DC’s high school ‘makers’ fire up 3D printers to create PPE
WASHINGTON — It started in late March with a self-professed high school “news junkie” and a lone 3D printer.
VA medical facilities struggle to cope with the coronavirus
BOSTON — As she treated patient after patient infected with the coronavirus at a Veterans Affairs medical center in New York City, Heather Espinal saw...
Paper mill is back in business after dramatic explosion
JAY, Maine — A paper mill disabled by a dramatic explosion caught on video last week has resumed production with two of its three paper machines, offi...
Nurse Jenny from New Zealand recounts treating Boris Johnson
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Nurse Jenny from New Zealand says that helping save somebody as notable as Boris Johnson in his battle with the coronavirus ...
‘We are in prison’: France opens nursing homes, exposes pain
PARIS — For her first authorized visit in more than six weeks with her 80-year-old mother, Sabrina Deliry prepared a selection of their favorite tunes...
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country
WASHINGTON — For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to persuade Americans to disrupt their lives an...
The Latest: Guterres: Pandemic nearing “human rights crisis”
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
History, geography scores dip on Nation’s Report Card
The latest Nation’s Report Card gives eighth-grade students unsatisfactory marks in U.S. history, geography and civics.
Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded US meat plants
OMAHA, Neb. — Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into question whet...
Trump signs immigration order featuring numerous exemptions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he had signed an executive order “temporarily suspending immigration into the United States...
Asian shares rise moderately as oil prices recover
TOKYO — Asian shares rose moderately Thursday following a rally on Wall Street and even oil prices recovering from their recent plunge to zero.
Moving past ‘invisible enemy,’ Trump nudges nation to reopen
WASHINGTON — For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to convince Americans to disrupt their lives an...
News outlets, long resistant to government help, take loans
NEW YORK — The idea of taking government money was once anathema to news organizations that guarded their independence, but attitudes change when surv...
As 4th virus relief bill nears passage, fight looms over 5th
WASHINGTON — Congress is on the verge of passing an almost $500 billion coronavirus relief bill, but battle lines already are forming over the next me...
Biden campaign says it has refunded donation from Louis C.K.
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's presidential campaign said Wednesday that it has refunded a $2,800 donation from Louis C.K., a comedian and writer whose care...
New virus timeline: California had 2 deaths weeks earlier
SAN FRANCISCO — Two people with the coronavirus died in California as much as three weeks before the U.S. reported its first death from the disease in...
Iran-US tensions rise on Trump threat, Iran satellite launch
WASHINGTON — Tensions between Washington and Tehran flared anew Wednesday as Iran's Revolutionary Guard conducted a space launch that could advance th...
Volunteer + tutor = learning and fun for isolated students
NEW YORK — “Tell us about Vikings; tell us about shipwrecks; tells us about pirates and ancient myths.”
Review: ‘Book of Longings’ has an ambitious, lasting power
“The Book of Longings,” by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking)
With spelling bee canceled, ex-spellers launch their own bee
With this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled because the coronavirus pandemic, an online spelling bee launched by two Texas teenagers is of...
NKorea silence on Kim’s health raises succession speculation
SEOUL, South Korea — With North Korea saying nothing so far about outside media reports that leader Kim Jong Un may be unwell, there’s renewed worry a...
China calls virus lawsuit brought by US state ‘very absurd’
BEIJING — China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd."
As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth.
AP Exclusive: ER staff saves lives, suffers in hot spot
YONKERS, N.Y. — A nurse furiously pushes down on a man's chest as five other staff in full protective gear surround the patient's bed.
Trump bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States” on Tuesday, an execu...
Officials: 7 virus cases may be related to in-person voting
MADISON, Wis. — Health officials in Wisconsin said they have identified at least seven people who may have contracted the coronavirus from participati...
Senate approves $483B virus aid deal, sends it to House
WASHINGTON — A $483 billion coronavirus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish ...
AP: Publicly traded firms get $365M in small-business loans
Companies with thousands of employees, past penalties from government investigations and risks of financial failure even before the coronavirus wallop...
Highlights of the nearly $500B coronavirus relief bill
WASHINGTON — A $483 billion coronavirus relief bill — the fourth coronavirus response legislation so far — is moving through Congress. The legislation...
Q&A: Oil prices hit new lows as economic pain deepens
NEW YORK — Oil tanks are filling up and producers are finding there's nowhere to put the once-valuable commodity as global demand craters and prices s...