Seattle cruise line sells 4 ships; cruise ban extended

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-based cruise line has sold four ships in its fleet as the coronavirus pandemic has halted operations and subsequently slowed businesses that rely on incoming traffic from the industry.

ComEd to pay $200M over bribery, Illinois speaker implicated

CHICAGO (AP) — Electric utility ComEd has agreed to pay $200 million to resolve a federal criminal investigation into a long-running bribery scheme that implicates Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, long consi…

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Norway arrests British man suspected of plane bomb threat

HELSINKI (AP) — Norwegian authorities say they have arrested a 51-year-old British man suspected of issuing a bomb threat midair during a Ryanair flight from London to Oslo.

Austria: 8 police officers suspended over alleged beating

BERLIN (AP) — Eight Vienna police officers have been suspended and prosecutors have launched an investigation after a video surfaced that appeared to show police beating a 28-year-old Chechen man in the Austrian ca…

Person in custody in killing of tech CEO found dismembered

NEW YORK (AP) — A person was taken into police custody Friday in the killing of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo, two law enforcement officials said.

Wall Street drifts as S&P 500 nears another weekly gain

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting in early trading Friday, as the S&P 500 closes in on a third straight winning week.

Biden's bid touts faith, courts even religious conservatives

President Donald Trump’s appeal to religious conservatives is a cornerstone of his political identity. But Joe Biden is a different kind of foe than Trump has faced before: one who makes faith a central part of his…

Putin orders military drills for 150,000 troops

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday scrambled Russian military forces for a massive military exercise across the vast country.

Death toll in Indonesia flash floods rises to 36; 66 missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from flash floods in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province rose to 36 on Friday, with the number of people reported missing increasing to 66, officials said.

Stocks are steady on Wall Street at the end of a bumpy week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock are holding steady on Wall Street Friday at the end of another bumpy week of trading. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% in the early going, keeping it on track for a third weekly gain in a row. Netfli…

Atlanta mayor: Trump broke city's mask rule, ignores science

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor and the mayor of its largest city accused each other of playing politics Friday amid an escalating fight over face masks intended to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, July 16, 2020

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India hits 1 million virus cases, nations battle flare-ups

MITO, Japan (AP) — A return of stringent coronavirus restrictions in Israel, another daily record of reported cases in Japan's capital and outbreaks in remote areas such as China's Xinjiang region underscored Frida…

US home construction jumps 17.3% in June

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Construction of U.S. homes jumped 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but the pace still lags last year after this spring's massive slowdown in building activity due to the coronavirus …