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By Chris Milligan           Santa Monica, Calif. (AP) – Before the era of Civil Rights, a beach shore was nicknamed “The Ink Well” for its popularity among the black community. It is here many surfers come pay tribute to George Floyd and other members of the black community that have …

By Madison Gilliam  Buffalo, NY (AP) — All 57 members of the Buffalo Police Department emergency response team quit in opposition to the suspension of two officers involved in the hospitalization of a 75-year-old activist during a Black Lives Matter protest.  Following George Floyd’s death in Michigan, various cities have …

By WILL WEISSERT Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for …

By TIM SULLIVAN and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press New York state moved to join California on Friday in ordering nearly all residents to stay in their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of onslaught of patients that has …

Now, the party is suddenly and decisively over. Coronavirus dread has settled uncomfortably over this most social of cities, where public gatherings are banned and 15 of Louisiana's 20 COVID-19 deaths had been recorded as of Saturday.

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus epidemic threatens a body slam …

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. “The president has instructed me …

Over the next 15 days, Americans should not gather in groups of more than 10 people, schooling should be at home and discretionary travel and social visits should be avoided.

By ANDREW TAYLOR, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak. Speaking from …

MIAMI (AP) — Theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris Resort will be closing through the end of the month, starting at the close of business Sunday, the Walt Disney Company announced.  The company said in a statement Thursday that the decision was made “in …