Trump campaign calls Sessions ‘delusional’ in letter
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — President Donald Trump’s campaign has sent a letter to Jeff Sessions, his former attorney general now running for a U.S. Senate sea...
The Latest: NYC mayor urges people to cover faces in public
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
You’ve just lost your job? Here’s what you need to know
WASHINGTON — Nearly 10 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past two weeks — a stunning record high tha...
With US border work on track, rural towns fear virus spread
BILLINGS, Mont. — Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are raising fears the coronavirus could rac...
Record jobless claims but Dems, GOP divide over rescue bill
WASHINGTON — Fresh data on Thursday that detailed a record avalanche of unemployment claims offered no signs of easing the rift between Democrats and ...
Arizona justices uphold Phoenix airport’s Uber, Lyft fees
PHOENIX — Arizona's high court on Thursday upheld a $4 pickup and drop-off fee that led Uber and Lyft to threaten to stop serving the Phoenix airport,...
Democrats delay nominating convention amid virus concerns
Democrats announced Thursday that they were postponing their presidential nominating convention until August, an unprecedented move that shows how the...
Outbreak: bankruptcies, layoffs, quiet skies and empty rails
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Thursday related to th...
Son: Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead, 85; COVID involved
NEW ORLEANS — Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday from pneumonia brought on...
James Patterson sets up fund to help indie booksellers
NEW YORK — James Patterson has a history of helping independent bookstores.
Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity
JOHANNESBURG — Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pa...
Residents snitch on businesses, neighbors amid shutdowns
OAK PARK, Illinois — One Tulsa bar owner said more than a dozen motorcyclists showed up unannounced, but he served them a round of shots anyway to cel...
Can you fix ventilators? A fuel cell engineer figures it out
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was late when engineer Joe Tavi’s boss called with an odd question: Could their company, which makes fuel cells, learn how to ...
Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne dies from coronavirus
Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on the TV show “Crazy Ex-Gir...
Trump considers limits on domestic travel to virus hot spots
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is weighing grounding domestic flights between coronavirus hot spots as he ramps up efforts...
More evidence indicates healthy people can spread virus
NEW YORK — Scientists offered more evidence Wednesday that the coronavirus is spread by seemingly healthy people who show no clear symptoms, and the f...
Virus spreads and car sales, energy prices, markets tumble
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Wednesday related to t...
Asian stocks fall on lagging worries about virus, recession
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday, on continuing worries about the economic fallout from the pandemic as reports of coronavirus cases keep ...
CNN’s Cuomo, with coronavirus, completes show from basement
NEW YORK — A bleary-eyed Chris Cuomo, saying he wanted to be a cautionary tale for his audience, anchored his CNN show from his basement Tuesday after...
S Korean cobbler hopes donation gives ‘strength and courage’
PAJU, South Korea — Kim Byung-rok survived tuberculosis when he was 23, but was left with one good lung. In his work polishing and mending shoes, he i...
First N95 medical mask imports finally reaching US
The first N95 medical masks to reach the U.S. since February are arriving by plane and ship this week, with trucks standing ready to speed them to cor...
Review: In Koontz’s novel, a very intelligent dog
“Devoted,” Thomas & Mercer, By Dean Koontz
US death toll eclipses China’s as reinforcements head to NYC
NEW YORK — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China's official count, as hard-hit New York City rushed to ...
Review: In ‘Slay the Dragon,’ a gerrymandering investigation
Feeling beaten down by the news? Why not watch a documentary on gerrymandering to cheer you up?
Review: Irby offers comic relief in third essay collection
``Wow, No Thank You,'' Vintage Books, By Samantha Irby
Florida docking plan in the works for ill-fated cruise ships
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it's working with Holland America on a detailed docking plan that would require two ships carrying pass...
Fed steps in once again to try to smooth out lending markets
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is intervening once again to try to smooth out the world's lending markets, this time by lending dollars to other cen...
Inflation in Europe sags amid outbreak, oil price decline
FRANKFURT, Germany — Inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency sagged to 0.7% in March from 1.2% February as the virus outbreak and an ...
Dismantling democracy? Virus used as excuse to quell dissent
BELGRADE, Serbia — Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition center-turned-makeshift-hospi...
The countdown clock is clicking again for the Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — The countdown clocks have been reset and are ticking again for the Tokyo Olympics.