By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director sought at his confirmation hearing Tuesday to shed h…
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Where’s the beef? Production shutdown leads to shortages
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have moved beyond meat processing plants and are now hitting dinner plates. Several U.S. production plants have been tempor…
Trump denies ties to Venezuelan attack with 2 US men jailed
By SCOTT SMITH and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States had nothing to do with an alleged incursion into Venezuela that …
American public space, rebooted: What might it feel like?
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer And the American people returned to the American streets, bit by bit, place by place. And in the spaces they shared, they found a world that appeared much the same bu…
‘We don’t know how it will end’: Hunger stalks amid virus
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When all this started — when the coronavirus began stalking humanity like an animal hunting prey, when she and her husband l…
Italy lets millions back to work, US restrictions easing up
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy started stirring Monday, with millions allowed back to work as Europe’s longest coronavirus lockdown started easing, while the U.…
World leaders pledge billions for virus vaccine research
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders, organizations and banks on Monday pledged 7.4 billion euros ($8 billion) for research to find a vaccine against the new coronavirus, but w…
‘Riveting’ coverage of Alaska policing wins Pulitzer Prize
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize in public service Monday for illuminating the sparse policing of remote Alaska village…
Called to order: Supreme Court holds 1st arguments by phone
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They politely took turns speaking. Not a child, spouse or dog could be heard in the background. The conference call went long, but…
Treasury says April-June borrowing will be a record $2.99T
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic paralysis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the U.S. Treasury to borrow far more than it ever has before — $2.99 …