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As crisis deepens, Congress close on economic rescue deal

By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Negotiators from Congress and the White House were set to resume talks Sunday, racing to push a $1.4 trillion economic rescue package across the finish line. With a population on edge, societal norms rewritten and financial markets teetering, all sides…

Virus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices

By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

People from Europe to the U.S. are ignoring orders and recommendations to stay at home to help stop the coronavirus from spreading. Now authorities around the world are urging them to start obeying and enforcement is up.

Virus marches on in Italy, Iran, US; medical supplies shrink

By Colleen Barry, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Italy, Iran and the United States reported soaring new death tolls as the coronavirus pandemic marched relentlessly across the globe.

Economic rescue tops $1 trillion as negotiations continue

By Associated Press

Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House pushed into the night Saturday on a ballooning $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package, as President Donald Trump urged a deal to steady a nation shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Vice President Mike Pence, wife test negative

By Associated Press

Pence had announced earlier Saturday that, out of an abundance of caution, he and his wife would be tested for the virus. A member of the vice president's staff had tested positive for the virus.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s breathless takes on drugs for virus

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

“Could be a game changer.” “Very exciting.” “The way they acted with this kind of speed is an incredible thing.” “Very powerful.” “This could be a tremendous breakthrough. Tremendous breakthrough.” “We’re going to be able to make that drug available…

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

By Associated Press

The death toll from the global coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 11,000 people worldwide and sickened more than 286,000.

Factories pivot to fight coronavirus, but challenges abound

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

General Motors, Ford, Rolls-Royce and other companies are talking to governments about converting idled factories to make vital goods to fight the coronavirus such as ventilators and surgical masks.

Nursing Home Outbreaks Lay Bare Chronic Industry Problems

By Bernard Condon, Candice Choi, Associated Press

Burgeoning coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and elsewhere are laying bare the industry’s long-running problems, including a struggle to control infections and a staffing crisis that relies on poorly paid aides who can't afford to…