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As coronavirus rolls on, Republicans hit ‘pause’ on new aid
WASHINGTON – Businesses are going belly up, tens of millions have been laid off and,…
Italian lawmaker sorry for calling hostage a ‘neo-terrorist’
ROME – A right-wing lawmaker apologized Thursday for calling a young Italian woman who converted…
Sergeant fired in school shooting response to get job back
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida sheriff’s sergeant fired because he sat in a parked…
Burundi kicks out top WHO official in country ahead of vote
KIGALI, Rwanda – Burundi is kicking out the World Health Organization’s top official in the…
DOJ: Reality star spent emergency loan on Rolex, Rolls Royce
ATLANTA – A reality TV star in Atlanta used an emergency loan from the federal…
Biography of Ida B. Wells coming out in 2021, publisher says
NEW YORK – The great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells is writing a biography of the…
Uplifting idea: Cranes reunite families in corona crisis
WATERMAEL-BOITSFORT, Belgium – Something he saw as he drove to work one morning gave Tristan…
Attack on Turkish workers distributing aid kills 2
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish officials says Kurdish rebels have opened fire and killed two municipality…
Asia Today: Japan easing emergency, Wuhan starts new testing
BANGKOK – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Thursday the lifting of a coronavirus state…
Strong typhoon slams into pandemic-hit Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – A strong typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines on Thursday, knocking out…
Obama emerges as central figure in 2020 presidential race
WASHINGTON – Nearly eight years after he was last on the ballot, Barack Obama is…
Matt Damon describes ‘fairy tale’ lockdown life in Ireland
LONDON – Matt Damon has described living in Ireland during the country’s coronavirus lockdown as…
The promotion will be virtual for new “Hunger Games” novel
NEW YORK – When Suzanne Collins’ “Mockingjay” was published a decade ago, Books of Wonder…
Young priest loses mentor, then his father — both to virus
NEW YORK – The Rev. Joseph Dutan recalls how he lifted the chalice in the…
Concerns grow as Puerto Rico to spend $2B to fight COVID-19
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s governor on Thursday revealed how the U.S. territory…
Some US schools are pulling the plug on distance learning
CUSSETA, Ga. – After the Chattahoochee County school district called an early end to the…
Swearing-in of new Israeli government delayed by infighting
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival-turned-partner, Benny Gantz, on Thursday postponed the…
Greece: Migrants jailed for detention centre riot
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek authorities say two Afghan men have been jailed for six years…
Privacy groups: TikTok app violating children’s privacy
Privacy watchdogs say that the popular TikTok video app is violating a children’s privacy law…
In recording Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian…
San Francisco businessman to plead guilty in corruption case
SAN FRANCISCO – A businessman charged in a public corruption case involving a former high-ranking…
Cassandra Callender, forced to undergo chemo, dies at 22
HARTFORD, Conn. – Cassandra Callender, who was forced by Connecticut courts as a teenager to…
In Pennsylvania, Dem governor aims to contain GOP revolt
HARRISBURG, Pa. – By many accounts, Gov. Tom Wolf has helped contain Pennsylvania’s coronavirus outbreak…
Lives Lost: Brothers who survived Holocaust die weeks apart
NEW YORK – The brothers didn’t have a chance to say goodbye. As young Polish…