By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, …
Tropical Storm Arthur hits North Carolina coast with rain
By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press Tropical Storm Arthur moved out to sea Monday after dumping heavy rain on North Carolina as forecasters warned that the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane se…
Source: Trump admin. to name new DEA head, US attorney in DC
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. attorney who oversaw the reversal of a sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone and the motion to dismiss charges against ex-…
Ohio governor: ‘have fun, but keep that distance’ at bars
By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will begin cracking down on social distancing at bars after photos showed plenty of customers standing and drinking …
Virus has NFL prospects pondering threat of a lost season
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Burrow was a competent if unspectacular quarterback as a backup at Ohio State and during his first post-transfer season at LSU. In 2019, he tr…
Authorities ID 7-year-boy fatally shot in apartment building
CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say it’s not clear if the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old boy inside a Cincinnati apartment building was accidental or intentional. City police found Chance Gilbert&…
Post offices, beloved community hubs, fight virus-era threat
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For some of the 2,000 or so year-round residents of Deer Isle, Maine, the fraying American flag outside the post office this spring was a remind…
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
By SHARON COHEN and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press Tyler Lyson watched his parents’ financial collapse in the Great Recession, a decade ago. He vowed he’d find the security they never had: He would g…
With no leader, commission overseeing virus relief struggles
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven weeks after Congress unleashed more than $2 trillion to deal with the coronavirus crisis, an oversight commission intended to keep track of how…
Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates…