Fed will provide monthly disclosures on support programs
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Thursday that it will provide monthly reports on several of its economic rescue programs supported by the $2 tri...
Hello Joe! Bengals take Heisman winner Burrow 1st overall
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow's next challenge is daunting: return to his home state and resurrect the woebegone Bengals.
California Gov. Newsom finds new friend in Washington: Trump
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — These times were strange enough. And then California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump started getting along.
The Latest: North Carolina considering allowing NASCAR race
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Union Pacific predicts 25% drop in volume because of virus
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific's first-quarter profit improved 6%, but the railroad expects shipping volume to plummet 25% in the second quarter because ...
Some governors worry that federal aid is too restrictive
Governors in a handful of states are raising concerns about restrictions on the federal stimulus checks they have started to receive to help cover the...
Probe sought in Trump administration’s ouster of scientist
WASHINGTON — Calls mounted Thursday for an investigation into the ouster of a senior government scientist who says he's being punished for opposing wi...
Doctors struggle to stay true to science but not cross Trump
WASHINGTON — It’s becoming a kind of daily ritual: President Donald Trump and a phalanx of doctors file into the White House briefing room each evenin...
Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
WASHINGTON — Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals bucklin...
Mexico family hurt by no funeral for father dead of COVID-19
MEXICO CITY — The family of Manuel Briseño knows how they would have mourned the 78-year-old, who died Tuesday of the new coronavirus: a big funeral w...
Online conspiracy theorists twist singer’s COVID-19 death
CHICAGO — Conspiracy theorists are twisting facts online about country singer Joe Diffie's death from COVID-19 complications in an effort to promote t...
Iowa governor: Tip from Ashton Kutcher led to testing deal
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s governor said the state’s $26 million contract to increase coronavirus testing was reached after she acted on a tip from acto...
Review: In ‘Bad Education,’ a gripping suburban crime saga
“A town is only as good as its school system.”
NASCAR teams OK to work in N.C. shops, a key step in return
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The governor of North Carolina said Thursday that NASCAR teams can work in their race shops if they maintain social distancing guide...
Gig workers and self-employed keep waiting for jobless aid
WASHINGTON — Like many Americans cooped up during the virus outbreak, Jeff Kardesch of Austin, Texas, is spending a lot of time on social media. It is...
With new time and busier schedule, HBO’s ‘Axios’ thinks big
NEW YORK — No one can accuse Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei of small dreams for his bi-weekly news series on HBO, which is ramping up productio...
New House panel created to track aid dollars, virus response
WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to create a new subcommittee that will track more than $2 trillion in coronavirus aid, adding another layer of o...
Merkel calls for international cooperation against virus
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Thursday for international cooperation on the development of a vaccine for the new coronavirus, saying...
Swing-state Republicans pin virus fallout on Democrats
HARRISBURG, Pa. — With legions out of work, Republicans across the critical battleground states are trying to lay blame for the economic wreckage of t...
AP review: State supply stocks sparse and dated before virus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — Last autumn, when schools were in session, sports stadiums full and no one had even heard of the COVID-19 disease, the Missouri h...
Sources: Guaido allies take slice of first Venezuela budget
MIAMI — Opposition lawmakers in Venezuela quietly agreed to pay themselves $5,000 a month when they approved special $100 bonuses for doctors and nurs...
Virus outbreak delays US government review of e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON — Electronic cigarette companies will have four additional months to submit their products for government review because of delays tied to ...
Iran Guard commander threatens US Navy after Trump tweet
TEHRAN, Iran — The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned on Thursday that he has ordered his forces to potentially target the U.S. Navy after Pr...
Gov’t puts pressure on public companies to return loans
NEW YORK — Big public companies that received loans under a government program intended to help small businesses devastated by the coronavirus outbrea...
EU agrees budget, recovery plan needed to beat virus impact
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed Thursday to revamp the EU's long-term budget and set up a massive recovery fund to tackle the impact of the c...
Bugged: Earth’s insect population shrinks 27% in 30 years
KENSINGTON, Maryland — The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers whose big ...
Virus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression
NEW YORK — Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out ...
South Dakota auto races go forward without fans due to virus
JEFFERSON, S.D. — Two South Dakota speedways reversed course Thursday and said they would hold their weekend races without spectators, after Gov. Kris...
Prosecutor who quit Roger Stone trial team has new job
WASHINGTON — A prosecutor on the Roger Stone trial team who abruptly resigned from the Justice Department because of a dispute over the recommended se...
Trump panel: Boost US uranium mines as strategic interest
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries in a tough g...