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Palm Sunday services held without public; some on rooftops
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass in the shelter of St. Peter’s…
Kansas man charged in killings of girlfriend, her daughter
WICHITA, Kan. – A Kansas man has been charged with capital murder in the shooting…
Ex-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73
NEW ORLEANS – Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being…
States lack key data on virus cases among medical workers
SEATTLE – Experts and health officials who are trying to plan a response to the…
Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push his broader agenda
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is taking an old political adage to heart: Never let…
Teen arrested in fatal shooting of Wisconsin doctor, husband
MADISON, Wis. – A University of Wisconsin physician and her husband whose bodies were found…
Esper defends firing of Navy ship captain over virus warning
WASHINGTON – With the military under broad pressure to step up its coronavirus response, Defence…
Ukraine battles forest fires near Chornobyl
MINSK, Belarus – Ukrainian firefighters laboured into Sunday night trying to put out two forest…
Brazil state seeks federal troops over indigenous killings
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian state of Maranhao is asking the federal government to…
Lincoln Chafee ends Libertarian run for president
Former Rhode Island governor and U.S. senator Lincoln Chafee has ended his run for president…
Puerto Rico imposes stricter COVID-19 measures amid lawsuit
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The ACLU said Sunday it is seeking an injunction to…
Alaska’s RavnAir Group announces halt to operations, layoffs
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – RavnAir Group plans to halt operations and temporarily lay off all remaining…
Washington state returns ventilators for use in New York
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday that the state will return more…
Chaos and scrambling in the US oil patch as prices plummet
NEW YORK – In Montana, a father and son running a small oil business are…
Taliban warn peace deal with US near breaking point
ISLAMABAD – The Taliban said their peace deal with the United States was nearing a…
Intelligence official ‘disappointed’ after ouster by Trump
WASHINGTON – The ousted inspector general of the intelligence community says he is “disappointed and…
From Iran’s hot zone, Afghans flee home, spreading virus
KABUL – Mahdi Noori, a young Afghan refugee in Iran, was left jobless when the…
Australia’s highest court to judge cardinal’s abuse appeal
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s highest court on Tuesday will judge Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against…
Dubai’s Emaar sells 80% stake in cooling system for $675M
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai’s state-backed developer Emaar said on Monday it sold an…
Police: 7-year-old boy shot in face dies in Pennsylvania
CHESTER, Pa. – A 7-year-old boy who was shot in the face died from his…
Trump tempers officials’ grave assessments with optimism
WASHINGTON – The U.S. surgeon general says that Americans should brace for levels of tragedy…
Baltimore man killed while streaming party on Facebook Live
Baltimore police are investigating the shooting death of a man who was hosting a “game…
Queen delivers message of hope to UK amid virus outbreak
Britain needed a message of hope Sunday. The queen delivered it. Queen Elizabeth II offered…
2020 Watch: Can Trump avoid blame amid deaths, weak economy?
NEW YORK – Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week…