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‘Feisty’ 103-year-old survives virus, celebrates with beer
WILBRAHAM, Mass. – “Feisty” is the way Shelley Gunn describes her 103-year-old grandmother. That quality…
Official: Virus was ‘devastating’ for Nebraska tourism
OMAHA, Neb. – Nebraska’s tourism industry has lost millions of dollars in revenue to the…
Officer will keep job despite racist email about virus masks
NORMAN, Okla. – An Oklahoma police officer will keep his job after being disciplined for…
Suits accuse retail chains of flooding Ohio with painkillers
CLEVELAND – Five retail chains flooded two Ohio counties with tens of millions of prescription…
Meatpacking union: 44 COVID-19 deaths among workers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – At least 44 meatpacking workers in the U.S. have died from…
Secrecy on legislator’s COVID-19 illness roils a statehouse
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A bitter partisan fight over a Pennsylvania lawmaker’s decision to wait a…
Grand Canyon to fully open South Rim entrance in June
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – The Grand Canyon is expanding access to its more…
US charges North Koreans in $2.5B sanctions-busting scheme
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens…
Absence of pandemic on Florida Cabinet agenda is hot topic
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the only Democrat holding statewide office in Florida,…
Trump continues to claim broad powers he doesn’t have
WASHINGTON – Threatening to shut down Twitter for flagging false content. Claiming he can “override”…
Texas to allow some fans at outdoor pro sports events
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas will soon allow outdoor pro sports events to have spectators, but…
Police, experts condemn knee restraint used on George Floyd
Police around the nation and law enforcement experts on Thursday broadly condemned the way George…
Lives Lost: Veteran guarded Nazis during war crimes trial
Emilio DiPalma was, as he liked to say, just a kid from western Massachusetts when…
Alaska posts first double-digit rise in virus cases in weeks
JUNEAU, Alaska – State figures released Thursday show the first double-digit increase in COVID-19 cases…
Trump ally Stone won’t need to go to prison quarantine site
WASHINGTON – By the end of June, he’ll be Inmate No. 19579-104. But Roger Stone,…
Sen. Cortez Masto withdraws name from Biden VP consideration
LAS VEGAS – Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada said Thursday that she’s not…
NSA: Russian agents have been hacking major email program
BOSTON – The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that…
Stranded in paradise: Hundreds of sailors stuck in Pacific
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – For as long as she can remember, 28-year-old Kristen Pankratz has…
Rising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damage
WASHINGTON – The coronavirus crisis threw at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last…
Texas jail says guards didn’t notice inmate giving birth
DALLAS – A woman managed to go into labour and give birth alone in a…
UN urges $2.4 billion to help Yemen cope with war and virus
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The U.N. humanitarian chief urgently appealed for $2.4 billion to help millions…
Iran says it will continue nuclear work despite US sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran said Friday its experts would continue nuclear development activities, despite sanctions…
Punching through turmoil: Pro boxer helps medical staff cope
PARIS – Hassan N’Dam, former middleweight boxing champion of the world, wanted to repay the…
Australian court rules queen’s letters can be made public
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s highest court ruled on Friday to make public letters between Queen…