By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hours before a statewide mask mandate was to go into effect Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health…
AP-NORC poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening
By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press halfBOSTON (AP) — Virtual instruction. Mandated masks. Physical distancing. The start of school will look very different this year because of th…
AP Exclusive: Migrant kids held in US hotels, then expelled
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels, sometimes for weeks, before deporting them to their home countries …
White House, GOP agree to virus testing but aid bill shifts
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans and the White House reached tentative agreement late Wednesday for more testing funds in the next COVID-19 relief pa…
Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law-and-order’ push
By COLLEEN LONG and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat ri…
US ratchets up China tensions, closing Houston consulate
By KEN MORITSUGU and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, escalating tensions between the world’s largest economies as Pres…
Cops: 14 injured after shooting outside Chicago funeral home
By HERBERT G. McCANN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Fourteen people were injured, one person was being questioned and multiple suspects were being sought after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home …
Opening day amid virus: Masks, empty parks, social justice
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Opening day, at last. A baseball season that was on the brink before it ever began because of the virus outbreak is set to start Thursday night when excitable Max Sche…
MLB allows Black Lives Matter, social justice jersey patches
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players have the option of having a patch with “Black Lives Matter” or “United For Change” on a jersey sleeve on opening day of …
Pandemic can’t stop Uecker from 50th year in Brewers’ booth
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker describes the most unique season of his half century as a Milwaukee Brewers’ broadcaster with the wit that has helped make him one …