COVID-19 measures could disrupt rare polio-like disease
Health experts say the coronavirus pandemic might disrupt another disease: a rare paralyzing illness that has been hitting U.S. children for the past decade By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer…
Penske reverses course, closes Indianapolis 500 to fans
Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The 104th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” will be the…
Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s plan to provide every nursing home with a fast COVID-19 testing machine comes with an asterisk: The government won’t supply enough test kits to check…
Virus ravages poor California county along Mexican border
CALEXICO, Calif. — Dr. Tien Vo’s last stop of the night is the home of a 35-year-old woman who has diabetes, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and, now, the coronavirus. The virus…
Couple wears swastika masks in Minnesota Walmart
A couple in Minnesota wore red face masks emblazoned with swastikas to a Walmart in a video posted on social media July 26, 2020, 10:10 PM 2 min read Share…
Trump now says he won’t throw first pitch at Yankees game
President Donald Trump won’t be throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium next month after all By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press July 27, 2020, 12:14 AM 3 min read…
Luck? Genetics? Italian island spared from COVID outbreak
GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy — Stranded on a tiny Italian island, a cancer researcher grew increasingly alarmed to hear that one, and then three more visitors had fallen ill with COVID-19.…
Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face…
NKorea puts border city in lockdown over suspected outbreak
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under lockdown over coronavirus concerns By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press July…
San Francisco bus driver assaulted with bat over mask order
A San Francisco bus driver was assaulted with a wooden bat after asking three passengers to wear a mask in keeping with city health orders to combat the coronavirus July…