New York University student Hector Medrano, of Los Angeles, checks in for his flight using a touchscreen Saturday, March 14, 2020, at jetBlue's terminal in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Medrano is traveling home during the school's spring break, and opted to wear a face mask as he travels to protect himself. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
March 15, 2020
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March 15, 2020 2:19 p.m.
Trump defends US over airport crowding amid virus fears
CHICAGO (AP) — Harsh criticism rained on the Trump administration Sunday from state and local officials over long lines of returning international passengers at some U.S. airports that could have turned them into coronavirus carriers as they tried to get home.