Loan program is short-term fix, not cure-all, for businesses
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has dispensed about $530 billion to millions of small businesses to cushion them from the sharp downturn induced b...
Stocks rise on hope that worst of economic plunge has passed
Even with the economy still in miserable shape, some investors are finding reasons to hope the worst of the plunge may have passed, and Wall Street ra...
With layoffs high but slowing, can US job market rise up?
WASHINGTON — Since its record-setting peak five weeks ago, the number of laid-off U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits, while still extraordinar...
Protests as Indianapolis police kill 3 in separate incidents
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police faced protests Thursday after officers fatally shot two men and killed a pregnant pedestrian in three separate inci...
Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local au...
Rogue tourists arrested as Hawaii tries to curb virus spread
HONOLULU — Hawaii authorities are cracking down on rogue tourists who are visiting beaches, riding personal watercraft, shopping and generally floutin...
UK economy forecast to shrink by most since 1706
LONDON — The Bank of England warned Thursday that the British economy could suffer its deepest annual contraction in more than three centuries as a re...
33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON — Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak de...
Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks
Frontier Airlines is dropping plans to charge passengers extra to sit next to an empty middle seat after congressional Democrats accused the airline o...
AP Courtside: Who flushed? Phone arguments’ unresolved issue
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Day Three of arguments by telephone with the audio available live to audiences around the world.
April jobs data to show epic losses and soaring unemployment
WASHINGTON — The economic catastrophe caused by the viral outbreak likely sent the U.S. unemployment rate in April to its highest level since the Grea...
Sources: US investigating ex-Green Beret for Venezuela raid
MIAMI — A former Green Beret who has claimed responsibility for an ill-fated military incursion into Venezuela is under federal investigation for arms...
Justices wary of ‘Obamacare’ birth control coverage changes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed concerned Wednesday about the sweep of Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a rel...
Coronavirus crisis exacts toll on people with disabilities
SALT LAKE CITY — Even before the coronavirus hit, cystic fibrosis meant a cold could put Jacob Hansen in the hospital for weeks. He relies on hand san...
`If this thing boomerangs’: Second wave of infections feared
WASHINGTON — As Europe and the U.S. loosen their lockdowns against the coronavirus, health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is ...
AP-NORC poll: Pandemic especially tough on people of color
DETROIT — People of color have not only been hit harder by the deadly coronavirus than have Americans overall, but they’re also bearing the brunt of t...
Andretti, Ganassi commit to new Extreme E Series for 2021
Andretti Autosport and Chip Ganassi Racing are the first two American teams to commit to a new electric SUV off-road racing series scheduled to begin ...
Small businesses cut jobs while waiting for government loans
NEW YORK — While thousands of small businesses waited for coronavirus relief money to arrive, they were shutting down and laying off workers.
ADP: More than 20 million jobs vanished in April
BALTIMORE — U.S. businesses cut an unprecedented 20.2 million jobs in April, an epic collapse with coronavirus outbreak closing the offices, factories...
Pope backs migrant farm workers as Italy mulls legalization
ROME — Migrant farm workers must be treated with dignity, Pope Francis said Wednesday, issuing his appeal as Italy weighs whether to legalize the work...
With factories dark, GM profit slumps 88%; 2Q likely worse
DETROIT — General Motors' first-quarter net income fell 88%, but it still managed to make $247 million despite the arrival of the global coronavirus p...
Trump tours, touts mask factory — but no mask for him
PHOENIX — Making himself Exhibit A for reopening the country, President Donald Trump visited an Arizona face mask factory, using the trip to demonstra...
Judge restores New York Democratic presidential primary
NEW YORK — The New York Democratic presidential primary must take place June 23 because canceling it would be unconstitutional and deprive withdrawn p...
Navy SEAL recruits resume training while social distancing
SAN DIEGO — Navy SEAL recruits and their instructors are being tested for the coronavirus as the candidates in one of the military’s most grueling pro...
Trump pick to oversee virus spending pledges impartiality
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s choice to oversee a significant chunk of the $2 trillion economic rescue law pledged Tuesday to conduct audits a...
Intel nominee faces skeptics, vows to resist Trump pressure
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee for national intelligence director sought at his confirmation hearing Tuesday to shed his reputation as ...
US couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter
SHANGHAI — The first thing Daniel Hsu noticed about the room was that there were no sharp edges. The walls were covered with beige rubber, the table w...
Pelosi pushes new virus package as McConnell hits “pause”
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead Tuesday with the next coronavirus aid, a sweeping package that is expected to be unveiled soon e...
US infection rate rising outside New York as states open up
Take the New York metropolitan area’s progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the U.S. is moving in the ...
As US piles up debt to aid economy, even usual critics cheer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has opened the spigots and let loose nearly $3 trillion to try to rescue the economy from the coronavirus outbreak — ...