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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

Europe relaxes virus restrictions but cases flare elsewhere

BERLIN - Several European countries where coronavirus infections have slowed moved ahead Friday with relaxing border restrictions, while the U.S. reported a record drop in retail sales that threatened...

May 15, 2020

FDA giving White House new guidance on rapid COVID-19 test

WASHINGTON - The head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday his agency has provided new guidance to the White House after data suggested that a rapid COVID-19 test used by President Donald T...

May 15, 2020

U.S. layoffs surged to record high of 11.4 million in March

WASHINGTON - U.S. layoffs soared in March to a record 11.4 million after state and local governments closed restaurants, bars, movie theatres and other nonessential businesses in response to the inten...

May 15, 2020

Industrial production plunges unprecedented 11.2% in April

WASHINGTON - American industry recorded the biggest drop on record last month as factories, mines and utilities were all battered by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Res...

May 15, 2020

Had enough of 'Contagion'? Here are some warm blanket movies

When many were rushing to rewatch "Contagion," the eerily prophetic 2011 Steven Soderbergh film about the outbreak of an easily transmitted virus, I was searching for more comforting escapes. I reache...

May 15, 2020

German economy shrinks 2.2% in 1st quarter as virus hits

BERLIN - The German economy shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter compared with the previous three-month period as shutdowns in the country and beyond started to bite, official data showed Friday. The f...

May 15, 2020

Online graduations still bring stars to the virtual lectern

This year's college graduates won't get to take their triumphant walk across the stage. They won't get to toss their caps amid a sea of classmates. Instead, they have to settle for online ceremonies w...

May 15, 2020