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What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning…
Vote counting in Suriname suspended due to ‘tired staff’
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Vote counting from Suriname’s National Assembly elections was suspended Tuesday as the…
Former Alaska state Rep. Bob Lynn dies at age 87
JUNEAU, Alaska – Former Alaska state Rep. Bob Lynn has died. He was 87. Lynn…
Biden campaign names national director for voter protection
DETROIT – Joe Biden has hired a national director for voter protection, a role his…
GOP govs offer states as alternative RNC convention host
WASHINGTON – Two GOP governors are offering up their states to host the Republican National…
US company trials coronavirus vaccine candidate in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia – A U.S. biotechnology company began injecting a coronavirus vaccine candidate into people…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
US nears 100,000 pandemic deaths: Does Trump feel your pain? WASHINGTON (AP) — In the…
The Latest: South Korea reports spike in coronavirus cases
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for…
Can Trump feel your pain? US nears haunting virus milestone
WASHINGTON – In the rubble of buildings and lives, modern U.S. presidents have met national…
World watches as South Korea cautiously returns to life
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – The baseball league is on. Students have begun returning to…
Missing hikers found after 18 days in New Zealand wilderness
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Two hikers rescued in the New Zealand wilderness Wednesday got lost…
Saudi police: 6 killed in shootout dispute between families
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A shootout in a southwestern province in Saudi Arabia that local…
India, China in tense standoff at Himalayan frontier
SRINAGAR, India – Indian and Chinese soldiers are in a bitter standoff in the remote…
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…
California sues over sex misconduct on ‘Criminal Minds’ set
LOS ANGELES – The state of California filed a lawsuit Tuesday against CBS, Disney and…
Officials: Prison reform advocate rehearsed jail break plans
NASHVILLE – A longtime prison reform advocate accused of preparing to stage an escape at…
Japan police arrest man in Kyoto anime arson that killed 36
TOKYO – Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a…
Spread of coronavirus fuels corruption in Latin America
MIAMI – Even in a pandemic, there’s no slowdown for swindlers in Latin America. From…
Vatican exiles leader of Bose monastic community
ROME – The Vatican has disciplined another charismatic religious leader, exiling the founder of an…
Brazil envoy says U.S. travel ban won’t hurt relations
WASHINGTON – Brazil’s top diplomat in Washington has waved aside suggestions that relations with the…
South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate
JOHANNESBURG – A soccer mom in one of Cape Town’s posh suburbs drops off a…
Showboat owner planning $100M water park in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The owner of Atlantic City’s Showboat hotel plans to build a…
Ex-NY subway boss named to head London transit system
LONDON – Former New York subway boss Andy Byford has been named London’s new transit…
Vanishing jobs for young could create ‘lock-down generation’
GENEVA – Bashar Ali Naim used to work in a perfume and accessories store in…