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Governor again expanding order for residents to stay home
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Gov. Tom Wolf has extended his order for residents to stay at…
Saudi forces destroy missile fired over capital Riyadh
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia’s Air Defence Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic…
Police: 6 dead after house fire in southern Indiana
VEVAY, Ind. – Six people died following an early morning house fire in southern Indiana,…
Rhode Island door knocks in search of fleeing New Yorkers
WESTERLY, R.I. – The Rhode Island National Guard started going door to door on Saturday…
Quake shakes eastern Indonesia amid virus outbreak
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A strong inland and shallow earthquake hit parts of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island…
Guaido urges unity government backed by loans to fight virus
MIAMI – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó called Saturday night for the creation of a…
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
President Donald Trump has backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in…
Trump backs off quarantine idea, travel advisory for CT
HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut political leaders had mixed views — and lots of questions —…
Tornado tears through Arkansas college town, with 6 hurt
JONESBORO, Ark. – A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt…
North Korea test fires missiles amid worries about outbreak
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into…
Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98
ATLANTA – The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the…
NJ governor says aggressive anti-virus program to continue
TEANECK, N.J. – As coronavirus cases kept rising in the national epicenter of New York,…
Locked up: No masks, sanitizer as virus spreads behind bars
Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York’s Rikers Island jail had halted.…
US agency includes gun sellers as ‘critical’ infrastructure
WASHINGTON – A gun rights group is cheering the Trump administration’s designation of the firearms…
In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts
CAIRO – Malak el-Kashif left home on her birthday seven years ago. Walking into an…
Delaware brides forced to postpone nuptials as virus spreads
DOVER, Del. – A few weeks ago, Lauren Hinkle was worried her wedding dress might…
Study: Little asbestos found after Detroit house demolitions
Cost-savings and public safety benefits by swiftly demolishing dangerous vacant houses in Detroit could outweigh…
Relief package billions can’t buy hospitals out of shortages
The billions of tax dollars headed for hospitals and states as part of the $2.2…
Coronavirus rumours alleged to have set off Thai prison riot
BANGKOK – Officials in Thailand say a riot at a prison in a northeastern province…
Alaska lawmakers set oil check among at around $1,000
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska lawmakers early Sunday approved a budget that set this October’s oil…
Serial killer dubbed Grim Sleeper dies in California prison
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. – Lonnie Franklin, the convicted serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper”…
Fit, healthy 33-year-old recounts falling ill to coronavirus
ROME – Andrea Napoli didn’t fit the usual profile of a coronavirus patient. At 33,…
Expanded visitor order in RI; Connecticut gets federal help
A look at developments related to the coronavirus around New England. CONNECTICUT President Donald Trump…
As virus makes goodbyes hard, fears of many more rise in US
NEW YORK – The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s…