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AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks

The Latest: Kansas AG, gov clash over mask order for schools

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ attorney general says he believes both counties and local school districts can exempt themselves from the governor’s order requiring schools to have staff and students wear masks because of t…

Prosecutor: Slain deputy a 'hero' for firing back

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina deputy shot and killed while serving an eviction notice and two fellow officers did nothing wrong when a man suddenly pulled a gun and fired on them, a prosecutor said Thursda…

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Bolivia delays presidential election due to pandemic

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's highest electoral authority on Thursday delayed presidential elections by more than a month due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to the coronavirus threat, President Donald Trump has scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida that had been set to draw more than 10,000 people…

Enbridge says contractor vessels may have damaged pipeline

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Recent damage that prompted the temporary shutdown of an Enbridge oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes may have been done by vessels working for the company, accordin…

Prosecutors seek 3-year prison term for ex-Maryland lawmaker

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors recommended a three-year prison sentence for a former Maryland state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to charges she accepted more than $33,000 in bribes in exchange for leg…

Judge orders mediation in Georgia mask mandate dispute

ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing a dispute between Georgia's governor and the state's capital over restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic has ordered the two sides to try to reach a settlement.

Gonzalo strength remains steady as it approaches Caribbean

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Gonzalo continued to move across the Atlantic on Thursday, though it hadn't strengthened since the previous night, forecasters said.

At Nixon library, Pompeo declares China engagement a failure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took a hammer to one of the most significant Republican foreign policy achievements in the past five decades on Thursday, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declaring U.S…

FDA tells doctors to discuss overdose antidote with patients

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Correction: AF--Nigeria-Aid Workers Slain story

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists released a video showing the slayings of five aid workers who were abducted last month in northeastern Nigeria.

Judge: No immediate ruling on Robert E. Lee statue removal

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond judge heard arguments Thursday but said he would not immediately issue a ruling in a lawsuit over Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s plans to remove an enormous statue of Confederate Gen.…

Iran state TV: Iranian passenger plane 'harassed' over Syria

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian passenger plane flying from Tehran to Beirut on Thursday was “harassed" by Israeli fighter jets, Iranian state TV reported, saying the plane managed to safely land in the Lebanese cap…