Lock of Lincoln's hair and bloodied telegram up for auction

This is one macabre auction: A lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about his 1865 assassination, is up for sale.

The Latest: More than 550 positive at Virginia colleges

RICHMOND, Va. — More than 550 people have tested positive for the coronavirus at colleges and universities in Virginia.

Teen charged in Kenosha killings stalls return to Wisconsin

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge postponed a decision Friday on whether a 17-year-old should be returned to Wisconsin to face charges in the killing of two people on the streets of Kenosha during unrest following the p…

World leaders praise Japan PM Abe's contributions to ties

World leaders wished Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a rapid recovery and praised his contributions to bilateral relations during his years as Japan's longest-serving leader. Abe announced Friday that he is step…

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S&P 500 rises, heading for year's longest weekly win streak

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks keep ticking higher on Wall Street, and more gains for the S&P 500 on Friday have it on pace to close out its fifth straight winning week.

Shuttered Philippine TV network ends newscasts to millions

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ largest TV network broadcast its final newscasts Friday to millions of provincial viewers with announcers tearfully bidding goodbye after lawmakers voted to reject its li…

55 migrants on crippled yacht safely towed to Greek island

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A crippled yacht carrying 55 migrants has been safely towed to port on the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Rhodes following an overnight search and rescue operation, Greek authorities said F…

Laura's leftovers move east, leaving a disaster in Louisiana

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The remnants of

Brazilian state governor suspended during corruption probe

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian court has temporarily removed Rio de Janeiro’s governor from office due to corruption charges as authorities on Friday said they were carrying out scores of raids and more than a…

Shinzo Abe -- aka 'Super Mario' -- loses out on Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a sellout crowd at the Maracana Stadium as Nintendo game character Super Mario.

AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, Aug. 28, 2020

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Tanker stranded off Malta with migrants rescued 3 weeks ago

ROME (AP) — A tanker that rescued 27 migrants at Malta’s request three weeks ago, was still awaiting permission Friday to bring them to land, and supplies aboard were reportedly running low.

Greek sniffer dog finds 100 kilos of Italy-bound cocaine

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A sniffer dog in Greece led coast guard officers to more than 100 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck bound for Italy, officials said Friday.

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