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1 dead, 1 injured in plane crash on Alaska’s North Slope
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A pilot has died and a passenger was injured in a plane…
Turkey registers 41 new deaths, lowest since end of March
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s health ministry says 41 more people have died from COVID-19 in the…
Washington Redskins player arrested in Colorado
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – A Washington Redskins player is facing five charges, including felony illegal discharge…
Cuomo says car and race tracks in NY can reopen with no fans
ALBANY, N.Y. – In another step toward reopening its economy going into the summer, New…
Top fugitive in Rwanda’s genocide arrested outside Paris
KIGALI, Rwanda – One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, a wealthy…
Soccer reboot in Germany: No fans, lonely goal celebrations
BERLIN – Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga’s first goal in more than two months and…
Serbia deploys army near border to protect against migrants
BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbia has sent its army to a town near the border with…
China goes after US over more than $1 billion owed to the UN
TANZANIA, Tanzania – China is going after the United States over more than $1 billion…
8 more sailors aboard US ship test positive a second time
WASHINGTON – Eight more sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive again for…
Trump’s emergency powers worry some senators, legal experts
WASHINGTON – The day he declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency, President Donald Trump…
Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech
WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response…
Chinese survey team plans to summit deserted Everest
BEIJING – A Chinese government-backed team plans to summit Mount Everest this week at a…
6 killed, 20 injured as bus flips over on China highway
BEIJING – Six people died and 20 others were injured when a bus flipped over…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Democrats investigating Trump firing of State Dept. watchdog WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats demanded on Saturday…
S. Carolina tourism groups scramble to adjust to new normal
GREENVILLE, S.C. – In March and April, as the coronavirus pandemic grew in South Carolina,…
Inside the rush to secure Rio de Janeiro’s few COVID-19 beds
DUQUE DE CAXIAS, Brazil – Specialists stood over intubated patients in the intensive care unit,…
Shanghai to restart classes as New Orleans diners return
NEW ORLEANS – China’s commercial hub of Shanghai announced the restart of classes for younger…
Tibetans demand China disclose fate of boy taken away in ’95
BEIJING – Tibet’s self-declared government-in-exile marked the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of a boy…
Copper Door Overtown hotel reopens as restaurant
MIAMI – The aroma of buttery vanilla-nutmeg waffles and crispy fried chicken floats up from…
Pakistan kills 4 Islamic State-linked militants in shootout
MULTAN, Pakistan – Pakistani police acting on intelligence raided a militant hideout in a wooded…
Thailand malls reopen, with temperatures taken, masks worn
BANGKOK – Thais streamed into shopping malls on Sunday, once again enjoying their air-conditioned oases…
Oil, tourism, seafood — all hit in Louisiana virus fight
NEW ORLEANS – Every Labor Day weekend, St. Mary Parish celebrates two industries at a…
Chicago planetarium lays off 120 employees due to pandemic
Chicago’s lakefront planetarium will lay off 120 part-time and full-time employees because of revenue loss…
In Detroit, NYC, kindness comes one slice of pizza at a time
NEW YORK – Before the pandemic, Shalinder Singh spent Sundays at his gurdwara, helping serve…