August 17, 2020

Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

WASHINGTON — COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the […]
August 17, 2020

AP survey: States uncommitted to Trump's unemployment boost

President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits to millions of Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak has found little traction among […]
August 17, 2020

Principia, Novavax rise; Wells Fargo, Carnival fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday: Principia Biopharma Inc., up $8.51 to $99.25. Drug developer Sanofi is buying the biotechnology […]
August 17, 2020

Judge OKs $60M settlement over Tesla buyout of SolarCity

DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge has approved a $60 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit challenging electric car maker Tesla Inc.’s $2 billion acquisition […]
August 17, 2020

Florida announces $10M housing loan program to aid Panhandle

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $10 million housing loan program that could benefit hundreds of home buyers in the Florida Panhandle, which […]
August 17, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump hails under-performing China trade deal

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is giving his trade deal with China false credit for generating the purchases of U.S. goods that Beijing agreed to […]
August 17, 2020

Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: The ERA

It was a huge step forward for American women when, exactly 100 years ago, they finally gained the guaranteed right to vote with ratification of […]
August 17, 2020

Trump flies to Minnesota, takes first swings over the Twin Cities riots

MANKATO, Minn. — President Donald Trump flew to Minnesota Monday with a re-election message aimed at the small business owners and farmers who lifted him […]
August 17, 2020

California governor demands probe of power blackouts

SAN FRANCISCO — An irate California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation allowing some energy users and utilities to tap backup energy sources amid […]
August 17, 2020

Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding

NEW YORK — Several individuals including candidates for public office sued President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service’s new postmaster general in New York […]