Layoffs and pay cuts are now striking more white collar jobs
WASHINGTON — First, it was bars, restaurants, hotels. And clothing stores, movie theaters, entertainment venues. And countless small businesses, from ...
Backup of bodies overwhelms nursing home amid outbreak
An extraordinary number of coronavirus-related deaths appears to have overwhelmed a nursing home in northern New Jersey where police found 18 bodies i...
EPA guts rule credited with cleaning up coal-plant toxic air
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an Obama-era rule that compelled the country's coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury a...
VIRUS DIARY: In pandemic, a forlorn dog finds new purpose
BERKELEY, Calif. — “This feels like a good time to get another dog to help us get over the loss of Surfer,” the Professor announced in her FM radio-re...
Pandemic provokes spike in demand for food pantries in US
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Brooklyn Dotson needed food. Her first unemployment check had yet to arrive after she was let go by the warehouse where she used to ...
Some leaders use pandemic to sharpen tools against critics
BANGKOK — Health concerns were on artist Danai Ussama’s mind when he returned to Thailand last month from a trip to Spain. He noticed that he and his ...
Asian stocks slide after weak US data add to global gloom
BEIJING — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after unexpectedly weak U.S. retail and other data added to gloom about the impact of the coronaviru...
American schools may look radically different as they reopen
SAN FRANCISCO — School administrators across America are trying to re-imagine classrooms — and the prospect of reopening schools — in the era of socia...
Mnuchin, Schumer rev up talks as small business aid runs dry
WASHINGTON — With a key coronavirus rescue fund nearly exhausted, negotiations are accelerating in Washington over President Donald Trump’s $250 billi...
Evidence of virus’ effect on US economy grows more ominous
WASHINGTON — Evidence of the coronavirus' devastating impact on the U.S. economy has been steadily emerging, and the signs have grown ominous.
Feds under pressure to publicly track nursing home outbreaks
NEW YORK — Federal health officials are coming under increasing pressure to start publicly tracking coronavirus infections and deaths in nursing homes...
Trade guru Navarro throws elbows for Trump on virus supplies
WASHINGTON — Peter Navarro’s eagerness to confront, attack and be, as one former associate put it, “a real jerk to people” didn’t serve him well as a ...
‘Hold your nose and vote:’ Progressives weigh backing Biden
CHICAGO — When Bernie Sanders didn't win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, Silvia Machado and Patrick Gibbons voted for Green Party cand...
US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up
WASHINGTON — Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S. from the coronavirus piled up Wedn...
Pentagon: $10B cloud contract that snubbed Amazon was legal
WASHINGTON — A government watchdog agency said Wednesday the Pentagon's process for awarding a highly lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft ...
Iran parliament: Virus deaths nearly double reported figures
TEHRAN, Iran — The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus pandemic is likely nearly double the officially reported figures, due to undercounting and ...
Commerce locks up and retail sales plunge unprecedented 8.7%
WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales plummeted 8.7% in March, an unprecedented decline, as the viral outbreak forced an almost complete lockdown of commerce...
High turnout in South Korean election despite virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea — Millions of South Koreans wore masks and disposable gloves as they voted in parliamentary elections Wednesday, the highest turnou...
The Latest: China reports 46 new virus cases, 10 domestic
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
As Trump speaks, Pelosi warns Americans to ‘ignore the lies’
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump spoke during his daily coronavirus briefing Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a stark warning for Amer...
New Trump advisory groups to consult on reopening US economy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's enlisting advisers from nearly all sectors of American commerce, the medical field and elec...
Trump reverses course on power to ‘reopen’ states amid virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s open to some states “reopening” before federal social distancing guidelines expire at the end of...
Parties mine Wisconsin for clues to voting in the virus era
MADISON, Wis. — Democrats overcame legal confusion, safety concerns and presidential influence to pull off a win in Wisconsin this week, and both part...
Death toll soars after NYC counts ‘probable’ fatalities
NEW YORK — The official death toll from the coronavirus soared in New York City on Tuesday after officials began including people who probably had COV...
Obama endorses Biden as the best leader for ‘darkest times’
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the part...
Democratic bills call for racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases
NEW YORK — Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to compel federal health officials to post data daily that breaks down COVID-19 case...
Liberty University sued for not refunding student fees
RICHMOND, Va. — Liberty University has profited from the COVID-19 pandemic by refusing to refund thousands of dollars in room and board and other fees...
Fauci: ‘We’re not there yet’ on key steps to reopen economy
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the U.S. does not yet have the critical testing and traci...
Florida judge: Get out of bed, get dressed for Zoom hearings
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida judge has one request for attorneys showing up for court hearings via Zoom: Get out of bed and put on some clothes!
Beach trash finds: Full pickle jar, vape pods, cremation bag
SANDY HOOK, N.J. — As New Jersey's beaches go, so goes the state of the environment.