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…
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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…
Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll
Jul 30, 2020
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy plunged by a record-shattering 32.9% annual rate last quarter, and the coronavirus pandemic is still cutting a path of destruction, forcing millions out…
States resist mask rules as Midwest virus uptick stirs alarm
Jul 29, 2020
By AMY FORLITI, LEAH WILLINGHAM and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The baseball season descended deeper into crisis Tuesday, states like Mississippi and South Carolina cast about for more hospital beds, and governors in…