Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to...
The Latest: Puerto Rico wants flight ban from US hot spots
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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults...
CDC considers loosening guidelines for some exposed to virus
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it...
The Latest: India’s confirmed coronavirus cases reach 5,000
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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults...
Maryland forms strike teams to battle virus in nursing homes
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is forming special strike teams with members of the National Guard to help fight the...
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
By The Associated Press
The Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic, Wuhan, reopened Wednesday after 76 days in lockdown. Elsewhere, the economic,...
Masked crowds fill Wuhan’s streets, trains as lockdown ends
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press
WUHAN, China (AP) — Amid streets newly bustling with cars and pedestrians, Wang Chun celebrated the lifting of a virus...
Coronavirus scams: guard against fraud cures and other cons
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Con artists are finding lots of marks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Watchdog groups and...
Navy boss resigns amid uproar over firing of ship captain
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, bringing to a climax an extraordinary...
John Lewis, once Trump target, backs Joe Biden for president
By BILL BARROW Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president, giving the prospective...
The Latest: US Surgeon General Adams touts social distancing
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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults...
Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Gilead drug
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he...
Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus
By STEVE PEOPLES, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader...
Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus,...
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
By The Associated Press
The United States is bracing for a painful week, with a wave of coronavirus deaths expected across the nation.
"This is going...
As cases surge, 3 in 4 US hospitals already facing COVID-19
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, according...
Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Shady middlemen, phantom shipments, prices soaring by the hour, goods flown in on a private plane.
What...
Local newspapers are facing their own coronavirus crisis
By TALI ARBEL and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Just when Americans need it most, a U.S. newspaper industry already under stress...
In time of crisis, Trump-Pelosi relationship remains broken
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of the most powerful people in Washington have not spoken in five months...
Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-stricken ship
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of...