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President Donald Trump waves to members of the media as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump headed to the hospital for ‘few days’ with ‘mild symptoms’

The president announced Thursday night that he and the first lady tested positive for the coronavirus.

President Donald Trump waves to members of the media as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Amazon to kick off holiday shopping with October Prime Day

Amazon to kick off holiday shopping with October Prime Day

Major retailers have said they plan to push shoppers to start their holiday shopping in October.

  • Sep 28, 2020
  • By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer
Amazon to kick off holiday shopping with October Prime Day
NY Times: Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017

NY Times: Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017

He earned at least $434.9 million in 2018, but the tax filings reported a $47.4 million loss.

  • Sep 28, 2020
  • By JOSH BOAK Associated Press
NY Times: Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017

President Donald Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

Trump taps ‘eminently qualified’ Barrett for Supreme Court

  • Sep 27, 2020
  • Associated Press
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

She was a women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice.

  • Sep 18, 2020
  • By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
US remembers 9/11 as pandemic changes tribute traditions

US remembers 9/11 as pandemic changes tribute traditions

Trump spoke at the memorial near Shanksville. Biden attended the observance in New York.

  • Sep 11, 2020
  • By KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press
US remembers 9/11 as pandemic changes tribute traditions
George Floyd? Donald Trump? Hero statue nominations are in

George Floyd? Donald Trump? Hero statue nominations are in

Suggestions look considerably different from the predominantly white picks the administration chose.

  • Aug 31, 2020
  • By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ALAN SUDERMAN and JIM ANDERSON Associated Press
George Floyd? Donald Trump? Hero statue nominations are in
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80

John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80

He was best known for leading 600 protesters in the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.

  • Jul 18, 2020
  • By CALVIN WOODWARD and DESIREE SEALS Associated Press
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
Comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular show

Comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular show

NASA’s Neowise infrared space telescope discovered the comet in March.

Comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular show
Boeing has settled almost all Lion Air crash-death claims

Boeing has settled almost all Lion Air crash-death claims

The company didn’t say how much it paid the families of the people killed in the 2018 Indonesia crash.

Boeing has settled almost all Lion Air crash-death claims
Supreme Court: LGBT people protected from job discrimination

Supreme Court: LGBT people protected from job discrimination

Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas dissented.

  • Jun 15, 2020
  • By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
Supreme Court: LGBT people protected from job discrimination
Boeing, suppliers plunge on stop-and-go 737 Max comeback

Boeing, suppliers plunge on stop-and-go 737 Max comeback

An uptick in Covid-19 cases in the U.S. has added to concerns that airlines face a prolonged recovery

Boeing, suppliers plunge on stop-and-go 737 Max comeback
Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order

Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order

Airlines are canceling thousands of flights while passengers remain too scared to fly.

Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order
Bellevue couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter

Bellevue couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter

Chinese officials want the man’s father to return from the U.S. to face 20-year-old embezzling charges.

  • May 5, 2020
  • By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press
Bellevue couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter
Airbus CEO warns workers it’s bleeding cash and needs cuts

Airbus CEO warns workers it’s bleeding cash and needs cuts

Both Airbus and Boeing are preparing for job cuts as they gauge the depth of the downturn.

Airbus CEO warns workers it’s bleeding cash and needs cuts
U.S. unsure it can meet deadline to disburse funds to tribes

U.S. unsure it can meet deadline to disburse funds to tribes

The department hasn’t determined whether unique Alaska Native corporations are eligible for a share.

U.S. unsure it can meet deadline to disburse funds to tribes
As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

“There’s some silver lining for wildlife in what otherwise is a fairly catastrophic time for humans.”

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

Trump, Congress scramble to revive virus-hunting agency

In 2019 it was without a permanent leader, and in the Trump administration’s budget-slashing sights.

Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market

Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market

Shutdown orders have halted open houses, sellers are delaying listings and buyers are losing their jobs.

  • Apr 9, 2020
  • By MICHAEL CASEY AND ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press Writers
Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market
Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

“While our campaign has won the ideological debate, we are losing the debate over electability.”

  • Apr 8, 2020
  • By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee