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Congo marks sombre Easter while battling COVID-19 and Ebola
BENI, Congo – Congo marked the Easter holiday by bracing to battle both COVID-19 and…
To surf or not to surf? Wave riders ponder pandemic rules
For Ray Booth, surfing is more than just a sport. It’s a passion, a way…
Millions of taxpaying immigrants won’t get stimulus checks
PHOENIX – The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the…
World Bank sees plunge in Latin America, Caribbean economies
MEXICO CITY – The new coronavirus pandemic could send economies tumbling by 4.6% this year…
Netanyahu gains strength as coalition deadline nears
JERUSALEM – Israel’s president on Sunday rejected a request to extend coalition talks between the…
Motor racing great Stirling Moss dies aged 90
LONDON – Stirling Moss, a daring, speed-loving Englishman regarded as the greatest Formula One driver…
Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis called for global solidarity Sunday to confront the “epochal challenge”…
Guam worries as sailors from virus-hit ship take over hotels
HONOLULU – People in Guam are used to a constant U.S. military presence on the…
Smithfield closes South Dakota pork plant due to coronavirus
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other NEW YORK (AP) — Christians celebrated…
Nonprofits weigh financial, human costs of COVID-19 shutdown
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Shuttered doors. Cancelled productions. Empty, dark buildings. Workers laid off and…
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Christians the world over are celebrating a solitary Easter amid a global virus pandemic. Pope…
The Latest: South Korea vice health minister urges alertness
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for…
Trump’s fundraising slows amid outbreak, still sets records
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s record-setting fundraising pace slowed slightly amid the coronavirus outbreak but…
Amnesty International says Myanmar must lift repressive laws
YANGON, Myanmar – Amnesty International criticized Myanmar’s government on Monday, saying it has failed to…
Schooner is school for Dutch teens sailing home due to virus
AMSTERDAM – The sailing trip that 25 Dutch high school students embarked on last month…
Alaska utility urges members to skip mandated yearly meeting
KENAI, Alaska – An Alaska utility plans to hold its annual meeting, but has encouraged…
Dying alone: Coronavirus keeps family from loved ones at end
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Don Pijanowski was not surrounded by loved ones when he died. Instead,…
Supreme Court to hold May arguments by teleconference
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it will hold arguments by teleconference in May…
Abortion clinics: Pandemic boosts demand, heightens stress
NEW YORK – The coronavirus outbreak has fueled attempts to ban abortions in some states,…
South Africa’s lockdown effective, but some problems emerge
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s strict, five-week lockdown, credited with slowing the rate of coronavirus infections…
ACLU: Feds ‘slow walking’ inmate release at stricken prison
WASHINGTON – Prisoner rights advocates accused the federal Bureau of Prisons of “slow walking” the…
Virus clouds fight for vacant US House seat in California
LOS ANGELES – The fight for an open U.S. House seat in a swing district…
Virus doesn’t care as students try to prepare for college
Before the coronavirus slammed the gates on campus visits by prospective students, Serra Sowers had…