Mother charged after son fatally shoots daughter

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been charged with reckless homicide after her son fatally shot her daughter with a gun she had previously taken away from him, according to an arrest affidavit.

129 Vietnam virus patients repatriated; local spread widens

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A plane carrying 129 Vietnamese citizens diagnosed with COVID-19 arrived in their homeland from Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, with the patients immediately transferred to a hospital for trea…

Wall Street drifts higher ahead of Fed announcement

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve announcement where investors expect the central bank to keep the accelerator floored on its aid for the economy.

Harvard professor faces tax charges tied to Chinese school

BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University professor already facing federal charges for allegedly lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program now faces additional charges of failing to report income from a Ch…

BC-150-actives-e,

University in Louisiana gets a $20M anonymous donation

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A historically Black university in Louisiana has received a $20 million donation from an anonymous donor, the largest private contribution in the school's history.

Stocks open tentatively higher as earnings news pours in

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening tentatively higher on Wall Street ahead of a busy day of potentially market-moving news. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%. Technology stocks were among the biggest winners in the early goi…

The Latest: Russia's Putin says coronavirus 'may worsen'

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to prepare for a possible uptick in coronavirus cases, saying that the situation “remains difficult” and “may worsen.”

Georgia inmates hailed as heroes for saving injured deputy

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff's office is thanking a group of inmates credited with rescuing a deputy who collapsed and suffered a head injury while supervising a jail housing unit.

Officials: US is bringing 6,400 troops home from Germany

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred on by

VIRUS DIARY: For these kids, no adventures to choose

BURKE, Va. (AP) — On a recent car ride, my sons, Billy and Jimmy, were discussing an interactive “Minecraft” show on Netflix that allowed them to choose the direction of the story. I said it sounded like a “Choose …

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

As the world races to find a vaccine and a cure for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham treatments. The…

Plan to get more bikes on road wobbles as UK tackles obesity

LONDON (AP) — A plan by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to get more Britons cycling has got off to a rocky start, with a website offering bicycle repair vouchers crashing at launch.

Storm pummels Caribbean with heavy wind, rain en route to US

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Heavy rains pummeled the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday due to a weather system headed to Puerto Rico and other islands that was expected to develop into a tropical storm that could unl…

AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, July 29, 2020

If you have questions, please email Anthony McCartney at [email protected]. For up-to-the-minute coverage, visit coverage plan at https://newsroom.ap.org for information. For access to AP newsroom and other technic…