The Latest: UN General Assembly adopts pandemic resolution

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution on tackling the coronavirus pandemic over objections from the United States and Israel, which protested a successful last-minute C…

US remembers 9/11, with virus altering familiar tributes

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated 9/11 on Friday as another national crisis, the coronavirus, reconfigured ceremonies and as a presidential campaign carved a path through the memorials.

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At least 8 injured in Mexico teachers' college protest

MEXICO CITY (AP) — State police in central Mexico said eight officers were injured by student protesters Friday, while video circulated on social media appeared to show a police bus hitting and knocking over at lea…

Attorneys deny racial motive in Ahmaud Arbery slaying

ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys for a white father and son charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery say their clients weren't motivated by race when they armed themselves, chased after the young Black man and shot him in the st…

Trump lauds Medal of Honor recipient for hostage rescue

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bestowed the Medal of Honor on a U.S. soldier Friday, calling him “one of the bravest men anywhere in the world” for his role in a

Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home

NEW YORK (AP) — Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infect others.

US judge: Saudi royals must answer questions in 9/11 lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of Saudi Arabia's royal family will have to answer questions about the Sept. 11 attacks in what lawyers for victims call a turning point in a long-running lawsuit, a federal judge ruled.

Little Rock police officer who fatally shot motorist resigns

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A white Little Rock police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist during a traffic stop last year resigned on Friday, accusing the police chief of making his working conditions “intolera…

UN council members urge halt to Myanmar-Arakan Army fighting

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A majority of U.N. Security Council members called for an immediate halt to fighting between Myanmar government forces and the Arakan Army guerrilla force following a closed council meeting on…

Second official accused of police-chief hiring fraud resigns

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The acting personnel director of Bridgeport, Connecticut, resigned Friday, a day after he and the police chief were arrested on federal fraud charges.

Challenger to QAnon supporter bows out of race in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic candidate for an open U.S. House seat in Georgia dropped out of the race Friday, clearing a near-certain path to victory for a QAnon-supporting Republican contender who has been critic…

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Police: Detroit-area family target of possible hate crime

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Authorities were investigating as a possible hate crime gunshots and vandalism targeting the home of a Black suburban Detroit family who have a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window, po…

Pakistan arrests journalist for sharing anti-army content

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani journalist was arrested on Friday in the port city of Karachi on charges of spreading hateful content against the country's military on social media, the police and the journali…