Lisa Marie Pane

Shoppers comply with the mask regulations to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus at Bridgton Books, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Bridgton, Maine. With the coronavirus coming back with a vengeance across the country and the U.S. facing a long, dark winter, governors and other elected officials are showing little appetite for reimposing the kind of lockdowns and large-scale business closings seen last spring. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Oregon, New Mexico order lockdowns as other states resist

November 13, 2020 at 6:24 p.m.

The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across the U.S., even as...

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Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the U.S., as feared

October 26, 2020 at 1:59 p.m.

Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in nearly every state, despite assurances...

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Americans divided over armed civilians who flock to protests

September 1, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

The scenes have become commonplace in 2020: People gathered at state Capitols with semiautomatic long guns strapped across their chests. A couple near St. Louis emerging from their mansion brandishing...

U.S. hits 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, Europe is amazed

August 9, 2020 at 8:39 a.m.

With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain...

Back-to-back suits seek to dissolve NRA, its charitable arm

August 6, 2020 at 10:39 a.m.

New York鈥檚 attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of...

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“Too many are selfish”: U.S. nears 5 million coronavirus cases

August 4, 2020 at 1:16 p.m.

Fourth of July gatherings, graduation parties, no-mask weddings, crowded bars 鈥� there are reasons the U.S. has racked up more than 155,000 coronavirus deaths, by far the most of any...

Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada works on a 20,000 square foot mural of a health care worker near the Queens Museum, back left, and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, back center, in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The mural is to honor those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic, especially minority healthcare workers. The portrait was inspired by Dr. Ydelfonso Decoo, an immigrant doctor who died from coronavirus complications while serving hard-hit communities of color. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

U.S. deaths from coronavirus surpass 100,000 milestone

May 27, 2020 at 5:01 p.m.

The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths.

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NRA cutting staff and salaries amid coronavirus pandemic

May 3, 2020 at 9:43 a.m.

The National Rifle Association has laid off dozens of employees, canceled its national convention and scuttled fundraising, membership and shooting events that normally would be key to rallying its base...

Trump administration rules gun shops “essential” amid coronavirus

March 30, 2020 at 2:55 p.m.

The Trump administration has ruled that gun shops are considered 鈥渆ssential鈥� businesses that should remain open as other businesses are closed to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. Gun...

Liberal gun owners face dilemma in 2020 field

February 29, 2020 at 5:25 p.m.

LAS VEGAS 鈥� Like many liberals, Lara Smith considers herself a feminist, favors abortion rights and believes the nation鈥檚 immigration policies under the Trump administration have just been 鈥渧ile.鈥� But...

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