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August 3, 2020 3:27 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his business

August 3, 2020 2:27 p.m.

AP Source: LA Angels recalling top OF prospect Jo Adell

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Top prospect Jo Adell is joining the Los Angeles Angels, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press.

August 3, 2020 2:27 p.m.

Former Virginia House speaker eyes gubernatorial run

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The former GOP speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates is eyeing a run for governor next year.

August 3, 2020 2:03 p.m.

VanVleet scores career-best 36, Raptors top Heat 107-103

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Fred VanVleet made another case for a big payday later this year

August 3, 2020 1:27 p.m.

Who's who on the committee vetting Biden's possible VPs

ATLANTA (AP) — Vice presidential searches make for perhaps the most popular of Washington parlor games: Veepstakes.

August 3, 2020 1:27 p.m.

Carolinas brace for storm surge, floods, as Isaias nears

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Coastal residents secured patio furniture, ferry operators completed evacuations on the Outer Banks, and officials passed out sandbags and offered car space in elevated garages Monday as Isaias marched northward, forecast to hit the Carolinas as a minimal hurricane.

August 3, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Court hearing held in notorious case of children's deaths

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A detective Monday described in excruciating details how investigators unearthed the remains of two children who had been missing for months while searching the rural Idaho property of a man charged with concealing evidence.

August 3, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Who's who's on the committee vetting Biden's possible VPs

ATLANTA (AP) — Vice presidential searches make for perhaps the most popular of Washington parlor games: Veepstakes.

August 3, 2020 11:27 a.m.

AP News Digest 2:15 p.m.

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August 3, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Stocks rally worldwide, S&P 500 back to within 3% of record

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks started August with more gains, and a worldwide rally on Monday sent Wall Street back to where it was just a couple days after it set its record earlier this year.

August 3, 2020 10:03 a.m.

US manufacturing improves in July, future clouded by virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturing improved again in July with a key gauge of activity rising further into expansion territory.

August 3, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Stocks rally worldwide following stronger economic reports

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is starting August with more gains, and stocks are climbing Monday following encouraging reports from around the world on the economy.

August 3, 2020 8:27 a.m.

The Latest: Trump criticizes Birx over virus remarks

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said White House coronavirus task force leader Dr. Deborah Birx hurt the Trump administration when she said widespread virus infections in urban and rural America mark a “new phase” for the pandemic.

August 3, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Wall Street rises with global markets; Big Tech leads again

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is starting August with more gains, and U.S. stocks are climbing in early Monday trading following encouraging reports from around the world on the economy.

August 3, 2020 7:27 a.m.

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August 3, 2020 7:03 a.m.

Big technology companies lead early gains on Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street, led once again by gains for big technology companies, including Microsoft and Apple. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% in the early going on Monday, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite was up about twice as much. Markets in Europe and Asia were also higher following encouraging reports on manufacturing in both regions. British bank HSBC sank after reporting a huge drop in profits that was even worse than analysts expected, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings fell after an outbreak of coronavirus on one of its ships infected at least 5 passengers and 36 crew members.

August 3, 2020 5:27 a.m.

Ferrari lowers guidance after Q2 profits nearly wiped out

MILAN (AP) — Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari further lowered its full year earnings guidance on Monday after reporting second-quarter profits were nearly wiped out by temporary halts in production and delivery due to the coronavirus.

August 3, 2020 5:03 a.m.

Nuclear bailout tied to bribery scandal was years in making

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A $1 billion bailout for Ohio’s two nuclear plants that’s now entangled in a state bribery scandal had little support when the idea came up three years ago. It was all but dead until the spring of last year, when the new leader of the Ohio House stepped up with a last-ditch attempt to give the plants a financial lifeline.

August 3, 2020 5:03 a.m.

One year after mass shooting, frustration in Ohio city

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Tormented by mind-scarring memories and questions without answers, Dion Green has dedicated his life after the death of his father and eight other people in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, to memorializing them and trying to bring helpful change.

August 3, 2020 5:03 a.m.

Stocks up on signs of industrial recovery, eyes on US talks

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares edged up on Monday as investors weighed risks from rising coronavirus cases against evidence of a recovery in industrial activity in China and Europe.