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Get ready for another pandemic week: See for yourself how and where COVID-19 coronavirus is spreading, then view helpful interactive guides to staying safe and well.

The younger Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night after being hospitalized in New York.

Also: Virus fears cancel Philly's Naked Bike Ride, singer Shania Twain says lockdown improved her marriage, and what to do when you hit that COVID-19 wall.

The problem: Docs moved too fast to do a formal study, so the use of blood plasma to treat COVID-19 isn't proven. Plus: New virus guides for parents, and data showing virus spread in our state and nation.

Americans increased their retail purchases in July, with solid gains in appliances and clothing, restoring sales to their level before the viral pandemic erupted in March.

Trump also urges Americans to wear masks but opposes a national requirement. Plus: The NFL tries to virus-proof stadiums, and local school officials struggle with reopening difficulties.

The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the pandemic intensified five months ago yet still remains at a high level.

With a vaccine months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.

Even with U.S. cases slightly slowing, college officials have started canceling fall sports. Meanwhile, worldwide virus cases have doubled in six weeks. See the latest data here. 

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a vaccine against the virus.

Each day The Associated Press answers reader questions about the coronavirus. How long does the virus live on surfaces? Find out here, along with answers to more questions on our minds lately.

The emergencies chief for the World Health Organization said that COVID-19 doesn’t seem to follow the seasonal patterns that some viruses exhibit, making it harder to control.

Five states account for 40% of cases. Get a full report and see five charts that show the spread in our state and nation.

Plus: 100 air passengers get banned for no masks, while it's Harleys everywhere and masks nowhere at the annual Stugis biker rally. Also: Get back-to-school safety tips in this time of COVID-19.

An Air India Express flight with 190 people on board skidded off a runway in heavy rain in southern India. The flight was meant to bring home Indians stranded abroad by COVID-19 travel limits.

Hopes on Capitol Hill for a deal soured Thursday and there was increasing worry that GOP negotiations with Democrats might collapse. Get the latest here.