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Virus spread forces lockdown on another tribal reservation

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Crow Tribe in Montana ordered its members to lock down for two weeks beginning Friday as tribal leaders moved to slow a sharp spike in coronavirus cases and deaths on yet another reservatio…

Arrest of Polish LGBT activist leads to scuffle with police

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — LGBT rights activists scuffled with police Friday in Warsaw after turning out on the streets to protest the arrest of an an activist.

Jerry Falwell Jr. taking an indefinite leave of absence as president and chancellor of Liberty University.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. taking an indefinite leave of absence as president and chancellor of Liberty University.

The Latest: UN says willing to investigate Beirut disaster

BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):

Liberty University's Falwell taking leave of absence

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. has agreed to take an indefinite leave of absence from his role as president and chancellor of Liberty University, the school announced Friday.

Pompeo rejects Congress' subpoenas for IG, Biden probe info

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday rejected congressional subpoenas issued for him and for the State Department to provide information and testimony to lawmakers about two politically charge…

US officials: Russia vs. Biden, China vs. Trump pre-election

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that individuals linked t…

4 US deaths tied to methanol-based hand sanitizers

NEW YORK (AP) — Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help stop the coronavirus from spreading, but drinking the products turned out to be deadly for four people in two states.

DA investigates after girls handcuffed in stolen car mix-up

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — An investigation will determine if police officers in suburban Denver will face charges after they placed a group of Black girls on the ground, handcuffing some of them in tears, during a a car…

The Latest: South Carolina events granted size exceptions

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fans can watch September’s NASCAR race at Darlington in person and have a four-course meal while watching a medieval jousting tournament in South Carolina thanks to exceptions granted to the state’…

Endangered Brazilian monkeys get a bridge to themselves

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The overpass juts from a forest over a four-lane highway in a rural area outside Rio de Janeiro. It's meant for a very special sort of pedestrian: golden lion tamarins, small orange primates t…

Mauritius declares environmental emergency after Japanese-owned ship that stranded offshore begins spilling tons of fuel

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius declares environmental emergency after Japanese-owned ship that stranded offshore begins spilling tons of fuel.

Gunmen kill at least 20 in village in eastern Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Gunmen stormed a cattle market and opened fire in an eastern Burkina Faso village Friday, killing at least 20 people and injuring many others, a local government official said.

Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius declared a “state of environmental emergency” late Friday after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel.