Losing a job
City workers fumigate a street to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, April 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Virus deaths, unemployment accelerating across Europe, US

By Michael R. Sisak, Lori Hinnant And Mark Sherman Apr. 03, 2020 01:41 AM EDT

In this March 30, 2020 photo, a sign saying that the Jobs Center at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development office in midtown Anchorage, Alaska, is closed through the end of April is shown. About half of all working Americans say they or a member of their household have lost some kind of income due to the coronavirus pandemic, with low-income Americans and those without college degrees especially likely to have lost a job. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 02:32 PM EDT

Pat Marmo, owner of Daniel J. Schaefer Funeral Home, walks through a viewing room set up to respect social distancing, Thursday, April 2, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. He and other funeral directors are seeing a surge of clients because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
'We need help': Economic, health crises grow as cases top 1M

By Michael R. Sisak, Lori Hinnant And Mark Sherman Apr. 02, 2020 02:16 PM EDT

A new AP-NORC poll finds deep support for economic policies to protect hospitals, small businesses and individuals. Support is thin for policies supporting airlines and tourism industries.;
AP-NORC poll: About half of workers lose income due to virus

By Josh Boak And Emily Swanson Apr. 02, 2020 02:03 PM EDT