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Cleanup of US nuclear waste takes back seat as virus spreads

The U.S. government’s efforts to clean up Cold War-era waste from nuclear research and bomb making at federal sites around ...

White House moves toward promoting face masks to fight virus

The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many Americans wear face coverings in an effort to ...

States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply

Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ventilators available as the federal government ...

Memo: Some in US may not get stimulus checks until August

The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but ...

Testing issues cloud scope of California's virus outbreak

California is ramping up testing for coronavirus even as a backlog of 59,000 pending tests is growing, delaying some people ...

Jobs report Friday is expected to end record hiring streak

After a record 113 straight months of hiring, the government's monthly jobs report Friday is expected to show that the ...

'We need help': Economic, health crises grow as cases top 1M

The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks in the swiftest, most stunning ...

Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-stricken ship

The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired by Navy ...

Trump campaign calls Sessions 'delusional' in letter

President Donald Trump’s campaign has sent a letter to Jeff Sessions, his former attorney general now running for a U.S.

Mayor taps ex-Dallas chief to head Chicago police force

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday named former Dallas police Chief David Brown to head the police force in the ...

Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus

Aid workers are bracing for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in one of the world's largest refugee camps in Bangladesh, ...

Judge won't delay Wisconsin election but extends voting

A federal judge on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary as the coronavirus spreads, but he ordered ...

The Cuomo show, Andrew and Chris, enliven coronavirus TV

With all their familial love and drama, the Cuomo brothers — Andrew during the daytime, Chris at night — have become ...

AP-NORC poll: About half of workers lose income due to virus

About half of all working Americans report some kind of income loss affecting themselves or a member of their household due ...

With US border work on track, rural towns fear virus spread

Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are raising fears the coronavirus ...

Patriots use team plane to help Mass., fly N95 in from China

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker found himself in need of an assist to help the state fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden wants to talk to Trump about lessons from past crises

Joe Biden said Thursday that he wants to speak with President Donald Trump in the hope that the president can “learn some ...

Record jobless claims but Dems, GOP divide over rescue bill

Fresh data on Thursday that detailed a record avalanche of unemployment claims offered no signs of easing the rift between ...

Feds propose $611,000 fine at Seattle-area nursing home

Federal authorities have proposed a $611,000 fine for a Seattle-area nursing home connected to at least 40 coronavirus deaths

Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers

The worldwide race to protect people against being infected by unwitting coronavirus carriers intensified Thursday, pitting ...