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April 24, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Wall Street ends manic week with a gain, led by tech stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — In a manic week full of previously unthinkable market moves, Wall Street ended Friday with one reminiscent of what things were like before the coronavirus outbreak upended everything.

April 24, 2020 2:03 p.m.

3 states ease lockdowns; US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from the coronavirus soared past 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska began loosening lockdown orders Friday on their pandemic-wounded businesses, despite warnings from health experts that the gradual steps toward normalcy might be happening too soon.

April 24, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Linsanity finally gets another run on MSG Network next week

NEW YORK (AP) — Linsanity is finally getting another run on MSG Network.

April 24, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Federal case against St. Louis axed in officer shooting suit

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the city of St. Louis from a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a St. Louis police officer who was fatally shot by another officer during a Russian roulette-style game.

April 24, 2020 1:30 p.m.

Wall Street ends a bumpy week with a gain, led by technology

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing out a tumultuous week with broad gains, led by familar names in technology including Apple. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% Friday, but still ended the week lower, breaking a two-week winning streak. Stocks meandered between gains and losses for much of the morning then rose steadily in the afternoon. The calm trading offered a soothing coda to what’s been a wild week. From Monday’s astonishing plummet for oil to Thursday’s sudden disappearance of a morning stock rally, markets pinballed as the mood swung from fear to hope and back again amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 24, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Democrat tops GOP hopefuls in Kansas US Senate fundraising

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Republicans looking to protect their majority in the U.S. Senate have been unable to match the fundraising prowess of a party-switching Democratic state lawmaker in normally reliably red Kansas.

April 24, 2020 1:03 p.m.

The Latest: Italy looking at new spending because of virus

The Latest on the

April 24, 2020 1:03 p.m.

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

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April 24, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Stocks rally, but not enough to make up for tumultuous week

NEW YORK (AP) — Gains for stocks are accelerating in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street nears the end of its tumultuous week.

April 24, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Dutch government pledges $2.16-4.32 billion to save KLM

PARIS (AP) — Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said Friday the government will provide 2-4 billion euros ($2.16-4.32 billion) to help flag carrier KLM survive the devastating impact on its operations of the coronavirus crisis.

April 24, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Two states ease lockdowns; US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus rose past 50,000, salons, spas and barbershops reopened Friday in Georgia and Oklahoma with a green light from their Republican governors, who eased lockdown orders despite health experts' warnings.

April 24, 2020 12:27 p.m.

The Latest: X Games cancels stop in Minneapolis due to virus

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

April 24, 2020 12:27 p.m.

The Latest: Authorities close Walmart store after deaths

The Latest on the

April 24, 2020 12:03 p.m.

FDA warns of heart risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and research studies.

April 24, 2020 12:03 p.m.

The Latest: France keeping new ICUs ready for second wave

The Latest on the

April 24, 2020 12:03 p.m.

North Carolina public schools closed for rest of school year

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public school buildings, already shuttered for the past month due to

April 24, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Pence a voice of calm on virus -- balancing health, politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Watching as nearly 1,000 Air Force Academy cadets celebrated their graduation standing 8 feet apart, Vice President Mike Pence choked up briefly at that slice of life in a nation transformed.

April 24, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Stocks push higher on Wall Street following tumultuous week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are pushing higher in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street nears the end of its tumultuous week.

April 24, 2020 11:27 a.m.

GOP US House hopefuls release mocking ads in New Mexico race

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Two Republican candidates vying to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small for a crucial southern New Mexico seat have released dueling ads disparaging the other for being a fake supporter for President Donald Trump.

April 24, 2020 11:03 a.m.

U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the coronavirus, despite warnings from doctors that more research is needed.