By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world is facing “a dangerous epidemic of misinformation” about COVID-19 and a…
Fauci: ‘We’re not there yet’ on key steps to reopen economy
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the U.S. does not yet have the critical test…
Trump’s ‘I alone can fix it’ view and state powers collide
By MICHAEL TACKETT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insists there are “numerous provisions” in the Constitution to support his view that he has “total authority” to order stat…
Trump reverses course on power to ‘reopen’ states amid virus
By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s open to some states “reopening” before federal social distancing guidelines expire at the end…
Starting a vegetable garden: the basics
By LEE REICH Associated Press Lots of people sheltering at home now because of the coronavirus pandemic are thinking about planting a vegetable garden. It offers more than food: Growing vegetables is …
Pro wrestling ‘essential’ under Florida governor’s order
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Body slams and pile drives can go on in the Sunshine State. With Florida under a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, there’s one bus…
NASCAR’s Larson fired after sponsors walk over N-word slur
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As sponsor after sponsor dropped Kyle Larson after he used a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual race, his NASCAR team owner was back…
Cities, counties fear losing out on US virus rescue funding
By RICHARD LARDNER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The $2.2 trillion federal rescue package could fail to deliver badly needed financial aid to thousands of smaller cities and co…
ESPN asks top on-air personalities to take pay cuts
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN is asking some of its on-air personalities to take a 15% pay cut over the next three months because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are asking about 100 of our commentators…
Calls mount for Ohio governor to restart jobs in some areas
By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three weeks into Ohio’s stay-at-home order, Gov. Mike DeWine is facing increasing pressure to restart some nonessen…