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Michigan governor: Trump’s messaging causes ‘greater danger’
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s plan to…
Wuhan embraces Yangtze River as virus-hit city reopens
WUHAN, China – Bathed in golden late-afternoon light, Chen Enting snapped a photo of his…
Dog found 4 months after being stolen from San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO – Four months after a distraught San Francisco woman hired a plane to…
Alaska to allow limited opening of retail, other businesses
JUNEAU, Alaska – Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration announced plans to begin allowing this week the…
Michelle Obama’s star power could help Biden unite Democrats
WASHINGTON – Seeking to unite Democrats, Joe Biden has raced to line up supporters ranging…
No prom? For this teen, it’s a trifecta of missed milestones
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – On a Friday night in late February, 17-year-old Amanda Reynolds raced…
Israel: Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing policeman
JERUSALEM – A Palestinian attacker was shot and killed on Wednesday after he rammed his…
India plans wristband patient surveillance as lockdown eases
NEW DELHI – India said Wednesday that it plans to manufacture thousands of wristbands that…
Facebook invests in India telecom giant Jio for e-commerce
NEW DELHI – Facebook says it plans to invest $5.7 billion in India’s telecom giant…
No prom? For this teen, it’s a trifecta of missed milestones
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – On a Friday night in late February, 17-year-old Amanda Reynolds raced…
Blueberry picking gets out of the field and goes online
CLERMONT, Fla. – It’s springtime, and in central Florida that ordinarily would mean blueberry picking…
As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to…
Coronavirus test maker Roche sees sales rise
GENEVA – Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche, which helps make tests to detect the COVID-19 illness,…
Climate activist: leaders must act in unison during crises
STOCKHOLM – Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday urged world leaders to act together,…
Warner Bros. sends ‘Scoob!’ straight to on-demand
NEW YORK – The animated Scooby-Doo film “Scoob!” will bypass theatres and premiere directly on…
People makes history with Hawn, Hudson on anniversary cover
LOS ANGELES – Three generations will grace the cover of People magazine’s 30th anniversary “Beauty…
Groups request federal protection for Alaska wolf population
JUNEAU, Alaska – Conservationists have asked the federal government to provide better protection for a…
Dutch village evacuated as precaution due to wildfire smoke
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A village of 4,000 people in the southern Netherlands was evacuated…
Germany condemns anti-Semitic disruption of memorial on Zoom
BERLIN – The German government has condemned an anti-Semitic incident that took place during an…
Russian man runs around his bed for more than 10 hours
MOSCOW – A Russian man in the far eastern city of Vladivostok ran circles around…
Sick of working from home? German hotels offer office rooms
FRANKFURT – Cats refreshing their typing skills, kitchen crises, children interrupting conference calls: Working from…
Lives Lost: A man who studied darkness, but beamed light
He’d retreat to his basement, surrounded by thousands of books on the Holocaust. He’d return…
Spiritual counsellors adapt to serve faithful in pandemic
NEW YORK – Esther Roman wasn’t even in the room when she witnessed what she…
Southern states largely go it alone in reopening decisions
BATON ROUGE, La. – Governors in 17 states have committed to regional co-ordination to reopen…