By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Stranded in Nigeria for months, a Colorado couple had a rare chance to catch an evacuation flight to the U.S. recently during the coronavirus outbreak. But they refus…
Court allows medication abortions in Texas during pandemic
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled that medication abortions, in which women take pills to terminate a pregnancy, can be provided in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic. The ru…
Police: Young boy died after gunshot wound
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A young boy died after suffering a gunshot wound in Ohio, police said Tuesday. Springfield police said the shooting was reported at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Sgt. Joe Tedeschi…
Virus cases about 2M worldwide; few new hot spots
By ERIC TUCKER, ARITZ PARRA and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New York’s coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 and the worldwide number of confirmed cases hovered around 2 mill…
Storms tear through South amid pandemic; more than 30 dead
By BRYNN ANDERSON and JAY REEVES Associated Press CHATSWORTH, Ga. (AP) — Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United …
Sanders backs Biden as ex-rivals join forces to beat Trump
By BILL BARROW and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Monday, encouraging his progressive supporters to rally behind …
Trump claims ‘total’ authority, over govs, to reopen economy
By JILL COLVIN, ZEKE MILLER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed the “total” authority Monday to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks …
Abortion clinics: Pandemic boosts demand, heightens stress
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has fueled attempts to ban abortions in some states, but providers where the procedure remains available report increased dem…
Draft date unknown, but NBA presses on with evaluations
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There are many unknowns about the NBA draft, though some elements are proceeding as usual and one deadline is looming this week. The NBA — as per usual — has been …
Traffic drop from stay-at-home orders imperils road funding
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — America’s roads are a lot less congested, due to coronavirus shutdowns that have kept millions of commuters, shoppers and vacationers parke…