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Mayor taps ex-Dallas chief to head Chicago police force
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday named former Dallas police Chief David Brown to head…
UN in cash crisis from unpaid dues, secretary-general says
TANZANIA, Tanzania – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations is facing a cash…
Trump campaign calls Sessions ‘delusional’ in letter
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – President Donald Trump’s campaign has sent a letter to Jeff Sessions, his…
NYC residents should cover face when in public, mayor says
ALBANY, N.Y. – As coronavirus cases soared, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio asked…
26 infected with coronavirus at Mexico hospital; doctor dead
MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government is sanitizing a public hospital in a northern steel…
Analysis: It’s time for Tomjanovich to get the Hall’s call
The votes are in, and word is about to come if this, finally, is the…
100,000 tourists stuck in New Zealand to leave as rules ease
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – About 100,000 tourists stuck in New Zealand since it began a…
Brokerage worker loses paternity leave appeal in Japan
TOKYO – A Japanese court on Friday rejected a request by a former brokerage manager…
Israel arrests Palestinian official in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – Israeli police arrested the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs early Friday for allegedly…
Memo: Some in US may not get stimulus checks until August
WASHINGTON – The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under…
‘We love you NHS’: UK health service gears up for virus peak
LONDON – Dr. Nishant Joshi is on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic —…
More US government support sought for Americans held abroad
WASHINGTON – Relatives of Americans who are wrongfully imprisoned abroad or held hostage by militant…
The Cuomo show, Andrew and Chris, enliven coronavirus TV
NEW YORK – With all their familial love and drama, the Cuomo brothers — Andrew…
Carnegie Hall projects $9M deficit, expects cuts next season
Carnegie Hall is projecting a $9 million operating deficit on its $104 million budget after…
Dr. Fauci’s face will soon be on a bobblehead
MILWAUKEE – The United States’ top infectious disease specialist is getting his own bobblehead. The…
Judge allows Alaska tribal herring lawsuit to move forward
SITKA, Alaska – An Alaska court upheld a lawsuit by a tribal organization against the…
With high schools closed, France’s key ‘Bac’ exam cancelled
PARIS – For the first time in France’s history, students won’t take the national end-of-high-school…
Travel advisory lifted on I-29 from Fargo to Canadian border
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation and the Highway Patrol have lifted…
Israel to help Christians share ‘holy fire’ amid outbreak
JERUSALEM – Israel is working with foreign governments and Orthodox Christian leaders in the Holy…
Prince Charles opens new London hospital for virus patients
LONDON – Prince Charles remotely opened a vast temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at London’s…
With parks closed, Disney starts furloughs in 2 weeks
ORLANDO, Fla. – Saying they don’t know when they’ll be able to re-open many of…
‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that…
Cuba: US embargo blocks coronavirus aid shipment from Asia
HAVANA – Cuban officials say a shipment of coronavirus aid from Asia’s richest man, Jack…
Grains mixed, livestock lower.
Wheat for May rose 7.50 cents at 5.4925 a bushel; May. corn was off 2.75…