By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHNGTON (AP) — Now that he has contracted COVID-19, President Donald Trump says he does “get it.” That revelation, seven months into the pandemic and after almost…
9 BCS bus routes affected by driver quarantines
Bellefontaine City Schools officials announced Monday evening that a COVID-19 exposure involving a number of the transportation staff members will result in nine bus routes being unavailable for the n…
Poll: Many Americans blame virus crisis on US government
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans blame the U.S. government instead of foreign nations for the coronavirus crisis in the United States, a rebuke to the Trump adminis…
Ohio elections chief OKs drop boxes inside, outside boards
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s secretary of state adjusted his one-box-per-county restriction Monday to say counties may collect absentee ballots both at their…
Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — This spring, Magdalena Valiente was expecting her best year as a Florida-based concert promoter. Now, she wonders …
Trump’s whirlwind week, disdain for masks, ended with COVID
By CALVIN WOODWARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The scene at the White House a week ago was one of normalcy in these most abnormal times: a crowd of revelers gathered in the Rose…
What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?
By The Associated Press What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19? The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, and preve…
GOP seeks to call off Senate work, but not Barrett hearings
By LAURIE KELLMAN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The coroniavirus reached further into Republican ranks on Saturday, forcing the Senate to call off lawmaking as a third GOP senato…
Stewart, Bird help Storm rout Aces; go up 2-0 in WNBA Finals
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Breanna Stewart and a record-setting unselfish offense have the Seattle Storm on the verge of another WNBA championship, Stewart scored 22 points to lead five Storm players in d…
No course correction for state Republicans after Trump test
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican governors and lawmakers in many states have followed President Donald Trump’s lead on their response to the coronavirus, declining to im…