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US labs buckle amid testing surge; world virus cases top 15M
WASHINGTON (AP) - Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are undercutting...
The Latest: California in new deal with Chinese mask maker
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will spend an additional $315 million on protective masks through a contract with a Chinese manufacturer. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced...
The Latest: Trump cites protests, bars, travel in virus rise
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is casting wide blame for a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, pointing to racial justice protests, travelers from Mexico...
US labs buckle amid testing surge; world virus cases top 15M
WASHINGTON (AP) - Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are actually...
The Latest: Nepal ends 120 days of coronavirus lockdown
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepal’s government has ended a lockdown 120 days after it was imposed to control the spread of coronavirus. Information Minister Yuba...
The Latest: Mexico passes 40,000 new coronavirus death mark
MEXICO CITY - Mexico passed the 40,000-death mark Tuesday and reported near-record levels of newly confirmed coronavirus cases. The Health Department reported that COVID-19...
The Latest: 510 women positive for virus at Texas prison
FORT WORTH, Texas -- More than 500 women at a federal medical prison in Texas have tested positive for the coronavirus, in one of...
The Latest: Trump says he’s ‘getting used to’ wearing mask
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says he’s “getting used to†wearing a mask as he showed off his from the White House briefing room...
Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike
NEW YORK (AP) - Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism...
The Latest: 30 Mississippi legislators positive for virus
JACKSON, Miss. - At least 30 Mississippi legislators and 11 other people who work in the state Capitol are known to have tested positive...