Concrete room saves Mississippi family of 4 from twister

MOSS, Miss. (AP) — With a tornado bearing down on their rural home, Andrew Phillips told his wife to grab their two children and get into the safest place they had: A small room built from concrete blocks.

The Latest: White House asks governors for help in testing

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…

NY death toll passes 10,000, but new hotspots slow to emerge

MADRID (AP) — New York's coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 on Monday even as the absence of fresh hotspots in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world yielded a ray of optimism in global efforts against the disease, t…

Israel's coalition talks falter ahead of midnight deadline

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel was bracing for more political turmoil Monday as talks between the country's rival political leaders faltered ahead of a midnight deadline to form a coalition government.

The Latest: UK’s daily death toll expected to rise this week

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…

The Latest: Day-to-day increase in Italy of new cases slows

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…

Americans start to see relief payments; some face a wait

Americans are beginning to see the first economic impact payments hit their bank accounts.

ACLU: Feds 'slow walking' inmate release at stricken prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prisoner rights advocates accused the federal Bureau of Prisons of “slow walking" the release of inmates at a Louisiana lockup where the coronavirus has killed six prisoners and infected dozens of…

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AP PHOTOS: A week of images from the coronavirus pandemic

A priest delivers a willow branch to a woman's home in Bucharest, Romania, an attempt to keep an Orthodox Palm Sunday tradition alive despite the ban on joining religious celebrations.

Trump says he'll decide on easing guidelines, not governors

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump asserted Monday that he is the ultimate decision-maker for determining how and when to reopen the

Virus death toll tops 10,000 in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s death toll from coronavirus topped 10,000, with hospitals still seeing 2,000 new patients a day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.

US stocks head lower following their biggest week since 1974

Stocks headed lower on Wall Street in early afternoon trading Monday as investors braced for a sobering first look this week at how the coronavirus pandemic has hurt company earnings.

1st FBI poster in Navajo language seeks info on homicide

The FBI has issued its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of an elderly man six years ago on the New Mexico portion of the vast Navajo Nation reservation.

Abortion clinics: Pandemic boosts demand, heightens stress

NEW YORK (AP) — The