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Ex-NSA contractor seeks prison release because of virus
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A former National Security Agency contractor sentenced to federal prison for leaking…
Hawaii ‘Hotels for Heroes’ makes changes as demand increases
HONOLULU – A Hawaii program providing free hotel rooms to health workers responding to the…
Pence going to Colorado for Air Force Academy graduation
DENVER – Vice-President Mike Pence will travel to the Air Force Academy for its pared…
FBI: Government’s response to virus spurred would-be bomber
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Missouri man who investigators say was planning to bomb a…
A virus that hits all faiths tests religion’s tie to science
NEW YORK – Tanzania’s president claimed the coronavirus “cannot sit in the body of Christ.”…
Asia Today: Millions vote in South Korea despite virus
BANGKOK – Millions of South Korean voters wore masks and maintained social distancing as they…
WWII veteran, age 99, raises millions for UK health service
LONDON – A 99-year-old British army veteran who started walking laps in his garden as…
Giuliani associates’ trial delayed until 2021
NEW YORK – A trial for two associates of Rudy Giuliani charged with using foreign…
N. Carolina lawsuit cites virus to stop touch-screen voting
RALEIGH, N.C. – The threat of hand-to-hand contamination from the new coronavirus while voting entered…
Trade guru Navarro throws elbows for Trump on virus supplies
WASHINGTON – Peter Navarro’s eagerness to confront, attack and be, as one former associate put…
Charlotte diocese faces 2 suits over alleged priest abuse
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two lawsuits have been filed against the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte claiming…
Newsom’s mask deal shows tendency for big plans, few details
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement was audacious: On a national news show,…
Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info
CHICAGO – Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic…
Stocks sink on Wall Street as grim economic news pours in
NEW YORK – Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as more signs emerge of…
Silver Dollar City lays off staff amid coronavirus outbreak
BRANSON, Mo. – Silver Dollar City has announced it is preparing to lay off 257…
Lawyer for Hanukkah stabbing suspect seeks to exhume victim
RAMAPO, N.Y. – An attorney for the man accused of committing an anti-Semitic attack with…
France urging top powers to endorse UN virus cease-fire call
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron says he hopes that “in the coming days” the…
Missteps mar Puerto Rico’s response to the coronavirus
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico officials say data that show COVID-19 cases on…
Baltimore Police defends planned aerial surveillance program
The Baltimore Police Department on Wednesday defended its planned aerial surveillance program, characterizing it as…
Arkansas asks court to reinstate abortion ban due to virus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas’ attorney general asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to allow…
Alaska pot board plans another meeting on emergency rules
JUNEAU, Alaska – The board that regulates Alaska’s legal marijuana market on Wednesday discussed but…
The Latest: Minn. AG’s mother died of COVID-19 complications
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota (all times local):…
Justice Dept. watchdog to inspect prisons amid virus spread
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s inspector general will conduct remote inspections of Bureau of Prisons…
Guatemala expands testing of deportees arriving from US
GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala has started testing all deportees arriving on flights from the United…