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NY priest on virus front lines with embattled congregation
NEW YORK – Raul Luis López never had the chance to say goodbye. López was…
5 things to know today – that aren’t about the virus
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked…
Sheriff: Boy dead after police chase partly taped by TV crew
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A man led Alabama officers and a reality television crew on a…
Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to protect against virus
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to…
Automakers help restart US industry as globe reopens further
WARREN, Mich. – More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the…
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
GENEVA – The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member…
FBI: Shooter at Pensacola base co-ordinated with al-Qaida
WASHINGTON – The gunman who killed three U.S. sailors at a military base in Florida…
Civic group: Mexico City virus deaths 3 times those reported
MEXICO CITY – A registry of death certificates in Mexico City suggests there were 4,577…
Tennessee to pause Memorial Day construction lane closures
NASHVILLE – Tennessee officials are pausing most construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes…
Iran sentences couple to death over money laundering
TEHRAN, Iran – A special anti-corruption court in Iran has sentenced a couple to death…
Carrier sidelined by coronavirus heads back to sea this week
WASHINGTON – The USS Theodore Roosevelt will return to sea later this week, nearly two…
Tropical Storm Arthur spins out to sea, will drench Bermuda
Tropical Storm Arthur moved further out to sea Tuesday and was expected to dissipate into…
Rwanda orders release of young women jailed over abortions
KIGALI, Rwanda – Rwanda’s president has pardoned and ordered the release of 50 young women…
Alabama rocket museum laying off workers amid pandemic
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama’s state-owned space museum has permanently cut more than a third of…
Ceremony marks 10th anniversary of quashing of Thai protests
BANGKOK – A group of former demonstrators gathered in Thailand’s capital on Tuesday to remember…
Sony to buy full control of financial unit to weather crisis
TOKYO – Sony Corp. plans to make its financial services unit a wholly owned subsidiary…
Gov’t to lose majority Thai Airways share in restructuring
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a reduction in the government’s stake in financially troubled…
Germany breaks taboo in effort to get EU through pandemic
FRANKFURT – Germany’s agreement to share debt with other EU countries to finance an economic…
UK jobless claims surge by record amount as pandemic hits
LONDON – Unemployment claims in Britain jumped by a record amount in April to their…
Anchorage officials say city faces a childcare shortage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shortage of available childcare for…
Bouncing back: Restaurant debuts ‘bumper tables’ amid virus
OCEAN CITY, Md. – Diners in a Maryland beach town are bouncing back into eating…
Russia says it scales down war games amid pandemic
MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Moscow has scaled down its military drills…
Report card: Chesapeake Bay health grade drops to C-minus
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The health of the nation’s largest estuary dropped from a C to…
India and Bangladesh brace for powerful cyclone
NEW DELHI – A powerful cyclone was moving toward India and Bangladesh on Tuesday as…