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Powell: Recovery may begin by summer, will likely be slow

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed optimism Sunday that the U.S. economy can begin to recover from a devastating recession in the second half of the year, assuming the coronavi...

May 17, 2020

Churches may reopen, but many services won’t have singing

(RNS) - They are words the Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, never thought he would hear himself say. "Based on the science that we are learning about this week, we are urging and I ...

May 17, 2020

Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 11 firefighters

LOS ANGELES - An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run fo...

May 16, 2020

Washington Redskins player arrested in Colorado

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - A Washington Redskins player is facing five charges, including felony illegal discharge of a firearm, following his arrest in a Denver suburb Saturday morning. The Douglas County sh...

May 16, 2020

Bundesliga restarts with no fans, Haaland celebrates alone

BERLIN - Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga's first goal in more than two months and then celebrated. Alone. The 19-year-old's Borussia Dortmund teammates stayed away, mindful of the strict hygiene ...

May 16, 2020

Tokyo Olympic CEO: Games next year may not be 'conventional'

TOKYO - Almost two months after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday he still could not give an estimate of how much the one-year delay will cost. Figur...

May 16, 2020

Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs

LOS ANGELES - The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their h...

May 15, 2020

NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday - with provisos

NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associat...

May 15, 2020

Fed sees Wall Street stress if virus takes 'unexpected' turn

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Friday that Wall Street remains vulnerable to another shock if the global pandemic takes an "unexpected course" putting renewed strains on the economy and the cou...

May 15, 2020

Arkansas venue postpones concert ordered shut due to virus

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas theatre said Thursday it will postpone a country-rock concert that would have defied the state's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, days after hea...

May 15, 2020