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Authority: Stranded ships begin transiting Panama Canal
PANAMA CITY – The Panama Canal Authority said Sunday that two cruise ships carrying more…
Photo of health care workers flying to help NY gets love
A photo of health care professionals from Georgia on a Southwest plane on their way…
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the country’s voluntary national shutdown for a month, significantly…
Blissful ignorance? Submariners likely unaware of pandemic
LE PECQ, France – Of a world in coronavirus turmoil, they may know little or…
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked…
Boat does doughnuts after hitting wave, throws man overboard
WASHINGTON – A boat that started doing doughnuts after hitting a wave in the Potomac…
Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll
WASHINGTON – Bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people,…
Vermont underground railroad museum director retiring
FERRISBURGH, Vt. – The director of a Vermont museum that’s focused on the underground railroad…
Greek WWII resistance hero Manolis Glezos dies at 97
ATHENS, Greece – Manolis Glezos, a Greek World War II resistance hero, who remained active…
Philippines grounds company’s aircraft after deadly fire
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine aviation officials on Monday grounded all aircraft belonging to a company…
Bangladesh garment makers say $3B in orders lost to virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh garment manufacturers say fashion retailers have cancelled or put on hold…
US pending home sales trended higher before virus outbreak
BALTIMORE – Americans signed more contracts in February to buy homes, but the gains are…
‘Calling all scientists’: Experts volunteer for virus fight
NEW YORK – Michael Wells was looking for a chance to use his scientific training…
Grandma’s not here: Coronavirus keeps kids from older family
SALT LAKE CITY – A few weeks ago, Debbie Cameron saw her grandsons most days,…
College seniors hurried to squeeze in last school memories
It was during Act 1 of the final dress rehearsal for Puccini’s “La Rondine” at…
More than 50 new Oklahoma coronavirus cases, one new death
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 50 new cases of coronavirus and one additional death due…
Gray hair, don’t care: Cuts and colour lead to home travails
NEW YORK – Sister love playing out in a living-room hair trim. A botched home…
Hungary approves extra government powers, with no end date
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary’s parliament on Monday approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s…
Nipsey Hussle’s legacy endures a year after his death
LOS ANGELES – The year since Nipsey Hussle was gunned down has not diminished the…
Dubai Expo 2020 recommends postponing a year amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai’s Expo 2020 should be postponed to next year over…
Meadows resigns House seat, starts at White House on Tuesday
WASHINGTON – Rep. Mark Meadows is resigning his congressional seat effective 5 p.m. Monday as…
With more infections than China, Spain tightens lockdown
MADRID – Spain enforced even tighter stay-at-home rules Monday for its 47 million people, as…
Moscow goes into lockdown, rest of Russia braces for same
MOSCOW – The Russian capital, Moscow, on Monday woke up to a lockdown obliging most…
Court: Grand jury records from lynching can’t be released
ATLANTA – The grand jury records from the 1946 lynching of two black couples in…