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Updated 1 day, 5 hours ago

It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go

The most active season on record in the eastern Pacific was 1992, when there were 25 named storms, Rosencrans said…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
California prepares for coronavirus surge in week ahead

The mayor of Los Angeles is warning that the coronavirus may become so pervasive, families ought to prepare for how they will isolate themselves at home withou…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the country's voluntary national shutdown for a month, significantly changing his tone on the coronavirus pandemic on…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Trump adds 30 days to distancing guidelines as virus spreads

By ZEKE MILLER

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Trump adds 30 days to distancing guidelines as virus spreads

By ZEKE MILLER

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Athletic trainers step up: App aids overworked hospitals

Athletic trainers across the country are changing their routines and joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Legislatures meet remotely, limit public as virus spreads

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Members of the Arkansas House met in a college basketball arena, spaced out among 5,600 seats, as they voted on ways to cover a budg…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Specter of 100K-plus virus deaths at Trumps seeks reopening

By ZEKE MILLER

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Up to 200K deaths foreseen in U.S. as Spain, Italy demand help

By MATT SEDENSKY and MICHAEL R. SISAK

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
States scramble to arrange child care for essential workers

By MARINA VILLENEUVE

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
A missing boy and a freezing swamp test tracker's instincts

EDGERTON, Wis. (AP) — Austin Schumacher parked his unmarked squad truck and watched pheasant hunters work their way into the woods under the overcast, late-fal…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Pizzeria borrows to keep workers on job, spurs donations

BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — This is a story about bosses and their workers, in the dark days of COVID-19. It’s also a story about how one good turn deserves another an…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they’re far from the only ones v…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

President Donald Trump has backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, instead directing Saturd…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Rhode Island door knocks in search of fleeing New Yorkers

WESTERLY, RI (AP) — The Rhode Island National Guard started going door to door on Saturday in coastal areas to inform any New Yorkers who may have come to the …

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
California lawmakers plead: Fight virus, don’t pack beaches

By DAISY NGUYEN