 11 May 2020 [08:07 PM] WASHINGTON - With deaths mounting at the nation's nursing homes, the White House strongly recommended to governors Monday that all residents and staff at such facilities be tested for the coronavirus in the next two weeks. Why the government is…
Posted: 10 May 2020 [08:25 PM] WASHINGTON - The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk.…
Posted: 10 May 2020 [08:16 PM] WARSAW, Poland - Poland's top electoral body gave the speaker of parliament 14 days to set a new date for presidential elections that were to have been held Sunday but were suspended amid debate over how voting could be done…
