Georgia city confronts future of site where slaves were sold

ATLANTA (AP) — Amid a renewed push to

The Latest: Republican ends bid on primary day after arrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's elections (all times local):

1 dead after powerful storm leaves devastation in Midwest

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of thousands across the Midwest remained without power on Tuesday after a powerful storm packing 100 mph winds battered the region a day earlier, causing widespread damage and killin…

US says blast hits Iraq convoy, border attack claim false

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion targeted a U.S.-led coalition convoy in Iraq on Tuesday and caused no casualties, just hours after a newly formed Shiite militant group falsely claimed bombing a simi…

Stocks open higher, pushing S&P 500 closer to record high

Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday, edging the S&P 500 closer to the all-time high it hit in February, before the coronavirus pandemic knocked the market into a steep plunge.

Thai deputy prosecutor quits to aid probe over Red Bull case

BANGKOK (AP) — The Attorney General’s Office in Thailand has set up a committee to investigate whether it followed the law in dropping the last criminal charge against a scion of the Red Bull energy drink empire wh…

Israeli PM's uneasy alliance seems headed toward collapse

JERUSALEM (AP) — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, Benny Gantz, agreed to form an “emergency” government in May after three bitter and deadlocked election campaigns, the goal was to stabilize Is…

The Latest: HHS secretary Azar blames China for virus spread

TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar has redoubled accusations that China failed to adequately warn of the coronavirus after it was first detected in Wuhan.

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US stocks open higher, pushing S&P 500 near all-time record

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 ever closer to the all-time high it reached back in February, before the coronavirus shutdowns slammed the economy. The index was up 0.3% in the early g…

Death toll rises to 2 people from Baltimore gas explosion

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two people are now confirmed dead following a natural gas explosion that destroyed three row houses in Baltimore and sent seven people to the hospital, authorities said Tuesday.

Video: Police tried to cuff young boy at Florida school

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights lawyers sued the police and school district in Key West on Tuesday over their treatment of an 8-year-old boy with special needs who was handcuffed, booked and briefly jailed on a …

Taliban warn against attacks on freed prisoners going home

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Ahead of an upcoming release of Taliban detainees held in Afghan prisons, the insurgent group warned the government in Kabul on Tuesday against any attacks on those released, saying such incidents …

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It took just over six weeks for that number to double. The worldwide count of known COVID-19 infections climbed past 20 milli…

Police probe claims that Indian army faked Kashmir gunbattle

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said Tuesday they are investigating allegations by three families that three of their relatives were killed by the military in a staged gunbattle and burie…