Novel coronavirus

Why people are taking more coronavirus risks as the pandemic drags on

By Fedor Kossakovski

Even as COVID-19 cases are surging to new heights across the U.S., it makes sense that people are likely to be more lax in their precautions than during the early days of the crisis, experts in risk perception say.

Pence urges in-person school during visit to North Carolina

By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence said schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning during a visit to a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school.

WATCH: Trump seeks out loyal donors in West Texas fracking fields

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

His visit on Wednesday comes during the state's fierce coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, a global oil and gas glut is putting the squeeze on Trump's loyal donors in the petroleum industry.

U.S. is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook as a resurgent coronavirus intensifies doubts about the likelihood of any sustained recovery the rest of the year.

Rep. Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus, cancels Trump trip

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The 66-year-old Texas Republican was screened for the virus at the White House on Wednesday morning. Gohmert had gone there because he was planning to fly to Texas with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One.

Fed wrestles with its next moves as virus stalls U.S. economy

By Associated Press

The central bank is working toward providing more specific guidance on the conditions it would need to see before considering raising its benchmark short-term interest rate, which is now pegged near zero.

Space Camp in danger of closing permanently due to pandemic

By Jay Reeves, Associated Press

Space Camp, an educational program attended by nearly 1 million people, including a dozen who went on to become astronauts or cosmonauts, said Tuesday it’s in danger of closing without a cash infusion because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Experts worry about errors if census schedule is sped up

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

After asking for coronavirus-related deadline extensions in April, the Trump administration now appears to be abandoning that request by asking Congress for extra funding to wrap up the 2020 census “as quickly, and safely as possible" in a move that…

AP report: Russia spreading virus disinformation, officials say

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The U.S. government has identified two suspected Russian military intelligence operatives who it believes are helping direct the spread of disinformation through websites that have published extensively on the coronavirus pandemic, American politics and international affairs.

National teacher union supports strikes over reopening plans

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

One of the nation's largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic.