AP PHOTOS: llegal gold miners ravage Brazil's rainforest

ITAITUBA, Brazil (AP) — The wiry figure of an illegal gold miner wields his machete to cut a path through virgin rainforest, opening the way for his partners heading to a gold mine deep in the Itaituba region of th…

Evangelicals ask Ivanka Trump to help protect migrant kids

More than a dozen prominent evangelicals are appealing to first daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump to help ensure the Trump administration adheres to federal anti-trafficking law in its treatment of una…

TikTok to fight Trump over his pending order to ban its app

NEW YORK (AP) — Video app TikTok said it will

Mexican students start new school year from home

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Millions of Mexican school children returned to classes, but not schools, on Monday as the government attempted to start a new school year despite the challenges of the pandemic.

Zoom suffers outage as students start classes online

NEW YORK (AP) — Zoom is experiencing partial outages during the first day of school for thousands of students who are relying on the video conferencing technology to connect with educators.

U.N. envoy's office says talks on Syria's constitution are on hold after three participants test positive for COVID-19

GENEVA (AP) — U.N. envoy's office says talks on Syria's constitution are on hold after three participants test positive for COVID-19.

Police in Belarus detain several opposition activists

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Police in Belarus on Monday detained several leading opposition activists who have helped spearhead a wave of protests challenging the reelection of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenk…

Falwell says wife had affair, family faced blackmail attempt

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr., currently on a leave of absence as the leader of evangelical Liberty University, has released a statement saying that he is seeking help for the “emotional toll” of an affair…

'Dead' woman found to be breathing at Detroit funeral home

DETROIT (AP) — A young woman who was declared dead at her suburban Detroit home opened her eyes at a funeral home as she was about to embalmed, a lawyer said Monday.

Pompeo, in Mideast, hopes for improved Israel-Arab ties

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he hoped other Arab countries would soon establish diplomatic relations with Israel as he kicked off a Mideast tour to build on the momentum of th…

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Postal chief urges voters to request, return ballots early

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is warning that voters should request mail-in ballots at least 15 days before the Nov. 3 election to ensure they have enough time to receive their ballot, complete i…

Germany to issue 'green bonds' worth up to $13B this year

BERLIN (AP) — The German government plans to generate up to 11 billion euros ($13 billion) for clean transportation and renewable energy projects this year by issuing so-called green bond, officials said Monday.

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