By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it…
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Some US producers, states reopening amid political pressure
By COLLEEN LONG, GENE JOHNSON and MIKE CORDER Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing and at least one other U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production and some states rolled out aggressive r…
4/20 uncertainty: Marijuana industry tested in virus crisis
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blo…
Oil price goes negative as demand collapses; stocks dip
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded on Tuesday after U.S. oil futures plunged below zero as storage for crude runs close to full amid a worldwide glut as demand…
Israeli coalition deal keeps Netanyahu in power
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival announced Monday that they have forged a deal to form a coalition government, ending m…
2 types of testing look for COVID-19 infections new and old
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Testing is critical to controlling the coronavirus and eventually easing restrictions that have halted daily life for most Americans. But there…
Congressional Black Caucus PAC backs Biden’s White House bid
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday, further cementing his support among the nation’s influen…
Rampage leaves 18 dead in Canada’s worst mass shooting
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Police fanned out across more than a dozen crime scenes Monday after a rampage by a gunman disguised as a police officer left at least 18 dead and homes …
Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges
By KAT STAFFORD, MEGHAN HOYER and AARON MORRISON Associated Press As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic…
Lockdown politics increasingly pit economic, health concerns
By WILL WEISSERT, JILL COLVIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to …