Supreme Court to hold May arguments by teleconferenceVideo
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hold arguments by teleconference in May in key cases, including President Donald Trump’s bid to shield his tax and other financial records. The court will make live audio of the arguments available for the first time. It had previously postponed courtroom...
Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assaultVideo
WASHINGTON — A former aide to Joe Biden is accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s when he was a senator. Biden’s campaign denies the charges. In two recent interviews with the Associated Press, Tara Reade alleged the assault occurred in the basement...
Navy reports first coronavirus death from Roosevelt crewVideo
WASHINGTON — A member of the crew of the coronavirus-infected USS Theodore Roosevelt warship died Monday of complications related to the disease, the Navy said, adding to setbacks for the sidelined aircraft carrier. The sailor, whose name and other identifying information were not publicly released pending notification of relatives, had...
WVU dorm resident has coronavirus, others self-quarantineVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An undisclosed number of residents at a West Virginia University dormitory complex have been ordered to self-quarantine after someone living there tested positive for the new coronavirus, the university said. The Monongalia County health department notified the university of the positive test Sunday. The individual has been...
Firefighters find body inside burning vehicle in Erie
ERIE — Firefighters who extinguished a car fire at an abandoned gas station early Monday found a body in the vehicle, authorities said. The fire in Erie was reported around 2:30 a.m., city police said. The burning vehicle was next to a building and among several vehicles parked between the...
2 children killed, 3 adults hurt in Philadelphia house fire
PHILADELPHIA — A fast-moving fire roared through a rowhouse in Philadelphia early Monday, killing two children and leaving three adults hospitalized. The blaze in the two-story home started shortly before 5 a.m. and was brought under control within 30 minutes, according to city fire officials. The bodies were found a...
George Stephanopoulos of ‘Good Morning America’ tests positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK — “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos revealed Monday that he’s tested positive for the coronavirus, but has been relatively symptom-free. The ABC newsman revealed his diagnosis on the show, telling co-host Robin Roberts that, “I feel fine.” Stephanopoulos’ wife, Ali Wentworth, had come down with covid-19 and...
Health officials warn NYC could run out of virus test swabsVideo
NEW YORK — New York City is in danger of running out of swabs for covid-19 tests and should only test hospitalized patients, the city health department said in a memo to health care providers over the weekend. “As the swab supply continues to decline, there is a real possibility...
Fauci says ‘rolling reentry’ of U.S. economy possible in MayVideo
WASHINGTON — Social restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus could have saved lives if they’d been started earlier, and when they’re eased new cases are certain to arise, said the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, seeming to draw the ire of President Donald Trump....
Suspect arrested in pair of double homicides in CincinnatiVideo
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Authorities in Ohio say a suspect has been arrested in a pair of double homicides in Cincinnati, including two women whose bodies were found in an apartment. Cincinnati police say officers responded to the North Avondale apartment shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday and found 56-year-old Bridgett Carter...
Nursing home deaths soar past 3,300 in alarming surgeVideo
NEW YORK — More than 3,300 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by The Associated Press. Because the federal government has not been releasing a count of...
Guam worries as sailors from coronavirus-hit ship take over hotelsVideo
HONOLULU — People in Guam are used to a constant U.S. military presence on the strategic Pacific island, but some are nervous as hundreds of sailors from a coronavirus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier flood into hotels for quarantine. Officials insist they have enforced strict safety measures. An outbreak aboard the USS...
Easter services limited in Kansas amid coronavirus outbreak
TOPEKA, Kan. — A state Supreme Court ruling means Kansas religious services were limited to 10 people or fewer on Easter, typically the busiest day for Christian church attendance. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Sunday said she was “forced” to include places of worship in her bans on gatherings of...
Global pact forged to contain oil price crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The OPEC oil cartel and other oil producers agreed Sunday to boost oil prices by cutting nearly 10 million barrels a day in production, or a tenth of global supply, according to energy officials from several nations who participated. Mexico’s energy minister said on Twitter...
New signs suggest coronavirus was in California far earlier than anyone knewVideo
SACRAMENTO — A man found dead in his house in early March. A woman who fell sick in mid-February and later died. These early covid-19 deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area suggest that the novel coronavirus had established itself in the community long before health officials started looking for...
Storm tears through South amid pandemic; at least 30 deadVideo
CHATSWORTH, Ga. — Storms that killed at least 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. In Alabama, people seeking shelter from tornadoes huddled in...
Health officials caution against quickly reopening businesses
WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. health officials and some governors Sunday warned against a too-rapid easing of restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus, while President Trump’s wished-for Easter date for reopening the economy passed with most Americans remaining at home. Following a week in which the U.S. death toll...
Average U.S. gas price drops 14 cents over 2 weeks to $2.01
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline fell 14 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.01 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday gas prices have dropped 52 cents over the past seven weeks as demand declines amid widespread stay-at-home orders...
Report: Fake claim of 39M masks has Pittsburgh link
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A major California labor union that claimed to have discovered a stockpile of 39 million masks for health care workers fighting the coronavirus was duped in an elaborate scam uncovered by FBI investigators, according to a newspaper report Sunday. Investigators stumbled onto the scheme while looking into...
Smithfield closes large S.D. pork plant because of coronavirus
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice after hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus — a step the head of the company warned could hurt the nation’s meat supply. The announcement was made...
Nursing homes deaths soar past 2,600
NEW YORK — More than 2,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in only the past two weeks, according to the latest count by The Associated Press. Because the federal government has not been releasing a count of...
India, Pakistan troops trade heavy fire in Kashmir; 3 killed
SRINAGAR, India — Tensions between India and Pakistan flared again in disputed Kashmir on Sunday as the archrivals’ armies barraged each other with heavy artillery fire, killing at least three civilians, Indian police said. Each side accused the other of starting the shelling and targeting civilian areas in violation of...
British PM out of hospital, says staff saved his life
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from a London hospital where he was treated in intensive care for the coronavirus as the U.K. on Sunday became the fourth European country to surpass 10,000 virus-related deaths. Johnson’s office said he left St. Thomas’ Hospital and will continue his...
Millions of tax-paying immigrants won’t get stimulus checks
PHOENIX — The $2.2 trillion package Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes. That includes Carmen Contreras Lopez, a 48-year-old housekeeper who, though she earns...
Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians celebrated a solitary Easter Sunday, blending the joyful feast day with sorrow over the toll the virus has already taken. Families who normally would attend morning Mass...
