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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as the coronavirus spreads and a once-vibrant economy falters. As the turmoil deepens, the choi…
Patients rush to join studies testing drug for coronavirus
The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massa…
Lives Lost: A man loved by many, a death at 80 alone in Rome
ROME (AP) — Nothing in the way Enrico Giancomoni lived during his 80-plus years in Rome corresponded to the way he died: alone.
Dying alone, Italy's virus victims leave double family toll
ROME (AP) — The last time Roberto Giacomoni saw his 80-year-old father Enrico, he gently helped him up from bed, put his socks, shoes and jacket on, and walked him out to the paramedics who had come to take him to …
The Latest: 13 hospitalized, 1 dead from cruise ship in Fla.
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Desperate hunt for food by Peru's poor amid virus quarantine
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pushing a shopping cart with two children, César Alegre emerges from the large, deteriorated house near Peru's presidential palace that is shared by 45 families to search for food. Sometimes he be…
Shares rebound on glimmers of progress in battling virus
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares and U.S. futures rebounded on Monday as investors grasped at threads of hope that the battle against the coronavirus pandemic may be making some progress in some hard-hit areas.
Florida mayor: 1 more death tied to virus-stricken cruise
MIAMI (AP) — Fourteen people from a cruise ship that docked in Florida over the weekend with coronavirus victims aboard were hospitalized and one of them later died, authorities said Sunday. Two fatalities had been…
The Latest: WA giving back ventilators for other states
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Intelligence official 'disappointed' after ouster by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ousted inspector general of the intelligence community says he is “disappointed and saddened” that President Donald Trump fired him, but he also encouraged other inspectors general to continue…
Puerto Rico imposes stricter COVID-19 measures amid lawsuit
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The ACLU said Sunday it is seeking an injunction to block part of Puerto Rico's strict curfew against the new coronavirus, arguing that some of its restrictions are unconstitutional as …
The Latest: UN Secretary-General: Domestic violence on rise
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UN chief urges end to domestic violence, citing global surge
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday night that there has been “a horrifying global surge in domestic violence” as fear of the coronavirus has grown along with its social and ec…
Trump tempers officials' grave assessments with optimism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general says that Americans should brace for levels of tragedy reminiscent of the Sept. 11 attacks and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, while the nation’s infectious disease chief war…
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
Americans brace for 'hardest, saddest' week of their lives