By Andrew Taylor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) Bipartisan Capitol Hill talks have only just begun on a sweeping renewal of coronavirus legislation, but areas of likely agreement - and flashpoints of discord - are becoming apparent as the package starts to take shape. The Democratic House passed a whopping $3.5 trillion coronavirus response bill more […]

By Aamer Madhani And Kevin Freking Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is rolling back a foundational Nixon-era environmental law that he says stifles infrastructure projects, but that is credited with keeping big construction projects from fouling up the environment and ensuring there is public input on major projects. “Together […]

By Tom Hays and Colleen Long Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) Still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and street protests over the police killing of George Floyd, exhausted cities around the nation are facing yet another challenge: a surge in shootings that has left dozens dead, including young children. The spike defies easy explanation, experts […]

NEW YORK (AP) There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in U.S. coronavirus infections, according to public health experts. If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the jumps would have started to become apparent within two weeks - and perhaps as […]

by MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) American consumers increased their spending by a sharp 8.2% in May, partly erasing record plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that's likely shrinking by its steepest pace on record this quarter. Last month’s rebound in consumer spending followed spending drops of 6.6% […]

By KAREN MATTHEWS and MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP)  To the consternation of many Democrats, the front-runner in a crowded congressional primary in one of the bluest districts in New York City, if not the country, is a Pentecostal minister who opposes abortion rights, likes Donald Trump and has a long history of […]

By JAKE SEINER and KATHY WILLENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP)  In a city famous for its lack of patience, some businesses have jumped ahead on what's supposed to be a slow and methodical emergence from coronavirus lockdown. Stores in parts of the New York City have already started to allow customers inside to shop, […]

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)  The thousands of people protesting the death of George Floyd have a "civic duty'' to be tested for the coronavirus and help New York avoid a spike in new cases as it slowly restarts its economy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. There's widespread concern that people […]

By KAREN MATTHEWS, MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL NEW YORK (AP)  Summer school students will not be reporting to the classroom. New York City will deliver 1 million meals a day to fight hunger during the outbreak. State labor officials hit with a flood of unemployment applications say they're working through the backlog. Coronavirus developments […]

By JENNIFER PELTZ and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) _ As calls grow nationwide for mandatory coronavirus testing in nursing homes, New York facilities are sounding alarms about the state's ambitious new demand to test roughly 185,000 workers twice a week. Administrators worry there won't be enough kits for an estimated 370,000 tests […]