By FARNOUSH AMIRI, JULIE CARR SMYTH and JOHN SEEWER Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early during the coronavirus outbreak, Ohio’s Republican governor appeared prophetic with …
Paint dumped on Black Lives Matter mural in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati are asking the public for help in identifying the man who poured red paint on the block-long “Black Lives Matter” mural in front of city hall. Police have releas…
Masks for kids? Schools confront the politics of reopening
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press On one side are parents saying, let kids be kids. They object to masks and social distancing in classrooms this fall — arguing both could hurt their children’s well-…
Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan aims to reframe debate
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan on Tuesday to boost investment in clean energy and stop all climat…
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…
White House virus task force member says ‘none of us lie’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, JILL COLVIN, JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top member of the White House coronavirus task force said Tuesday that “none of us lie” to the …
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday — as the sho…
Indians lean on strong starters, Lindor for 60-game sprint
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — This could have been Cleveland’s year. Maybe it can be anyway. Under normal circumstances, with their strong starting rotation, star-filled infie…
US debates school reopening, WHO warns ‘no return to normal’
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ADAM GELLER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The resurgence of the coronavirus in the United States ignited fierce debate Monday about whether to reopen schools, as global heal…
Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carr…