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As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option
ATLANTA – Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country…
Police: Man who hijacked Texas bus was sought in slaying
ROWLETT, Texas – A man who hijacked a Dallas-area bus before being killed in a…
’Under siege’: Overwhelmed Brooklyn care home tolls 55 dead
NEW YORK – As residents at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, began dying in…
Miami police disperse crowd by David Guetta’s relief concert
MIAMI – Police said they dispersed crowds violating social distancing guidelines during David Guetta’s coronavirus…
`Handmaid’s Tale,’ Harry Potter on challenged books list
NEW YORK – Stories with gay and transgender themes, a spoof inspired by the family…
N.C. farm rents out miniature donkey to crash video calls
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. – A miniature donkey named Mambo is getting some online love in…
Opponents lose court case against Alaska mine near fishery
JUNEAU, Alaska – Opponents have lost a court case against the proposed copper and gold…
College seniors face job worries, family stress amid virus
Sent home from college because of the coronavirus outbreak, Carter Oselett is back in his…
If colleges cut sports programs, could new models emerge?
College sports programs are already being cut and more are likely on the chopping block.…
Experts: Coronavirus brings spike in anti-Semitic sentiments
TEL AVIV, Israel – Israeli researchers reported Monday that the global coronavirus outbreak has sparked…
Japan scientist ‘very pessimistic’ Olympics will happen
TOKYO – A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is “very pessimistic” the postponed…
World Bank to lend $50M to help Myanmar fight coronavirus
YANGON, Myanmar – The World Bank said Monday it has approved $50 million in emergency…
Elba and wife, recovering from coronavirus, to help others
Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had…
Putin, Maduro talk on the phone about co-operation amid virus
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro discussed co-operation between the…
Stepping up: Mets PA announcer offers kind voice amid virus
NEW YORK – The requests come by the hundreds: the son of an emergency room…
Book on Chornobyl nuclear accident wins $5,000 prize
NEW YORK – Adam Higginbotham’s “Midnight in Chornobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest…
Vegas tourism agency slashing budget, re-doing spending plan
LAS VEGAS – The agency promoting tourism in Las Vegas is quickly re-doing its budget,…
Kosovo PM accuses US envoy involved in his govt’ overthrown
TIRANA, Albania – Kosovo’s acting prime minister on Monday accused a United States envoy of…
WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead
GENEVA – The World Health Organization chief warned Monday that “the worst is yet ahead…
Iran opens up as economic woes trump virus infection fears
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran on Monday began opening intercity highways and major shopping centres to…
Turkey says Syria violating truce in rebel-held north
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s president on Monday accused the Syrian government of taking advantage of…
Police: Suspect in 4 Alabama killings arrested after manhunt
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A man suspected of killing as many as four people across Alabama…
Puerto Rico’s non-unanimous verdicts in peril after ruling
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Defence attorneys in Puerto Rico are rushing to court to…
Sri Lanka election set for June 20, ending possible crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s election commission on Monday set the country’s Parliament elections…