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Spoiler? Amash’s 3rd-party presidential bid raises concerns
WASHINGTON – Just as a jam-packed presidential field finally was whittled down to two, the…
The Latest: India touts gains in curbing virus with lockdown
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for…
AP-NORC poll: High use, mild trust of news media on COVID-19
WASHINGTON – Americans have faced upheaval over the past six weeks as the coronavirus spreads…
US consumer spending plunges 7.5% in March, reflecting virus
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending plunged 7.5% in March, reflecting the growing impact of the…
Israel’s attorney general: No grounds to bar Netanyahu as PM
JERUSALEM – Israel’s attorney general said Thursday he sees no legal grounds for barring Benjamin…
‘Trolls’ went straight to homes. Movie theatres are fuming.
NEW YORK – The most controversial movie of the year is … “Trolls World Tour”?…
John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23
NEW YORK – John Bolton’s book has again been delayed, according to listings on Amazon.com…
Polish judge leaves office, hopes for judicial independence
WARSAW, Poland – The retiring head of Poland’s Supreme Court told her supporters Thursday that…
Vatican closes latest probe into girl’s 1983 disappearance
ROME – The Vatican has formally closed its latest investigation into the 1983 disappearance of…
Trump ally Roger Stone appeals sentence in Russia probe
WASHINGTON – Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, is appealing his three-year…
Biden reaches deal to let Sanders keep hundreds of delegates
WASHINGTON – Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has agreed to let former primary rival Bernie…
Poland’s ex-leaders to boycott May presidential election
WARSAW, Poland – All of Poland’s living former presidents, and many ex-prime ministers, said Thursday…
About 50 bodies found in trucks outside NY funeral home
NEW YORK – Police were called to a Brooklyn neighbourhood Wednesday after a funeral home…
Man wanted in Germany for alleged IS terror plot arrested
TIRANA, Albania – A 24-year-old man wanted in Germany for allegedly belonging to a cell…
Lebanese PM says Cabinet will seek IMF financial assistance
BEIRUT – Lebanon will request aid from the International Monetary Fund to help the nation…
Top European Union diplomat denies bowing to China pressure
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s top diplomat denied Thursday that his agency bowed to pressure…
Russian prime minister says he tested positive for virus
MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday that he has tested positive for…
Few new restrictions as Georgia’s shelter-at-home order ends
ATLANTA – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will allow his statewide shelter-in-place order to expire at…
Military sexual assault reports rise, in Air Force above all
WASHINGTON – Reports of sexual assaults across the military increased slightly last year, with the…
Alabama student names NASA’s first Mars helicopter
NORTHPORT, Ala. – An Alabama high school student named NASA’s first Mars helicopter that will…
Ex-Honduran national police chief charged in New York
NEW YORK – The former chief of the Honduran National Police faces drug and weapons…
Pass the plate? Not yet, as churches rethink their routines
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – It’s almost unheard of to go into a Southern Baptist church and…
California governor orders Orange County beaches to close
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom closed beaches in Orange County on Thursday, overriding…
Police to build levee in search for missing Missouri woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A levee will be built on a river in Missouri where police…