Several arrests precede Charlotte's pared-down share of RNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Several protesters and a person who illegally entered a secure area were arrested in the hours before North Carolina’s scaled-back share of the Republican National Convention on Monday, local…

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Local virus cases in Gaza raise fears of a wider outbreak

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Authorities in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first coronavirus cases spread through the community, raising fears of a potentially devastating outbreak in the impoverished Pales…

California justices toss death penalty for Scott Peterson

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Scott Peterson's conviction for killing his pregnant wife will stand, but the California Supreme Court on Monday overturned his 2005 death sentence in a case that attracted worldwide atten…

Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns as leader of Liberty University, according to an official from the evangelical school

RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns as leader of Liberty University, according to an official from the evangelical school.

Ex Miami lawmaker hired by Venezuela elected to GOP board

MIAMI (AP) — Democrats are sharpening attacks on a former congressman who was quietly elected to the Miami GOP's executive committee despite a federal investigation into a $50 million lobbying contract with a favor…

As world grapples with pandemic, schools are the epicenter

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The world is settling into a new normal for everyday life amid the coronavirus pandemic: online school classes, intermittent Zoom outages, museums that will only allow about a quarter of their…

US signals it will deport Colombian warlord to Italy

MIAMI (AP) — Attorneys for the Justice Department signaled the U.S. would deport a former Colombian paramilitary warlord to Italy within the next two weeks despite a last-minute challenge by the South American nati…

California high court tosses Scott Peterson’s death sentence

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction but overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, and said prosecutors may try aga…

Authorities detect community spread of virus in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first cases of coronavirus spread through the community, raising fears of an outbreak in the impoverished territo…

Mexico lucha libre wrestlers struggle to survive amid virus

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Few of Mexico’s cultural traditions have been hit as hard by the coronavirus pandemic as “lucha libre” wrestling. The death toll among wrestlers has risen dramatically and wrestling arenas are cl…

Man jailed without bond in death of Arkansas jogger

NEWPORT, Ark. (AP) — A man was jailed without bond Monday on suspicion of capital murder, kidnapping and rape in the death and disappearance of a 25-year-old woman who was last seen out jogging in rural northeast A…

Consultant charged in covert lobbying of Trump officials

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American consultant has been charged in an illicit lobbying effort to get the Trump administration to drop an investigation into the multibillion-dollar looting of a Malaysian state investment …

Ex-teacher accused of sexually abusing prep school student

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — A former math teacher at a prestigious New Hampshire prep school was arrested Monday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a student numerous times over several years.

Case cites senator's words before protesters marred monument

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When protesters gathered at one of Virginia’s Confederate monuments in June, police say a state senator approached them with a warning: “(T)hey are going to put some paint on this thing, and y’a…