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Many small businesses say loans won’t get them to rehire
WASHINGTON – Some small businesses that obtained a highly-coveted government loan say they won’t be…
Georgia Democrat stepping down after endorsement of Trump
ATLANTA – A Democratic state lawmaker from Georgia said Wednesday that he’s stepping down, just…
Arizona history April 26-May 2
Sunday, April 26 On this date in 1901, notorious Arizona outlaw Black Jack Ketchum was…
World Bank: Global remittances to drop 20% amid coronavirus
HAVANA – Remittances sent home by migrants from low- and middle-income countries are expected to…
Nashville to pay $35K to family of man slain at Waffle House
NASHVILLE – The city of Nashville will settle a lawsuit with the family of one…
Iran Guard reveals secret space program in satellite launch
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched its first satellite into space Wednesday, dramatically revealing…
Residents of Syrian village hurl stones at U.S. convoy
BEIRUT – Residents of a northeastern Syrian village blocked a road and threw stones at…
Hundreds expected at South Dakota auto races despite virus
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A pair of South Dakota speedways are forging ahead with plans…
Volunteer + tutor = learning and fun for isolated students
NEW YORK – “Tell us about Vikings; tell us about shipwrecks; tells us about pirates…
Cyprus: In fighting virus, politicians listened to experts
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cyprus has negotiated the coronavirus pandemic with a very low per capita…
Social Security and Medicare funds at risk even before virus
WASHINGTON – The financial condition of the government’s two biggest benefit programs remains shaky, with…
Preparation, quick action aid Germany, SKorea virus fight
BERLIN – Derided by many economists for years for insisting on a balanced budget and…
Hotels become barracks for health workers ‘going to war’
NEW YORK – The tourists and conventioneers who once filled the rooms of The New…
US university tracking virus’ spread warns of layoffs, cuts
BALTIMORE – Johns Hopkins University, whose researchers have been at the forefront of the global…
Greece: 2 migrants hurt as shots fired into island camp
ATHENS, Greece – Two asylum-seekers have been hospitalized with light injuries after gunshots were fired…
Hot Pockets heir seeks to avoid prison time, citing virus
An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune who was sentenced to five months in prison…
Masks, gloves, tears as NYPD mourns commander lost to virus
NEW YORK – Pallbearers donned protective face masks along with their police department dress blues.…
Chicago City Council signs off on new police superintendent
CHICAGO – The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the appointment of…
‘I needed to tell their story’: AP staffer captures ER save
John Minchillo was conducting an interview at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center when he heard the…
Ex-Michigan tight end Chuck Christian says he was abused
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The first former University of Michigan football player to publicly say…
Cuomo outlines plan for ‘tracing army’ to tame outbreak
ALBANY, N.Y. – Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg will help create a “tracing…
UN rejects 2 COVID-19 resolutions from Russia, Saudi Arabia
TANZANIA, Tanzania – U.N. officials said the General Assembly rejected two resolutions on the coronavirus…
Amid pandemic, homebrewing surges in popularity
SALEM, Ore. – On March 14, the day after the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a…
Minnesota police discover remains of alleged homicide victim
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Law enforcement officers investigating the killing and dismemberment of a 19-year-old woman…