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Navy recommends reinstatement of fired carrier captain

WASHINGTON - The top Navy officer has recommended the reinstatement of the aircraft carrier captain fired for sending a fraught email to commanders pleading for faster action to protect his crew from ...

Apr 24, 2020

CBO says deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in economic decline

WASHINGTON - A recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a burst of government spending on testing, health care and aid to businesses and households will nearly quadruple the government's budge...

Apr 24, 2020

Don't inject disinfectant: Blunt pushback on Trump musing

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's comment that disinfectants perhaps could be injected or ingested to fight COVID-19 received heavy pushback from health and other officials Friday and even prompte...

Apr 24, 2020

FDA warns of risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors against prescribing a malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus outside of hospitals o...

Apr 24, 2020

Brazil's popular Justice Minister Moro resigns

SAO PAULO - Brazil's Justice Minister Srgio Moro, who became popular as a crusader against corruption, resigned on Friday. He made the announcement in a press conference on Friday after President Jair...

Apr 24, 2020

US factory orders plunge 14.4% as economy grinds to halt

WASHINGTON - Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged 14.4% in March, the second-biggest decline on record. The worse-than-expected slide underscored the severity of the economic impact from t...

Apr 24, 2020

Lifting lockdown? Against coronavirus, no one size fits all

MADRID - Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of coronavirus lockdown, the world is seeing a patchwork of approaches. Schools reopen in one country, stay closed in othe...

Apr 24, 2020

Trump set to sign bill with nearly $500B more in virus aid

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony Friday for a bill providing a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckl...

Apr 24, 2020

One constant in this unique NFL draft: Joe Burrow at the top

In this most unique of drafts, filled with technological concerns and even uncertainty when real football might return, there was one constant Thursday night: Joe Burrow. For months, the national cham...

Apr 23, 2020

'Parks and Recreation' cast reunites for fundraising special

LOS ANGELES - The original cast members of "Parks and Recreation" are getting back to work for a coronavirus-related fundraising special. Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman and Ada...

Apr 23, 2020