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Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Out to regain footing, Trump shifts virus focus to economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House released new guidelines Monday on coronavirus testing and reopening businesses as President Donald Trump sought to regain his footing after weeks of criticism and detours created i…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Census says restart to field operations will be in phases

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau's return to field operations for the 2020 national head count will take place in phases based on a region's lockdown orders and the availability of protective gear agains…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Maduro taps US fugitive to revamp Venezuela oil industry

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Monday named a powerful ally sanctioned by the U.S. as a drug kingpin, along with a cousin of the late socialist leader Hugo Chávez, to revamp Venezuela's oil i…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Riots and fear as coronavirus hits US juvenile centers

Frustrations had been building inside juvenile detention centers nationwide as the number of coronavirus cases continued to climb. So when Nicole Hingle got the call from her 17-year-old son, Jace, she was not surp…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Nicolás Maduro names powerful politician sanctioned by US as drug kingpin to be new Venezuelan oil minister

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolás Maduro names powerful politician sanctioned by US as drug kingpin to be new Venezuelan oil minister.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Libya's Hifter declares UN unity deal 'thing of the past'

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter on Monday declared a landmark United Nations-brokered agreement to unite the country “a thing of the past,” and pledged his authorities would move toward creating a new …

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Is Brazil the next big hot spot as other nations ease up?

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro’s insistence that it is just a "little flu” and that there is no need for the sharp re…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
'Still in the surge': Virus keeps a hold on Massachusetts

The coronavirus kept a tight grip Monday on hard-hit Massachusetts, which added 1,000 new deaths in just five days as the pandemic peaks in the state.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
At a glance: Brazil buckles under spread of new coronavirus

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Latin America's largest nation is moving closer to becoming one of the world’s hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The number of cases in Brazil is growing amid political discord over the…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
AP SYNC 1 Monday Coverage UPDATE Rose Garden

Stations: AP Radio news plans the following long-form coverage on our special events channels today:

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
As NY COVID-19 deaths drop, Cuomo outlines regional restarts

NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined how stay-at-home restrictions could be eased for parts of the state. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that city-run health clinics will soon use a testing procedure…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
A 'new normal', as Georgia restaurants allowed to reopen

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — With tables wide apart and staff wearing masks, some Georgia restaurants reopened for limited dine-in service Monday as the state loosened more

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
AP News Digest 2:25 p.m.

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Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Police: Man ambushed police; stood over body, kept shooting

A man accused of murder ambushed two officers sent to interview him about a killing hours earlier, then stood over a dead officer’s body while continuing to shoot him, according to police documents released Monday.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Stocks rally worldwide as markets eye businesses reopening

Stocks are rallying Monday as governments worldwide prepare to gradually lift restrictions that are meant to slow the coronavirus outbreak but are also erasing businesses and jobs.