By JULIE PACE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made himself the daily spokesman for the nation’s coronavirus response. Yet few Americans regularly loo…
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Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
By ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM Associated Press Apr 23, 2020 6:14PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employer…
Governor: Antibody survey shows wide exposure to virus in NY
NEW YORK (AP) — More evidence is emerging that far more New Yorkers have had the coronavirus than the number confirmed by lab tests, officials said Thursday. A state survey of around 3,000 people foun…
At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
MADILL, Okla. (AP) — Severe weather blew through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado,…
Supreme Court rejects EPA’s narrow view of Clean Water Act
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protectio…
Iran Guard commander threatens US Navy after Trump tweet
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned on Thursday that he has ordered his forces to potentially target the U.S. N…
Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. In…
Preparation, quick action aid Germany, SKorea virus fight
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Derided by many economists for years for insisting on a balanced budget and criticized for a health care system seen as bloated and overly expensive, Ger…
New virus timeline: California had 2 deaths weeks earlier
By JANIE HAR and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two people with the coronavirus died in California as much as three weeks before the U.S. reported its first death from the disease i…
AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a ne…