There's only 1 ride at this year's SC State Fair -- your car

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — There will be no rides or rows of games like ring toss, basketball or Whac-a-Mole, but officials with the South Carolina State Fair are still planning to hold a scaled-down version of the even…

No prosecution in alleged 2019 assault on comedian Andy Dick

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man arrested last year in an alleged assault on comedian Andy Dick won’t be prosecuted, a spokesman for New Orleans' district attorney said Tuesday.

The Latest: South Carolina cases level off, death toll up

COLUMBIA, South Carolina -- The nearly two-month spike in coronavirus cases in South Carolina has leveled off, but the death toll is catching up.

Guatemala burying dozens of unidentified COVID-19 dead

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan hospitals say they have had to bury dozens of COVID-19 victims who have never been identified, and one hospital is creating archives in hopes that once the pandemic passes, their re…

Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask m…

Arizona train derails on bridge that collapses, catches fire

PHOENIX (AP) — A freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in a Phoenix suburb derailed Wednesday, setting the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure, officials said.

Storm causes erosion at Trump backers' private border wall

HOUSTON (AP) — Weeks after it was

Women charged in beating of Wisconsin state senator

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday charged two women, including a high school social worker, with attacking a Wisconsin state senator during a chaotic night of violence outside the state Capitol last mon…

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Former oil boss faces more charges in Mexico corruption case

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former government oil company chief who says he was “used” by “an organized apparatus of power” faced a new round of charges Wednesday, after a judge ruled he could stay out of prison while on …

Mike Pence visits Raleigh in push for schools to reopen

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Raleigh on Wednesday in a push to encourage more K-12 schools to reopen with entirely in-person instruction.

US slaps sanctions on Syrian president's eldest son

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. State Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on President Bashar Assad's eldest son, Hafez, keeping up pressure on the Syrian leader and his inner circle.

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4 Hong Kong youths arrested under new security law

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have made their first major arrests under a new national security law, detaining four young people Wednesday on suspicion of inciting secession.

Suburban Chicago woman pleads guilty to labor trafficking

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a federal labor charge for helping several people from Guatemala enter the U.S. and then forbidding them from leaving her home until they paid off their…