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Lockdown Tensions Grow As People Seek to Resume Work or Play
The coronavirus is touching all levels of society and increasing tensions as governments start to ease restrictions that health experts warn should be done gradually to avoid a resurgence.
4/20 Fizzle: Pot Industry Tested as Virus Slams Economy
The nation's emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers reducing spending or going underground for deals.
As Mail Voting Pushed, Some Fear Loss of In-Person Option
Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in person.
Storms Rake Deep South, 1 Week After Deadly Tornado Outbreak
Tornado watches ranged across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi into Alabama and Georgia on Sunday night. It was the second Sunday in a row that the South was hit with severe weather.
Trump, Congress Near Deal on Small Business, Hospital Aid
The Trump administration and Congress expect an agreement Monday on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals.
Evolving Aid Package Offers Billions For Hospitals, Testing
The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement as early as Sunday on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money.
Where Coronavirus Relief Checks Go, Fraudsters Follow
The Internal Revenue Service has begun depositing stimulus checks electronically into bank accounts. If you've gotten yours, great. Now, guard that money, because scammers are eager to pick your pocket.
Millennial Money: A Q&A to Build Your Financial Resilience
With finances strained by the coronavirus pandemic, making smart money decisions is crucial.
Not Real News: More Falsehoods Around the Novel Coronavirus
None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts.
Nations Debate Easing Virus Restrictions As Economies Falter
Governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to lift economically painful virus-control measures as unemployment rises and rent payments come due.
Sports Leagues Seek Return to Play but with No Guarantees
With no games being played, recent sports headlines have centered around hopes and dreams — namely, the uncharted path leagues and teams must navigate to return to competition in the wake of the pandemic.
Judge: Tennessee Can't Prevent Abortions During Coronavirus
A federal judge Friday night barred Tennessee from preventing abortions during a temporary ban on nonessential medical procedures to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Virus Outbreak Threatens Germany's Tradition-Laden Breweries
The Werneck Brewery has survived a lot: world wars, economic crises and decades of declining beer consumption. But after 400 years in existence it has finally met a challenge it can't overcome: the coronavirus outbreak.
Prosecutors in Flint Water Probe: We're Still on the Case
Flint's water scandal remains under criminal investigation, prosecutors said Friday, pointing out a "misconception" that time soon will expire for any charges to be filed.
Pandemic Costing Youth Sports Millions, Creating Uncertainty
Less than a month ago, AAU President Roger Goudy watched membership in the long-running youth sports organization drop from 20,000 ahead of last year's pace to about 3,000 behind in just a week.
Federal Judge Blocks Kansas Limits on Religious Gatherings
A federal judge on Saturday blocked Kansas from limiting attendance at in-person religious worship services or activities to 10 people or fewer to check the spread of the coronavirus.
With No School, Calls Drop but Child Abuse Hasn't Amid Virus
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and across the country, states are reporting fewer calls to child abuse hotlines, not because officials believe there are fewer cases but because they're going unreported.
10 Years After BP Spill: Oil Drilled Deeper; Rules Relaxed
Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters.
AP Fact Check: Trump Isn't A King but Claims Expansive Power
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.
Senator Tells VP Failed Virus Testing is 'Dereliction'
Frustration boiled over into anger on a private call with Vice President Mike Pence as Democratic senators questioned administration officials about coronavirus testing plans but left without adequate answers.