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Argentina doesn’t make payment, starting default countdown
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina said it didn’t make $500 million in debt payments due…
The Latest: Windom pork plant to close temporarily
MINNEAPOLIS – The latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota (all times local): 7:20 p.m.…
2 cats in NY become first US pets to test positive for virus
NEW YORK – Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the…
Preparation, quick action aid Germany, SKorea virus fight
BERLIN – Derided by many economists for years for insisting on a balanced budget and…
Moving past ‘invisible enemy,’ Trump nudges nation to reopen
WASHINGTON – For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as…
Under pressure, Harvard says it will reject US relief aid
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University announced Wednesday it will turn down $8.7 million in federal…
5 things to know today – that aren’t about the virus
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that are being talked…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Moving past ‘invisible enemy,’ Trump nudges nation to reopen WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, the…
Trump: I ‘disagreed strongly’ with Georgia’s reopening plan
ATLANTA – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he “disagreed strongly” with the decision by…
Asian shares rise moderately as oil prices recover
TOKYO – Asian shares rose moderately Thursday following a rally on Wall Street and even…
AP Explains: What Virgin Australia’s bankruptcy move means
CANBERRA, Australia – Virgin Australia has become the world’s largest airline to seek bankruptcy protection…
California takes small step toward reopening amid outbreak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed his stay-at-home order on Wednesday to let…
Virus traps, sickens foreign labourers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in…
Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ready for a made-for-TV rematch at a time when…
Nurse Jenny from New Zealand recounts treating Boris Johnson
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Nurse Jenny from New Zealand says that helping save somebody as…
Coronavirus cruise ship finally leaves Australian port
CANBERRA, Australia – A cruise ship that is the subject of a criminal investigation after…
European economies on course for unprecedented recessions
LONDON – Europe’s economies are heading for unprecedented recessions as a result of the lockdown…
Tokyo Olympic CEO promises ‘transparency’ over cost of delay
TOKYO – The chief executive of the Tokyo Olympics promised “transparency” with the Japanese public…
DeVos excludes DACA recipients, foreign students from grants
The Trump administration is barring most international students and all students who entered the U.S.…
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country
WASHINGTON – For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as…
Police: Stepfather fatally shot teen during quarantine fight
ATLANTA – A teenager was fatally shot by his stepfather during a fight that may…
News outlets, long resistant to government help, take loans
NEW YORK – The idea of taking government money was once anathema to news organizations…
Truck kills 4 Australian police who stopped speeding driver
MELBOURNE, Australia – A truck smashed into a police car that had stopped a speeding…
F-35 fighter jets begin transfer to Alaska Air Force Base
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The first aircraft in a large group of F-35A Joint Strike Fighter…