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US construction spending down 1.3% in February

WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential construction both showing weakness even before the coronavirus struck with force in the United...

Apr 01, 2020

Global stock markets skid as coronavirus infections soar

NEW YORK - U.S stocks joined a worldwide downdraft Wednesday as more signs piled up of the economic and physical pain being caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The S&P 500 dropped more than 3% in ...

Apr 01, 2020

NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troops

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization's security capabilities have not been diminished by the coronavirus, amid suspicion that Russia might try to use...

Apr 01, 2020

Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to remain at sea where they may be sequestered "indefinitely" during the coronavirus pandemic and be prepared to send any sev...

Apr 01, 2020

U.S. businesses cut 27,000 jobs in March, before virus hit

WASHINGTON - U.S. companies shed 27,000 jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact of the viral outbreak. Payroll proce...

Apr 01, 2020

White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. President Donald Trump cal...

Mar 31, 2020

New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the U...

Mar 31, 2020

'The Last Dance' look at Jordan's last title starts April 19

The long-awaited look at Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is finally set for release. ESPN and Netflix announced on Tuesday that the 10-part documentary series called "...

Mar 31, 2020

'America's Test Kitchen' has the recipe to hit season 20

LOS ANGELES - There are cooking shows hosted by celebrities, some of whom may know a fricassee from a frittata, and shows that feature arrogant chefs and bad cooks. There's an upcoming digital series ...

Mar 31, 2020

'It is brutal': Hollywood's rank-and-file on the pandemic

LOS ANGELES - The red carpets are rolled up in storage, the A-listers holed up in mansions, multiplex doors are closed. For now, at least, the coronavirus has shut down much of Hollywood. And for the ...

Mar 31, 2020