Trump declares ‘I get it,’ then briefly leaves hospital

By JILL COLVIN, STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Two days after being hospitalized with COVID-19, President Donald Trump declared, "I get it," in a message to the nation Sunday before briefly leaving the hospital to salute supporters from his ...

Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — This spring, Magdalena Valiente was expecting her best year as a Florida-based concert promoter. Now, she wonders if the career she built over three decades is over. Back in March, Valiente had been ...

Wheeling Park High School student tests positive for COVID-19

Wheeling Park High School has its first positive COVID-19 test in a student. School principal Meredith Dailer posted a note on the high school’s Schoology platform late Saturday notifying of the positive test. A call also was sent out to parents. “A single positive COVID-19 case has been ...

Trump Improving, But Doctors Say Next 48 Hours Critical for President

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump ...

DeWine: Trump diagnosis ‘powerful reminder’ of virus’ reach

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Days after Ohio hosted the first presidential debate, the state's Republican governor called President Donald Trump's recent positive COVID-19 test a "powerful reminder" that anyone can contract the coronavirus. ...

COVID Cases Rising in Belmont County; second case at local middle school

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County’s COVID-19 coronavirus cases have resumed an upward creep after several quiet days. This past week has also marked a second case at a county middle school, but so far precautions seem to have caught the virus before it could spread, and the work of ...