Apr 18 In nod to normalcy, Pence celebrates Air Force Academy grads By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a symbolic nod to normalcy, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a commencement address to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduating class on Saturday, telling the cadets that by setting off on their mission to defend the nation they “inspire… Continue reading
Apr 18 WATCH: Trump, coronavirus task force hold news briefing from the White House By Michael D. Regan President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing at 5 p.m. EST. Watch the briefing in the player above. Continue reading
Apr 18 AP FACT CHECK: Trump isn’t a king but claims expansive power By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Over the past week, President Donald Trump was pretender to a throne that doesn’t exist as he claimed king-like powers over the coronavirus pandemic response and Congress. Continue reading
Apr 18 Governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president By Paul Weber, Frank Jordans, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Stores in Texas can begin selling merchandise with curbside service, and hospitals can resume nonessential surgeries. In Florida, people are returning to beaches and parks. And protesters are clamoring for more. Governors eager to rescue their economies… Continue reading
Apr 18 Singapore sees huge surge in new virus cases By Mari Yamaguchi, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Singapore has reported 942 new coronavirus infections, a single-day high for the tiny city-state that pushed its total number of cases to 5,992. Continue reading
Apr 18 Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges By Kat Stafford, Meghan Hoyer, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many African Americans far more vulnerable to the virus, including inequity in access to… Continue reading
Apr 18 Canada, US extend border restrictions for another 30 days By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days. Continue reading
Apr 18 Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill dies at age 84 By Martin Crutsinger, Ron Todt, Associated Press Paul O’Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84. Continue reading
Apr 18 10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed By Kevin McGill, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling in deeper and deeper waters, where payoffs can be huge but risks are greater than ever. Continue reading
Apr 18 Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired captain By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Navy’s top admiral will soon decide the fate of the ship captain who was fired after pleading for commanders to move faster to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. In the glare of a… Continue reading