As Congress eyes economic package, Democrats seek $750B
WASHINGTON — With an urgency unseen since the Great Recession, Congress is rushing to develop a sweeping economic lifeline for American households and...
DC closes gyms, theaters, orders takeout only in restaurants
WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., is shutting down all movie theaters and gyms, and ordering restaurants and bars to serve only takeout, as the nation's ...
Volunteers fight virus by testing new experimental vaccine
SEATTLE — The first people to roll up their sleeves to receive an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus say they were inspired to help because they...
Stocks plunge as Wall Street, White House see recession risk
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market plunged 12% Monday for its worst day in more than three decades as voices from Wall Street to the White House said th...
AP Exclusive: Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses
SEATTLE — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide ...
Peace Corps evacuating volunteers worldwide amid outbreak
WASHINGTON — The Peace Corps is telling its volunteers around the world that it is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers in...
AP FACT CHECK: The Dems on pandemic, Social Security, more
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sparred one-on-one Sunday in a Democratic debate held without a live audience in ...
Analysis: Biden’s pragmatism shines in virus-centered debate
NEW YORK — As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden's moderate approach to governing often fails to excite his party's most passionate voters. But on ...
New York City schools to close Monday to fight coronavirus
NEW YORK — New York City will close the nation's largest public school system Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the s...
The Latest: Biden, Sanders debate electability versus Trump
WASHINGTON — The latest from the Sunday night Democratic debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (all times local):
Biden commits to picking woman as running mate if nominated
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday committed to naming a woman as his running mate if he's the Democratic presidential nominee...
US moves nearer to shutdown amid coronavirus fears
CHICAGO — Officials across the country curtailed elements of American life to fight the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with governors closing restaur...
Norwegian musher takes lead in Iditarod as finish nears
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Deep snow is slowing down mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, but the leader has a secret for dealing with the difficult ...
Iran reports more than 100 new virus deaths as fears mount
TEHRAN, Iran — The official leading Iran's response to the new coronavirus acknowledged Sunday that the pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in ...
Fed may take boldest steps in a decade to ease virus impact
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is all but sure to take its most drastic steps Wednesday since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis to try to coun...
March Sadness: No brackets and no knowing what might’ve been
For all those who dreamed the impossible — making it a whole month without getting a single game wrong in the bracket — this is your year.
Dream of a lifetime: Transgender man yearns to join military
LISBON, Ohio — Nic Talbott keeps himself busy, working as a substitute teacher, studying for a master’s degree, helping with chores at his grandmother...
Biden, Sanders to debate against backdrop of global pandemic
WASHINGTON — When the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates return to the debate stage Sunday night, they will find that their party, the p...
Biden wins endorsement from NEA, nation’s largest union
The nation’s largest labor union has lined up behind Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, with the National Education Association on Saturday endorsing...
As virus roils markets, Trump again threatens Fed chairman
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday he had the power to fire or demote Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, adding new fuel to his lo...
What’s Happening: Spain goes on lockdown to combat virus
Governments are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by imposing tight restrictions on businesses and ordering people to stay home. Spain became the...
Doctor says Trump tests negative for coronavirus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to the president's personal physician.
Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread
Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for weeks to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without ...
Trump’s latest travel ban highlights gaps in containment net
NEW YORK — In the weeks before President Donald Trump spoke from the Oval Office to announce restrictions on travelers from more than two dozen countr...
AP sources: Travel ban to extend to United Kingdom, Ireland
WASHINGTON — The White House is expected to announce that the U.S. will broaden its European travel ban, adding the United Kingdom and Ireland to its ...
US Hispanic Catholics are future, but priest numbers dismal
PHOENIX — Maria Chavira, a senior administrator in the Diocese of Phoenix, says Spanish-speaking Catholic parishes in her area are “bursting at the se...
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
BAGHDAD — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq's modern history, crowds have dwindled, and donation boxes ...