Nation

August 11, 2020 at 12:00 am

Is it safe to ride public transit during the pandemic?

Is it safe to ride public transit during the coronavirus pandemic? It depends on a variety of factors, but there are ways to minimize risk.... Updated 12:01 am

August 10, 2020 at 11:35 pm

Taiwan says virus aid sent quietly to avoid Beijing protests VIEW

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan sent COVID-19 assistance to foreign countries surreptitiously to avoid protests from China, its foreign minister said Tuesday during a meeting... Updated 12:27 am

August 10, 2020 at 11:31 pm

Asian shares extend rally; S&P 500 within 1% of record

Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday, extending another rally that took the S&P 500 to within striking distance of its all-time high set in February.... Updated 12:32 am

Business

August 10, 2020 at 10:03 pm

Racist videos bring attention to US House race in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — A woman who's been blasted for racist videos and adamant support for the QAnon conspiracy theory faces a neurosurgeon who campaigned on...

August 10, 2020 at 9:25 pm

New York’s true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy

NEW YORK (AP) — Riverdale Nursing Home in the Bronx appears, on paper, to have escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, with an official... Updated 12:27 am

August 10, 2020 at 9:21 pm

Inaction by Congress leaves states to pay for election costs

ATLANTA (AP) — Congress’ failure so far to pass another round of coronavirus aid leaves state and local officials on their own to deal with... Updated 12:27 am

August 10, 2020 at 9:03 pm

‘Poor People’s Campaign’ eyes low-income voters in 13 states

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of religious leaders inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last organizing effort said Tuesday new data... Updated 11:56 pm

August 10, 2020 at 8:50 pm

Voters will judge Omar’s mix of progressivism and celebrity VIEW

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to learn whether voters in her Minneapolis-area congressional district support the mix of confrontational, anti-Trump progressivism and... Updated 12:27 am

August 10, 2020 at 8:27 pm

Volunteers rescue dozens of dolphins stranded on beach

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Nearly 50 dolphins were stranded on a beach on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, over the weekend and needed to be rescued by...

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (gray) cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML 1611430

August 10, 2020 at 6:55 pm

Promising COVID-19 treatment sends Seattle biotech company’s stock soaring

Shares in Seattle biotech firm Omeros shot up more than 60% Monday after a preliminary trial suggested the company's new drug, narsoplimab, could boost survival...