China moves rocket into place for upcoming Mars mission

BEIJING (AP) — China has moved a rocket into position to launch a rover to Mars in one of three upcoming missions to the red planet, one from the U.S. and another by the United Arab Emirates.

Germany: Black Forest fugitive held after 5 days on the run

BERLIN (AP) — A man who disarmed four officers at gunpoint in southwestern Germany before fleeing into the Black Forest was arrested Friday after a five-day manhunt that involved more than 2,500 police in total.

The Latest: WHO says larger team to arrive in China later

LONDON — The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief says it is “unrealistic” to expect a larger team to arrive in China this month to investigate the animal origins of the coronavirus.

Chicago plan would have kids in classrooms 2 days per week

CHICAGO (AP) — Most Chicago children would return to the classroom two days a week and spend the other three days learning remotely once the school year begins under a tentative plan city officials presented Friday…

2 men charged in assault on Black man at Indiana lake

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two men were charged Friday in an assault on a Black man during which he says

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Justice Ginsburg says cancer has returned, but won't retire

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court.

The Latest: Atlanta mayor questions timing of Gov. Kemp suit

ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sued the city of Atlanta over its face-mask requirement just after President Donald Trump arrived in the city without wearing a mask, says Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Minister: Iraq to face severe shortages as river flows drop

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Iraq's minister of water resources says his country will face severe water shortages if agreements are not forged with neighboring Turkey over Ankara's irrigation and dam projects that have decre…

Military medics deploy in California, Texas as virus surges

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Teams of military medics were deployed in Texas and California to help hospitals deluged by coronavirus patients, as Miami area authorities began stepping up enforcement Friday of a mas…

Police: Man charged with torching Supreme Court vehicle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say they've charged a Maryland man with setting fire to a police vehicle outside the U.S. Supreme Court in the nation's capital.

Wall Street drifts; S&P 500 on track for 3rd weekly gain

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Friday following another set of mixed reports on the economy, as the S&P 500 closes in on a third straight weekly gain.

Mexico puts military in charge of customs operations

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Friday he is putting the army in charge of customs at border crossings and seaports to combat corruption and the massive smuggling of drugs and precursor chemicals.

Pentagon to effectively ban Confederate flags from military installations, in policy written to skirt Trump's objections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon to effectively ban Confederate flags from military installations, in policy written to skirt Trump's objections.

The Latest: Nearly 10,000 African health workers had virus

JOHANNESBURG — Nearly 10,000 health workers in 40 African countries have been infected with the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.