CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
10% of the US workforce is now unemployed
The government is set to report another shocking level of unemployment claims Thursday even after nearly 10 million people applied for benefits in the previous two weeks because of business shutdowns from the coronavirus.6 years ago
Associated Press
Linda Tripp, whose tapes exposed Clinton scandal, dies at 70
Linda Tripp, who secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, which led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, has died at age 70.6 years ago
REGINA GARCIA CANO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press
Hackers’ new target during pandemic: video conference calls
As businesses, schools, churches and others turn to video conference platforms to stay connected amid the global coronavirus pandemic, many have reported being attacked by uninvited guests.6 years ago
SAM McNEIL Associated Press
Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown
The last restrictions on movement have been lifted in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began.6 years ago
SCOTT BAUER and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press
Wisconsin voters wait hours at the few open polling stations
Thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours outside overcrowded polling stations, ignoring federal health recommendations so they can participate in Tuesday's presidential primary election.6 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
Catch this week’s supermoon, biggest and brightest of year
A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year. Not only will the moon be closer to Earth than usual, it will also be a full moon.6 years ago
LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press
Navy leader calls fired carrier captain ‘naive’ or ‘stupid’
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly says the captain of the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier who was fired last week betrayed his service and may have been “too naive or too stupid” to be commanding officer of the ship.6 years ago
JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA
UK’s Johnson spends night in ICU; not on ventilator
A British government minister says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent the night in the intensive care unit of a London hospital, but is not on a ventilator.6 years ago
KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press
Rate of COVID-19 deaths, illness among black residents alarms cities
Chicago's mayor pledged an aggressive public health campaign after reports that black residents made up 72% of deaths from COVID-19 complications in the city despite making up only 30% of the city's population.6 years ago
EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
Salt Lake anti-doping group funds COVID-19 research project
A Salt Lake nonprofit group that raises funds for the bulk of the world's anti-doping research is shifting $120,000 to conduct 15,000 COVID-19 tests.6 years ago
CLAUDIA LAUER and JESSICA GRESKO
Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows
Authorities are clamoring to secure additional body storage wherever possible as U.S. officials estimate the death toll from the coronavirus could reach as high as 240,000.6 years ago
ELANA SCHOR Associated Press
Jews prep for a pandemic Passover: Smaller but no less vital
The Jewish holiday of Passover tells a story rich in symbolism that centers on the escape to freedom after plagues strike oppressors of the Jews. That narrative is uniquely resonant this year, as Jews find ways to honor the holiday amid a coronavirus outbreak that feels like a real-life plague.6 years ago
JAKE SEINER and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press
‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge
Many funeral homes in New York and around the globe are in crisis as they try to meet surging demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.6 years ago
JIM MUSTIAN and FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press
Americans brace for ‘hardest, saddest’ week of their lives expecting COVID deaths to surge
Americans are bracing for what the nation’s top doctor warns would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives due to an expected wave of coronavirus deaths to come.6 years ago
JIM VERTUNO Associated Press
Grocery workers are key during the virus. And they’re afraid
Grocery workers across the globe are working the frontlines during lockdowns meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading.6 years ago
FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press
Palm Sunday services held without public; some on rooftops
Pope Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday Mass without the public, since the traditional ceremony in St. Peter's Square was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.6 years ago
ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
Face masks recommended, though Trump says he won’t wear one
The new guidance is raising concern that it could lead to a sudden run on masks. Some already have begun acquiring or creating face masks of their own6 years ago
JOHN LEICESTER and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press
Europe’s hospitals buckle under the crush of the coronavirus
Coronavirus deaths are mounting with alarming speed in Spain, Italy and New York, the most lethal hot spot in the United States.6 years ago
LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press
Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-stricken ship
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing coronavirus outbreak has been fired.6 years ago
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
US sheds 701,000 jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak
A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that’s all but shut down the U.S. economy.6 years ago
The Associated Press
Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19
Cardboard cutout wedding guests will make for a not-so-cookie-cutter wedding as a Michigan couple prepares to tie the knot during the coronavirus pandemic6 years ago
LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press
Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-stricken ship
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic .6 years ago
BILL BARROW Associated Press
Democrats delay nominating convention amid virus concerns
The Democratic National Committee is delaying its convention until the week of Aug. 176 years ago
