By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — When financial markets collapsed and the world faced its last great crisis in 2008, major powers worked together to restore the global econom…
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Violent arrest raises concerns about NYPD distancing patrols
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was caught on video Saturday pointing a stun gun at a man and violently taking him to the ground over an alleged…
DHS report: China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies…
Sidelined by pandemic, Trump campaign turns to digital shows
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The streaming video began and, within minutes, the president’s eldest son was musing that Osama bin Laden had endorse…
Battered global tourism industry makes reopening plans
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Six months ago, the global tourism industry was celebrating a record year for travel. Now, it’s decimated and facing a recovery that could take years. Touris…
In a time of COVID-19, ‘Obamacare’ still part of the action
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 could have stamped a person “uninsurable” if not for the Affordable Care Act. The ban on insurers using preexisting conditions to…
Reade: ‘I didn’t use sexual harassment’ in Biden complaint
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, DON THOMPSON and STEPHEN BRAUN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a …
North and South Korean troops exchange fire along border
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, the first such incident since th…
Drug proves effective against virus as economic damage rises
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, MARILYNN MARCHIONE and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can spe…
America First meets global pandemic, testing Trump worldview
By MICHAEL TACKETT and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press When terrorists struck the United States on Sept. 11, Nicholas Burns was the U.S. ambassador to NATO, and one memory still stands out: how swift…