NASA's next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover.

John Lewis' body arrives at Capitol to lie in state

WASHINGTON (AP) — The body of the late Rep.

Body of John Lewis arrives in DC to lie in state at Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — The body of the late Rep. John Lewis has arrived in Washington to lie in state as lawmakers gather to pay tribute to the long-time Georgia lawmaker and icon of the civil rights movement.

Iraq PM orders probe after 2 protesters killed in clashes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister said Monday he had ordered an investigation into the killing of two anti-government protesters, saying security forces were not authorized to fire “a single bullet” toward the d…

Torrential rains wreak destruction in Yemen, killing dozens

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Flash floods have ravaged swaths of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens dead and destroying thousands of homes, security officials and an aid group said Monday.

Concern grows in Bosnia over mounting COVID-19 cases

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The rising number of coronavirus cases in Bosnia prompted the World Health Organization on Monday to call on authorities to increase contact tracing and testing, or the Balkan co…

Sudanese bury victims of Darfur violence as troops deploy

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese in the western Darfur region on Monday buried their dead from the latest bout of violence between between Arab tribes, an aid worker said, after more than 60 people were killed over the past t…

Hanna weakens but flooding still threat in Texas, Mexico

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A downgraded Hanna continued weakening on Monday but its remnants still threatened to bring rainfall and flash flooding to waterlogged parts of South Texas and Northern Mexico that have…

Pelosi presses GOP to quickly negotiate virus aid with Dems

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deadlines looming, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi implored Republicans and the White House on Monday to come quickly to the negotiating table with Democrats over the next

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Congo communities slam army, UN for failing to stop massacre

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Community leaders in eastern Congo are condemning the military and United Nations peacekeepers for not doing more to stop the bloodshed when at least 220 people were killed earlier this month…

Belgium implements drastic plan to avoid another lockdown

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's prime minister on Monday put the brakes on the country's coronavirus exit plan, unveiling a set of drastic social distancing measures aimed at avoiding a new general lockdown amid a surge …

German couple detained over threat mail to lawmakers, others

BERLIN (AP) — A former Bavarian police officer and his wife were temporarily detained and their home was searched in connection with an investigation into a series of far-right death threats emailed to left-wing la…

Stocks resume rise, gold rushes to record ahead of busy week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks resumed their upward march on Wall Street Monday, while the price of gold rushed to a record high at the start of a week packed with potentially market-moving events. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% fo…

In shift, Tunisians top migrant groups reaching Italy by sea

ROME (AP) — More boats carrying Tunisian asylum-seekers reached a tiny southern Italian island Monday, part of a steady stream from the economically struggling North African country that is sorely testing Italian s…