National parks hope visitors comply with virus measures
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A man pets a wild bison on the head. Rescuers pull a treasure seeker from a snowy canyon. A woman taking photos stumbles into scaldin...
Where seniors would have walked to graduate, names in chalk
As the pandemic upended commencement rituals across campuses, Kim Gaddie wanted to give the University of Oklahoma’s class of 2020 a taste of traditio...
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police fired tear gas and a water cannon at protesters in a popular shopping district Sunday, as thousands took to the streets t...
White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet
RICHMOND, Va. — Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the cor...
Trump’s pitch to voters: Trust me, economy will soar in 2021
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a new pitch to voters for this fall: Trust me.
SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch breaking new ground for style
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek roc...
The Latest: Montana outbreak tied to Schwab country club
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump visited one of his golf courses Saturday at the start of the Memorial Day weekend as he urges U.S. states to reopen ...
Trump to attend Wednesday’s NASA astronaut launch in Florida
STERLING, Va. — President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast Wednesday to watch American astronauts blast into orbit from the Kennedy Space...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump trashing virus science he doesn’t like
WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump doesn't like the message, he shoots the messenger.
#143Day: Fred Rogers and a day of kindness in Pennsylvania
Mister Rogers would have liked it: a day to be extra kind to your neighbors.
British leader’s aide denies 250-mile trip broke virus rules
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings, insisted Saturday that he behaved “reasonably and legally” when he trav...
Britain divided over reopening schools as virus rules ease
LONDON — David Waugh is putting down barrier tape and spraying yellow lines on the ground outside the main door of his school near Manchester.
Biden says he was too ‘cavalier’ about black voters’ choices
ATLANTA — Joe Biden says he “should not have been so cavalier” after he told a prominent black radio host that African Americans who back President Do...
Memorial Day tempts Americans outdoors, raising virus fears
Millions of Americans are getting ready to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and venture outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at beaches, cookou...
Federal prison system to begin moving nearly 7K inmates
WASHINGTON — The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin moving about 6,800 inmates who have been waiting in local detention centers across the U.S. to f...
Global tourism upended; worst-case earnings scenario dodged
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to nationa...
AP count: Over 4,500 virus patients sent to NY nursing homes
NEW YORK — More than 4,500 recovering coronavirus patients were sent to New York’s already vulnerable nursing homes under a controversial state direct...
Biden says he was too ‘cavalier’ about black Trump backers
ATLANTA — Joe Biden said he “should not have been so cavalier” in comments earlier Friday in which he suggested African Americans who back President D...
In Mexico City, experts find bones of dozens of mammoths
MEXICO CITY — Archaeologists have found the bones of about 60 mammoths at an airport under construction just north of Mexico City, near human-built ’t...
Trump turns Memorial Day event into quasi campaign rally
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday turned an early Memorial Day remembrance of fallen U.S. service members into a quasi reelection campaign...
GOP weighs jobless aid cuts as layoffs surpass 38 million
WASHINGTON — Reconsideration of jobless aid is fast becoming the focus of congressional debate over the next virus aid package
Biden accuser’s life marred by abuse and financial hardship
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — One thing is clear in the complicated, sometimes contradictory and often chaotic story of Tara Reade: Her life has not been ...
Will virus keep Florida spectators from astronaut launch?
ORLANDO, Fla. — In ordinary times, the beaches and roads along Florida’s Space Coast would be packed with hundreds of thousands of spectators, eager t...
Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
WASHINGTON — "A Trump enemy statement,” he said of one study.
Biden campaign limits press access during virtual fundraiser
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's campaign wouldn't let reporters listen to a question-and-answer session during a virtual fundraiser with Wall Street donors o...
‘Hundreds of millions’ in bogus jobless benefits paid out
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Impostors have used the stolen information of tens of thousands of people in Washington to fraudulently receive hundreds of millions ...
Nearly 39 million have lost jobs in US since virus took hold
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the two months since the coronavirus took hold in the U.S. has swelled to n...
Trump declares emergency for flooded Michigan communities
MIDLAND, Mich. — Many Central Michigan residents remained cut off from their homes Thursday even as floodwaters receded, with senior citizens among th...
Pandemic politics: Maskless Trump tours Michigan Ford plant
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Pandemic politics shadowed President Donald Trump's trip to Michigan on Thursday as he highlighted lifesaving medical devi...