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…
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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…
Fauci warns: More death, econ damage if US reopens too fast
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert issued a blunt warning Tuesday that cities and states could “turn…
Virus consipracy-theory video shows challenges for big tech
By AMANDA SEITZ and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — One by one, tech companies across Silicon Valley scrambled to take down a slickly produced video of a discredited researcher peddlin…
AP Exclusive: CDC docs stress plans for more virus flareups
By JASON DEAREN and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Advice from the nation’s top disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the midst of the c…
Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more
By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, a sweeping effort with $1 trillion for…