Palestinians say UAE deal hinders quest for Mideast peace
Aug 14, 2020
By JOSEPH KRAUSS JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s agreement to establish diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates marks a watershed moment in its relations with Arab countries, but the Palestinians say it puts a just…
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Iowa farmers assess losses after storm flattened cornfields
Aug 13, 2020
By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmers across a wide swath of Iowa are dealing with the heartbreaking aftermath of a rare wind storm that turned what was looking like a record corn…
Hundreds of thousands without power days after Midwest storm
Aug 12, 2020
By RYAN J. FOLEY IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of households in Iowa and Illinois remained without electricity Wednesday, two days after a rare wind storm that hit the Midwest devastated parts…
Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine
Aug 11, 2020
By NICOLE WINFIELD, ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARK STEVENSON ROME (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia…
More than 100 arrests, 13 officers hurt amid Chicago looting
Aug 10, 2020
By DON BABWIN CHICAGO (AP) — More than 100 people were arrested Monday following a night of looting and unrest that left 13 officers injured and caused damage in the city’s upscale Magnificent Mile shopping…
Virus aid talks on brink of collapse; sides ‘very far apart’
Aug 07, 2020
By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol generated lots of recriminations but little progress on…
‘Worst nightmare’: Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 aid
Aug 06, 2020
By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL and PAUL WISEMAN AP - An unemployed makeup artist with two toddlers and a disabled husband needs help with food and rent. A hotel manager says his unemployment has deepened his…
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
Aug 04, 2020
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MICHAEL CASEY BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston area before the coronavirus. But the mother of…
Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
Aug 03, 2020
By DENISE LAVOIE AP - Shannon Dunn has to report to her job this week as a cafeteria manager at an elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but she has no idea what she will…
Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available
Jul 31, 2020
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time, Dr. Anthony Fauci assured lawmakers Friday. Appearing…