Tropical Storm Hanna strengthens slightly; Gonzalo looms

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna strengthened slightly Friday as it moved toward the Texas coastline, threatening to bring heavy rain, rough waters and strong winds, all while another tropical storm continued to a…

The Latest: Germany to test for coronavirus at airports

BERLIN — German authorities plan to set up testing stations at airports to prod people arriving from high-risk countries to get tested for the coronavirus.

Lawyers for Bosnian War strongman seek court delay in appeal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic said Friday that his health is bad and getting worse, as his lawyers sought another delay for a United Nations hearing in the appea…

Stocks fall with tech's continued slide, US-China tensions

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is struggling again on Friday as big technology stocks continue to fall back to earth and as tensions ramp higher between the world’s two largest economies.

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Mounting virus cases spark concern in Florida nursing homes

MIAMI (AP) — The coronavirus transformed Florida’s nursing homes into closely guarded fortresses beginning in March, with the state banning family visits, isolating infected residents in separate wings and now requ…

Authorities: Woman slain when gunman fires into wrong house

DERRY, Pa. (AP) — A man angry over a botched drug deal fired several shots into a Pennsylvania residence where he mistakenly thought someone involved in the deal lived, authorities said, killing a woman who was asl…

Iran slams interception by US jet over Syria as 'illegal'

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials on Friday slammed the interception of an Iranian passenger plane by a U.S. fighter jet in the skies over Syria the previous day as “illegal,” threatening action against Washing…

Stocks drop with tech's continued slide, US-China tensions

Wall Street is struggling again on Friday as big technology stocks continue to fall back to earth and as tensions ramp higher between the world’s largest economies.

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Public health officials are warning that the coronavirus poses new risks to parts of the Midwest and South. That word comes as enhanced federal aid that helped avert financial ruin for millions of unemployed Americ…

AP PHOTOS: Masked fashion models walk Seoul runway

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Models wearing a colorful range of face masks walked a runway Friday in South Korea’s capital, where health authorities are scrambling to stem a rise in coronavirus infections as people in…

The Latest: Russia resumes flights with 3 nations on Aug. 1

MOSCOW — Russia will resume international flights with three countries starting Aug. 1, the government announced Friday.

AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, July 24, 2020

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El Salvador arrests ex-defense minister for gang pact

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador arrested its former defense minister David Munguía Payé, alleging his involvement in a pact with the country’s principle gangs in 2012, officials announced.

France pledges $17 million to Lebanon's struggling schools

MECHREF, Lebanon (AP) — France's visiting foreign minister pledged Friday €15 million — about $17 million — in aid to Lebanon's schools, struggling under the weight of the country's economic crisis.