Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
Jul 07, 2020
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CAMILLE FASSETT The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid…
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Justices rule states can bind presidential electors’ votes
Jul 06, 2020
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling, just under four months…
July Fourth weekend will test Americans’ discipline
Jul 03, 2020
By JOHN SEEWER AP - The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial…
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested
Jul 02, 2020
By JIM MUSTIAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER AP - Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday in New Hampshire, the…
Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus
Jul 01, 2020
By LAUREN WEBER, LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH, HANNAH RECHT and ANNA MARIA BARRY-JESTER AP - The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources necessary to confront the worst…
How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic?
Jun 30, 2020
By The Associated Press How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic? Flying can increase your risk of exposure to infection, but airlines are taking some precautions and you can too. Air travel means spending…
Mississippi surrenders Confederate symbol from state flag
Jun 29, 2020
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a…
States retreat as new virus cases hit an all-time high in US
Jun 26, 2020
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and FRANCES D'EMILIO AP - Texas and Florida clamped down on bars again Friday in the biggest retreat yet amid a surge across the South and West that sent the number…
Election results are delayed again. Get used to it.
Jun 25, 2020
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Kentucky and New York had primaries Tuesday, but the winners of the closest races probably won’t be known until next week. What’s going on? Get used to it. Slow vote counts…
US virus cases surge to highest level in 2 months
Jun 24, 2020
By NICK PERRY and KEN MORITSUGU BEIJING (AP) — New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak…