COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Health officials in Ohio reported Sunday the state saw six additional deaths and more than 200 new cases of infection from the COVID-19 virus. The state Health Department’s…
Court lifts part of order blocking Texas abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday partially rescinded a lower-court order that had largely blocked the enforcement of an abortion ban in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic. By …
As the going gets tough, America returns to experts for help
By JOHN FLESHER and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press An invisible enemy is killing thousands and forcing people worldwide to cower behind closed doors. Unfounded conspiracy theories and miracle “cures…
Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump’s pandemic response
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may alread…
Unemployed Ohioans wait, and wait, for checks from state
By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Ohio fields record unemployment claims, many workers out of a job find themselves scrambling to make ends meet as they…
How the coronavirus ravaged a Cincinnati family
By DAN HORN The Cincinnati Enquirer CINCINNATI (AP) — Chris Hahn could tell right away something wasn’t right about his brother that morning. At 6-foot-4, Gary Hahn was a bear of a man with a handshak…
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…
Politics mixes with science as states turn to virus models
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press State leaders are relying on a hodgepodge of statistical models with wide-ranging numbers to guide their paths through the deadly coronavirus emergency and make c…
Nearly 700,000 in Ohio file for unemployment in just 3 weeks
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly 700,000 people in Ohio filed for unemployment in the last three weeks as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shake the economy, …
As Trump rails against mail voting, some allies embrace it
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press President Donald Trump is warning without evidence that expanding mail-in voting will increase voter fraud. But several GOP state officials are forging ahead to d…