Lives Lost: Man of the sea who made Arizona desert home

PHOENIX (AP) — Carlos Manuel Sandoval lived for decades in Phoenix on the edge of the Sonoran Desert, but he never stopped hearing the siren call of his birthplace — Guaymas, Mexico.

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Stocks open slightly lower on Wall Street as aid talks stall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street Friday as traders find several reasons to put the market’s recent rally on hold. Continuing gridlock in Congress over extending economic relief to mi…

A US first, New Hampshire woman gets second face transplant

BOSTON (AP) — For the second time in a decade, a New Hampshire woman has a new face.

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound. With confirmed viral cases…

Searchers in Beirut recover more bodies days after blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue teams pulled more bodies from the rubble of Beirut's port Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing nearly 150 people and…

AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, Aug. 7, 2020

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Winfrey demanding justice for Breonna Taylor with billboards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — First, Oprah Winfrey put Breonna Taylor on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine. Now the media mogul is spreading her message with billboards demanding justice for the Kentucky woman shot to de…

Monsoon flood, mudslide kill 15 in India, disaster team sent

NEW DELHI (AP) — A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain and flooding killed at least 15 people and buried 20 homes of tea plantation workers in southern India on Friday, police said.

Power outage leaves large swaths of Manhattan in the dark

NEW YORK (AP) — A power outage cast darkness across large swaths of Manhattan early Friday, as tens of thousands of people in other parts of New York City were still without electricity in the aftermath of Tropical…

The Latest: Pope Francis sends donation to Church of Lebanon

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The Latest: Workers at convention in Milwaukee test positive

MILWAUKEE — Three workers hired to help set up the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the event’s organizers.

Alabama high school football team, band under quarantine

ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) — The entire football team and marching band at a small-town Alabama high school are under quarantine following exposure to the new

Georgia DA who charged officers faces tough primary runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Against the backdrop of protests over racial injustice and police brutality and with allegations of misconduct emboldening challengers, the top prosecutor in Georgia’s most populous county is fightin…

The Latest: EU Council president heading to Beirut for talks

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