California man arrested in tout for coronavirus 'cure'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI has arrested a Southern California man who officials said falsely claimed to have developed a cure for the coronavirus and solicited investments in a company he said would market the medi…

Cuomo blasts $2.2T federal relief bill as too little

NEW YORK (AP) — Here's a look at developments in the coronavirus outbreak Thursday.

US indicts Venezuela's Maduro on narcoterrorism charges

MIAMI (AP) — Nicolás Maduro effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole billions from the South American country, th…

Ford, Honda, Toyota seek to restart plants closed by virus

DETROIT (AP) — Ford, Honda and Toyota took steps Thursday to restart North American factories that have been closed to protect workers from the coronavirus.

Canada tells US not to put troops at border during pandemic

TORONTO (AP) — Canada has told the U.S. it is strongly opposed to a Trump administration proposal to put troops at the U.S.-Canada border amid the pandemic and said if it goes ahead it would damage relations betwee…

Netanyahu rival becomes parliament speaker, signaling deal

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief rival was chosen on Thursday as the new speaker of parliament, an unexpected step that could pave the way to a power-sharing deal between the two m…

Israeli parliament chooses Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz as new speaker, in unexpected step that could signal unity deal

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli parliament chooses Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz as new speaker, in unexpected step that could signal unity deal.

74,000 Floridians seek jobless benefits, a tenfold increase

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than 74,000 Floridians applied for unemployment benefits last week, a tenfold increase from the previous week, as the spread of the novel coronavirus shut down the state's theme parks and …

Judge won't halt salvage of capsized ship on Georgia coast

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge ruled she will not halt removal of a capsized cargo ship along the Georgia coast while a salvage company that lost the job to a competitor sues the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Soldiers enforce 10-day shutdown in Bangladesh to slow virus

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh deployed soldiers and police on Thursday to enforce the start of a nationwide 10-day shutdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the densely populated country.

Egypt expels Guardian reporter for challenging virus count

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has expelled a correspondent for The Guardian over a report citing a study that challenged the official count of coronavirus cases in the Arab world's most populous country, the British daily rep…

Stocks rise sharply on Wall Street, heading for 3-day rally

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks marched higher on Wall Street Thursday, putting the market on track for its first three-day rally in six weeks, even as the astonishing scale of the downturn slamming the economy because of t…

China says it is temporarily barring most foreigners from entering as it seeks to curb imported virus cases

BEIJING (AP) — China says it is temporarily barring most foreigners from entering as it seeks to curb imported virus cases.

China bars most foreigners to curb imported virus cases

BEIJING (AP) — China says it is temporarily barring most foreigners from entering the country as it seeks to curb the number of imported coronavirus cases.