Judge: Michigan must count absentee ballots that arrive late

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Friday cleared the way for more absentee ballots to be counted in Michigan, saying envelopes postmarked by the eve of the Nov. 3 election are eligible, even if they show up days lat…

Teacher on leave for 'pretend you are a slave' assignment

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A high school teacher in Iowa has been placed on leave for assigning students to "pretend you are a black slave.”

US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores citing security risk

The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will saddle the apps with technical restrictions that could seriously limit their functionalit…

Virus Outbreak-Milestones, ADVISORY

Two big milestones in the coronavirus pandemic are fast approaching — 200,000 confirmed deaths in the U.S. and at least a million worldwide. The true number of deaths is hard to know, and could be much higher. But …

Emergency tents back as Madrid struggles to curb virus wave

MADRID (AP) — A line of green tents labeled with a red cross stands empty Friday in the garden of a Madrid military hospital as a second wave of the coronavirus takes hold in the Spanish capital.

Book 'em: Police find 'irreplaceable' tomes stolen in 2017

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police in Romania have uncovered a trove of “irreplaceable” books including first editions of works by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton that were stolen in a sophisticated 2017 heist f…

Tropical Storm Wilfred forms in the eastern Atlantic, the latest storm in an active hurricane season

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Wilfred forms in the eastern Atlantic, the latest storm in an active hurricane season.

Judge blocks Michigan's ban on transporting voters to polls

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Michigan's longstanding ban on transporting voters to the polls, ruling it conflicts with U.S. election law.

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Lebanese soccer player dies from stray bullet head wound

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s leading soccer player Mohammed Atwi died on Friday, nearly a month after he was wounded in Beirut by a stray bullet that hit him in the head, the state-run National News Agency reported. He …

Russian military says US flights near Crimea fuel tensions

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military on Friday accused the U.S. and its allies of provoking tensions in the Black Sea region with a sharp increase in the number of bomber patrols and intelligence flights.

Ouch! Bee sting to the mouth floors Tour de France rider

CHAMPAGNOLE, France (AP) — Having ridden nearly 3,200 kilometers (almost 2,000 miles), over four mountain ranges, Tour de France rider Lukas Pöstlberger was forced by a bee sting to the mouth to abandon Friday with…

Wall Street drifts as another bumpy week of trading closes

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting in mixed trading on Wall Street Friday, as another zig-zag week for markets closes out following their abrupt loss of momentum this month.

Embed-Chart-Virus Outbreak-State Case Tracker, ADVISORY

VIRUS OUTBREAK-STATE CASE TRACKER — Chart. This digital embed tracks new cases and deaths, their 7-day averages as well as testing of positive cases and the positivity rate for each state in the U.S. over time. Thi…

Kosovo awards Trump with Order of Freedom for peace efforts

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's awarded U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday with one of the country's highest honors for his government's efforts on peace and reconciliation in the former war-torn region.