NYC mayor urges grocers to require shoppers to cover faces

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City advised grocery stores Wednesday to require customers to cover their faces while shopping as officials said they would create an emergency food reserve and take other steps to safeguar…

Inmate released early due to COVID-19 accused of killing man

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida inmate who was among those released last month in an effort to contain the

Ex-NSA contractor seeks prison release because of virus

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A former National Security Agency contractor sentenced to federal prison for leaking classified government information is asking for a compassionate release due to the

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The Latest: Tokyo providing $7.5 billion economic package

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…

Hezbollah says members escape Israeli drone attack in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Two missiles from an Israeli drone targeted a four-wheel-drive vehicle carrying two members of Lebanon's Hezbollah on Wednesday near the Syria-Lebanon border, but neither person was hurt, a member of …

Industry slowdown nears WWII demobilization levels in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — American industry collapsed in March as the pandemic wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy. Manufacturing and overall industrial production posted the biggest declines since the United States demobili…

Indonesian police kill 2 suspected in attack on policeman

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian security forces on Wednesday shot and killed two alleged members of an Islamic militant group suspected of involvement in attack on a policeman on Sulawesi island earlier in the…

Stocks sink on Wall Street as grim economic news pours in

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as more signs emerge of the economic damage being caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The S&P 500 fell 2.2% Wednesday. Bond prices rose, sending yields lower.…

NYC mayor urges caution in reopening virus-stalled economy

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urged a cautious and deliberative approach to reviving the economy, pushing that moving too quickly could create an opportunity for the coronavirus to come roaring…

‘Call me Boris’: Nurse's father glad UK leader got good care

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The father of a Portuguese nurse who helped care for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson while he was in intensive care with COVID-19 says his son “got a bit of a fright” and initially worr…

Warren is latest former presidential rival to back Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, becoming the last of the former vice president's major Democratic presidential rivals to formally back him.

High turnout in South Korean election despite virus fears

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Millions of South Koreans wore masks and disposable gloves as they voted in parliamentary elections Wednesday, the highest turnout in nearly three decades despite the coronavirus.

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Government relief checks are arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the damage to the U.S. economy piles up. And sluggish sales at reopened businesses in Europe and China are making it clear that things won’t nece…

Iran parliament: Virus deaths nearly double reported figures

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus pandemic is likely nearly double the officially reported figures, due to undercounting and because not everyone with breathing problems has been teste…