Oct 03 The Latest: Trump says he is ‘going to beat’ coronavirus By Associated Press The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle. Continue reading
Oct 03 AP FACT CHECK: Distortions from a week of wild disruption By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis Friday cut short the week’s political arguing and even quieted his Twitter account for a time. But the wild presidential debate produced plenty of distortions in the campaign for the election a month away. Here’s… Continue reading
Oct 03 GOP seeks to pause Senate work, but not Barrett hearings By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Republicans on Saturday sought to call off legislative work in the Senate until Oct. 19 as the coronavirus reached into their ranks. But they vowed that hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee would push ahead as planned even… Continue reading
Oct 03 Chiefs-Patriots game off amid report Newton has COVID-19 By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press The NFL postponed this week’s game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” ESPN reported on Saturday that Patriots quarterback Cam Newton was among those testing positive. Continue reading
Oct 03 No course correction for state Republicans after Trump test By Marc Levy, Associated Press Republican governors and lawmakers in many states have followed President Donald Trump’s lead on their response to the coronavirus, declining to impose mask mandates and pushing to lift restrictions on businesses and social gatherings as swiftly as possible. Continue reading
Oct 03 Official: Next 48 hours ‘critical’ for Trump in virus fight By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases continued to emerged among some of the president’s top advisers and allies. Continue reading
Oct 01 New York diocese files for bankruptcy amid clergy abuse lawsuits By Associated Press A Roman Catholic diocese in New York City's suburbs has become the largest in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy to protect itself from a wave of lawsuits filed over past sexual abuse by clergy members. Continue reading
Oct 01 Unemployment rises in Europe as pandemic grinds on By David McHugh, Helena Alves, Associated Press Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August and is expected to grow further amid concern that extensive government support programs won't be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions afloat forever. Continue reading
Oct 01 U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer. Continue reading
Oct 01 Trump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. to record low By Julie Watson, Matthew Lee, Associated Press In a notice sent to Congress late Wednesday, the Trump administration said it intended to admit a maximum of 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021. Continue reading