The Latest: 4 at RNC in Charlotte test positive for virus

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four people at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County say.

Flooding in Niger kills 45, displaces more than 226,000

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Flooding from heavy rains in Niger has killed at least 45 people this week and forced more than 226,000 from their homes, officials in the West African nation said Friday.

County: 4 people tied to RNC in Charlotte have coronavirus

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four people who were at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County said.

Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates on Friday denounced police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a c…

Teen mother pleads not guilty to murder in death of toddler

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee teenager has pleaded not guilty to felony murder and other charges in the death of her 15-month-old daughter, whose disappearance prompted a search across three states.

Beirut residents determined to save heritage lost to blast

BEIRUT (AP) — For the past decade, art collector Nabil Debs has been working on turning his 19th century ancestral home in a historic neighborhood of Beirut to a hotel and art gallery. He planned to open it to the …

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