Thursday, November 5, 2026

3 states partly reopen, despite health officials’ warnings

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RUSS BYNUM and DAVID CRARY Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from the coronavirus soared past 50,000, Georgia,...

U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump

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BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State and local governments across the United States have obtained more than 30...

3 states ease lockdowns; US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000

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RUSS BYNUM and DAVID CRARY Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus rose past 50,000, salons, spas...

Navy recommends reinstatement of fired carrier captain

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LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Navy officer has recommended the reinstatement of the aircraft carrier captain fired...

U.S. home sales plunge 8.5% in March, and it may grow worse

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U.S. sales of existing homes cratered 8.5% in March with real estate activity stalled by the coronavirus outbreak.The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday,...

Probe sought in Trump administration’s ouster of scientist

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RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Calls mounted Thursday for an investigation into the ouster of a senior government scientist who says he's being...

Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded US meat plants

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JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into...

Supreme Court rejects EPA’s narrow view of Clean Water Act

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MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water...

At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana

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MADILL, Okla. (AP) — Severe weather moved through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including...

Lawmakers, many in masks, debate mammoth new aid package

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ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly $500 billion measure helping businesses and hospitals cope with the coronavirus' devastation edged...