July 13, 2020

New this week: 'Psych,' The Chicks album, '30 Rock' reunited

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — “We […]
July 13, 2020

US budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June

WASHINGTON — The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the coronavirus recession exploded […]
July 13, 2020

Subways sparkle, but does cleaning decrease COVID-19 risk?

NEW YORK — Mass transit systems around the world have taken unprecedented — and expensive — steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including […]
July 13, 2020

US to reject nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say the Trump administration is poised to escalate its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive […]
July 13, 2020

Judge: Women can get abortion pill without doctor visits

SILVER SPRING, Md. — A federal judge agreed Monday to suspend a rule that requires women during the COVID-19 pandemic to visit a hospital, clinic […]
July 13, 2020

The number of concentrated-poverty neighborhoods in the Twin Cities has doubled since 1980

MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan In Hennepin and Ramsey counties, 40 percent of neighborhoods experiencing high poverty are newly poor, meaning they had poverty rates […]
July 13, 2020

Outer Banks island ravaged by storms and virus restrictions

OCRACOKE, N.C. — When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnut’s home, surf […]
July 13, 2020

Ex-US diplomat Richardson to urge Maduro to free Americans

MIAMI — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson plans to travel this week to Venezuela to urge President Nicolás Maduro to free several jailed Americans […]
July 13, 2020

Liz Weston: Probate workarounds can save heirs time, money

A reader recently reached out after his elderly mother died, asking how soon he could distribute the $10,000 she had earmarked in her will for […]
July 13, 2020

Report: Rogue tankers help Maduro evade sanctions

MIAMI — As U.S. sanctions scare away the world’s largest shippers from Venezuela’s oil industry, new players are willing to brave the heightened risks and […]