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.

Jewish pilgrims retreat from Ukrainian border

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of Hasidic Jews, stuck at the Ukrainian border for days due to coronavirus restrictions, have turned back without reaching their destination, the grave of a revered rabbi, officials s…

US bans WeChat, TikTok citing privacy, national security

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, with a total ban on the use of the latter, citing national security and data privacy concerns.

Flat open on Wall Street amid coronavirus, economic concerns

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening flat on Wall Street Friday and global shares are mixed as investor attention shifts again to the uncertainties in global economies amid the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 is up…

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Official rips critics for attack on daughter with COVID-19

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida county commissioner is firing back at an anti-mask critic who took to social media, claiming to show the official's hypocrisy for pushing coronavirus safety precautions on the…

The Latest: EU seals second coronavirus vaccine deal

BRUSSELS -- The EU Commission has finalized a deal with Sanofi and GSK allowing its 27 member states to buy up to 300 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine.