By JASON DEAREN and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions during the coronavirus pa…
AP Interview: Pelosi: Americans ‘worth it’ on $3T virus aid
By LISA MASCARO and PADMANANDA RAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday defended the stunning $3 trillion price tag on Democrats’ pandemic relief package a…
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 governm…
Emails: Trump nominee involved in shelving CDC virus guide
By JASON DEAREN and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former chemical industry executive nominated to be the nation’s top consumer safety watchdog was involved in sidelining detai…
Trump ramps up expulsions of migrant youth, citing virus
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The young migrants and asylum seekers swim across the Rio Grande and clamber into the dense brush of Texas. Many are teens who lef…
911 call, text hint at confrontation days before Arbery shot
By RUSS BYNUM and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Days before Ahmaud Arbery was pursued by two white men and fatally shot after being spotted inside a home under construction, neig…
Faxes and email: Old technology slows COVID-19 response
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer On April 1, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emailed Nevada public health counterparts for lab reports on two travelers who had tested…
Stocks drop again on worries about slow recovery for economy
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street’s earlier bets that the economy can make a relatively quick rebound from the coronavirus pandemic suddenly don’t look so g…
NBA switching to Wilson basketballs starting in 2021-22
NEW YORK (AP) — Wilson will begin manufacturing game balls for the NBA again starting with the 2021-22 season. Next season will be Spalding’s 37th and final season in that role for the NBA. Wilson, th…
Shuttered casinos, racinos sink Ohio gambling revenues
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gambling revenue at Ohio’s four casinos and seven racinos is down about $229 million for the first four months of 2020 when compared to the same quarter last year, according to f…