AP Exclusive: Harassment, assault absent in Biden complaint  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that did not explicitly accuse him of sexual assault or harassment.

Tracking the ‘Murder Hornet’: A Deadly Pest Has Reached North America  —  Sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations.  —  BLAINE, Wash. — In his decades of beekeeping, Ted McFall had never seen anything like it.

Some Small Businesses That Got Aid Fear the Rules Too Much to Spend It  —  Requirements for using federal coronavirus loans are complicated and confusing for owners.  “It's chaos,” one lawyer said.  —  When a $192,000 loan from the federal government's small-business aid program arrived …

Coronavirus NSW: Dossier lays out case against China bat virus program  —  China deliberately suppressed or destroyed evidence of the coronavirus outbreak in an “assault on international transparency” that cost tens of thousands of lives, according to a dossier prepared by concerned Western governments on the COVID-19 contagion.

Trump Moves to Replace Watchdog Who Identified Critical Medical Shortages  —  The president announced the nomination of an inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services, who, if confirmed, would replace an acting official whose report embarrassed Mr. Trump.

Protester not waving sign with Nazi slogan  —  CLAIM: Pittsburg protester waves sign citing Nazi slogan that translates to “Work Sets You Free.”  —  AP'S ASSESSMENT: False.  The image has been manipulated.  The original photo posted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on April 20 shows …

Apple Data Shows Shelter-In-Place Is Ending, Whether Governments Want It To Or Not  —  Bye-bye shelter-in-place.  Hello re-opening.  —  Apple's Mobility Trends report shows that traffic in the US and other countries like Germany has pretty much doubled in the past three weeks.  It had been down up to 72%.

Coronavirus gets a promising drug.  MAGA world isn't buying it.  —  Over three weeks ago, hydroxychloroquine was all the rage in MAGA world, despite flawed and scattered evidence about whether the drug could help cure coronavirus.  Now there is another drug, remdesivir, with positive early scientific data.

A referendum election in November?  Trump allies see risks  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months from Election Day, President Donald Trump's prospects for winning a second term have been jolted by a historic pandemic and a cratering economy, rattling some of his Republican allies and upending …

Four More “Exhausting” Years?  Trump Reporters Mull Covering a Second Term  —  “I don't know anybody who wants to do another four years of this news cycle,” a senior CNN producer says.  —  The first year of the Trump presidency was a year of calibration for the nation's top journalists …

Coronavirus is making some people rethink where they want to live  —  (CNN)A moving truck came to Rebecca Stevens-Walter's New York apartment this week.  —  But she wasn't there to help pack boxes or supervise the crew.  —  In mid-March, the 39-year-old pastor flew to New Mexico with her husband and two kids.

The New Great Depression Is Coming.  Will There Be a New New Deal?  —  After the coronavirus, political transformation may be inevitable.  —  Until very recently, Andrew Yang thought that the need for a universal basic income would be a big issue in the 2024 election, as …

Fearing Political Peril, Republicans Edge Away From Trump on Pandemic Response  —  Moderate Republicans in competitive districts are navigating a careful balance in addressing the coronavirus crisis, eager to put some distance between themselves and a president whose response has been criticized.

McConnell, Pelosi decline administration offer of increased virus testing of lawmakers  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are declining the Trump administration's offer to provide Congress with rapid testing.

Democrats are slight favorites for Senate control  —  (CNN)Whoever is the president next year may have the ability to appoint one or more justices to the US Supreme Court.  But to get those justices confirmed, the president will need the US Senate behind him.

Ex-Green Beret led failed attempt to oust Venezuela's Maduro  —  MIAMI (AP) — The plan was simple, but perilous.  Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America.  Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country …

AP: Most states fall short of coronavirus testing thresholds  —  ATLANTA (AP) — As more states begin to relax their coronavirus lockdowns, most are falling short of the minimum levels of testing suggested by the federal government and recommended by a variety of public health researchers, an Associated Press analysis has found.

I Still Love New York.  Even If Trump No Longer Does.  —  On October 29 1975, Gerald Ford, then the president of the United States, gave a speech in which he said would he not support legislation that would have provided a federal bailout to New York City, which was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

Trump's national security adviser out of sight in coronavirus response  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump deals with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, he is without a key asset that has served many of his predecessors well during times of crisis: a bold …

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts  —  Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration:  —  Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia …

Cruise Ships Set Sail Knowing the Deadly Risk to Passengers and Crew  —  A Wall Street Journal investigation found scores of cruise ships that began voyages in early March ferried Covid-19 to the U.S. and ports of call world-wide  —  Early in March, the world's cruise-ship operators …

The FBI Set Flynn Up to Preserve the Trump-Russia Probe  —  Perjury trap was not score-settling.  To investigate the president, it was a practical necessity to sideline his chosen national-security adviser.  —  M  —  ichael Flynn was not the objective.  He was the obstacle.

Decoding Bill Barr's Threats To State Coronavirus Orders  —  Once again, Trump's attorney general becomes his political guardian.  —  Attorney General William Barr has chosen to further his patron's desire to “reopen” the economy quickly by warning state and local authorities not to go too far …

Jeffrey Epstein's Harvard ties were extensive, new report reveals  —  Jeffrey Epstein's millions earned him special treatment at Harvard: He had a personal office among university researchers, a dedicated phone line, an unusual visiting fellowship position, and the backing of several high-level faculty …