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Florida teacher sought castration not prison, gets 12 years
PENSACOLA, Fla. – A former Florida high school teacher was sentenced to 12 years in…
US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April
WASHINGTON – Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market…
Sikh kitchens feed New Delhi’s masses in virus lockdown
NEW DELHI – At first, the kitchen at the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara cooked 40,000 meals…
Libyan official: Tripoli forces seize another key town
CAIRO – Forces allied with Libya’s U.N.-supported government in Tripoli said on Thursday that they…
Burundi candidate says 200 supporters arrested during vote
NAIROBI, Kenya – Burundi’s leading opposition candidate says more than 200 party supporters were arrested…
N.Y. archdiocese unveils plan for phased worship reopening
NEW YORK – The Archdiocese of New York on Thursday released a plan for a…
AP-NORC poll: Trump approval remains steady during pandemic
WASHINGTON – As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, Americans’ views of the federal and state…
Colleges plan fall opening, but campuses won’t look the same
Growing numbers of U.S. colleges are pledging to reopen this fall, with dramatic changes to…
Family separated for another month due to border closure
LISBON, N.Y. – A family separated by the border between the United States and Canada…
Court says dinosaur fossils worth millions aren’t minerals
HELENA, Mont. – Dinosaur fossils aren’t minerals under state law, a divided Montana Supreme Court…
NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are…
Louisiana officer fired for Facebook coronavirus comments
KAPLAN, La. – A Louisiana police officer has been fired after posting racial comments about…
Iran says 10K medics infected as virus fears rise in Mideast
TEHRAN, Iran – The coronavirus has infected more than 10,000 health care workers in hard-hit…
Trump slams mail-in balloting promoted by his own campaign
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday railed against mail-in balloting that in some cases…
Job market remains grim even as U.S. tentatively reopens
WASHINGTON – Signs of renewed business activity are surfacing across the country as states gradually…
1,700 Florida coronavirus tests damaged on way to lab
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – More than 1,700 Floridians will have to be retested for the coronavirus…
Missing mom defendant: I don’t know what happened to her
HARTFORD, Conn. – A woman accused of being part of a conspiracy to murder a…
US seeking industry co-operation on future medical supplies
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials are invoking a rarely used provision of American law that would…
Feds say man lied to his employer about having COVID-19
ATLANTA – A Georgia man faces charges after authorities say he lied to his employer…
GOP rising star John James faces trouble at top of ticket
Michigan Senate candidate John James has been called a rising star of the Republican Party…
Salvadoran leader to file complaint against congress, courts
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – President Nayib Bukele is threatening to file a complaint with…
Michigan governor wins legal fight with lawmakers over virus
DETROIT – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prevailed Thursday in a high-stakes challenge by Republican lawmakers…
Police chief denies racial profiling in controversial video
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The police chief of a South Carolina city has defended the…
Man charged in son’s death after police chase, crash
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Alabama man has been charged in the death of his 15-year-old…