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Consumer confidence plunges in April as millions lose jobs
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer confidence plunged in April as millions lost their jobs and there…
Asia Today: Surf’s up, coffee’s ready as New Zealand reopens
BANGKOK – Surfers greeted a spectacular sunrise in Christchurch, construction workers purchased their favourite espresso…
El Salvador leader fights crime and virus, amid criticism
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – The most popular leader in Latin America is a slender,…
Comics keep laughs coming even with clubs closed by COVID-19
LOS ANGELES – Whenever she’s down, Tiffany Haddish says she finds a good joke can…
Pete Davidson’s ‘King of Staten Island’ to open on-demand
NEW YORK – Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island,” starring Pete Davidson, will release…
Germany: Husband, in-laws charged in woman’s exorcism death
BERLIN – German authorities have charged four people in the death of a young woman…
Tennessee family finds dog 54 days after deadly tornadoes
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee family was reunited with their dog nearly two months after…
Pandemic upends lives of Latin America’s domestic servants
MEXICO CITY – The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many of Latin America’s…
Belgians urged to double down on fries, do national duty
BRUSSELS – In a country that claims to be the real birthplace of the finger…
Is it safe to order take-out during the pandemic?
Is it safe to order food via take-out or delivery? Unlike some germs, there’s no…
Gloomy summer looms as pandemic cancels US festivals, trips
HARTFORD, Conn. – Thelma Uranga is sprucing up her back deck in Chicago, hoping to…
Blind justice: No visual cues in high court phone cases
WASHINGTON – On the evening before he was to argue a case before the Supreme…
In a new podcast, Bogdanovich tries to make sense of it all
LOS ANGELES – Podcasts make sense to Peter Bogdanovich, even if so much else doesn’t.…
Sanders advisers form super PAC to back Biden, push him left
WASHINGTON – Top advisers to Bernie Sanders’ unsuccessful presidential campaign are forming an outside political…
Austin City Hall vandalized as Texas readies for slow reboot
AUSTIN, Texas – The City Hall in the capital of Texas was vandalized sometime late…
Pope urges virus lockdown obedience amid church-state debate
ROME – Pope Francis waded into the church-state debate about virus-imposed lockdowns of religious services,…
These first responders beat COVID-19. Now it’s back to work.
The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. It’s sickened…
Officials: US seeks indefinite UN arms embargo on Iran
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The United States has circulated a draft U.N. resolution that would indefinitely…
Chicago police cite homeowner for large party amid pandemic
Chicago police cited a homeowner for disorderly conduct following a crowded weekend house party that…
Trump says US closer to testing international air travellers
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration is considering requiring travellers on certain…
Teen pleads guilty to 2018 Kentucky school shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A teen charged in the 2018 Kentucky school shooting that killed two…
Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans home
Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging…
Rights group: COVID-19 supplies not reaching northeast Syria
TANZANIA, Tanzania – Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that medical supplies to prevent and treat…
Riots in crisis-hit Lebanon reflect growing poverty, despair
TRIPOLI, Lebanon – Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli clashed with troops…