5 things to know today - that aren’t about the virus
Apr 24, 2020
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that are being talked about today: 1. MOTIVE ESTABLISHED IN CANADA MASS SHOOTING Police say an argument between the gunman and his…
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At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
Apr 23, 2020
MADILL, Okla. (AP) — Severe weather moved 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, a…
As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
Apr 22, 2020
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP - An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog…
US OKs 1st coronavirus test that allows self-swab at home
Apr 21, 2020
By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options…
Young climate activists slowed by pandemic, but not defeated
Apr 20, 2020
By MARTHA IRVINE and CHRISTINA LARSON AP - Jamie Margolin had not expected to be sitting in her bedroom right now. The high school senior had prom and graduation coming up, but so much more:…
4 things to know today - that aren’t about the virus
Apr 17, 2020
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news and stories that are being talked about: 1. ISS CREW LANDS IN KAZAKHSTAN An International Space Station crew has landed safely in Kazakhstan after more than…
For meat plant workers, virus makes a hard job perilous
Apr 16, 2020
By STEPHEN GROVES SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Kulule Amosa’s husband earns $17.70 an hour at a South Dakota pork plant doing a job so physically demanding it can only be performed in 30-minute increments.…
Commerce locks up and retail sales plunge unprecedented 8.7%
Apr 15, 2020
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales plummeted 8.7% in March, an unprecedented decline, as the viral outbreak forced an almost complete lockdown of commerce nationwide. The deterioration of sales…
Fauci: ‘We’re not there yet’ on key steps to reopen economy
Apr 14, 2020
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the U.S. does not yet have the critical testing and tracing procedures needed to begin…
US stocks open lower following their biggest week since 1974
Apr 13, 2020
By ALEX VEIGA Stocks fell broadly in early trading on Wall Street as the market gave back some gains after notching its best week since 1974. The S&P 500 was down 1.2% after surging 12%…