Israeli defense chief says West Bank annexation 'will wait'

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to begin annexing West Bank territory will have to wait due to the country's coronavirus crisis.

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Israeli defense minister says annexation of West Bank territory 'will wait,' citing coronavirus crisis

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli defense minister says annexation of West Bank territory 'will wait,' citing coronavirus crisis.

Band's pandemic diversion leads to every-night gig in park

NEW YORK (AP) — What started as a way for two musicians to get out of the house during the pandemic has turned into nightly concerts at the boathouse in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park -- with fans who expect them to play…

Denmark to review court cases because of possible DNA flaw

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Some 3,450 criminal cases where a court ruling was chiefly based on DNA evidence will be reviewed, Denmark’s top prosecutor said Monday after a retest showed that a person convicted of bu…

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump that Interpol rejects

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian gen…

Wall Street indexes are mixed following last week's slump

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting up and down in early Monday trading on Wall Street, following up on last week’s slump with more tentative trading.

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Puerto Rico extends coronavirus curfew, reopens more places

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has extended a coronavirus curfew for three more weeks, marking the longest such curfew in any U.S. jurisdiction even as she authorized the re-openings of certain…

Long-controversial Robert E. Lee marker in Ohio vandalized

FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) — A vandal or vandals over the weekend spray-painted a marker honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the southwest Ohio city of Franklin.

A quiet Israeli ex-general emerges as new foil to Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (AP) — Unlike many of his fellow Israeli generals, Amir Haskel wasn't looking to politics in retirement.

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, asks Interpol to help

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian gen…

Supreme Court refuses to block upcoming federal executions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block the execution of four federal prison inmates who are scheduled to be put to death in July and August.

Stocks open higher on Wall Street following last week's drop

Stocks are openig mostly higher on Wall Street Monday as the market claws back some of the ground it lost in a steep drop on Friday. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in the early going. Industrial companies were putting up …

White man called police on Black and Hispanic men at marina

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A video showing a white man calling the police on a group of Black and Hispanic men in Connecticut has prompted a police investigation and is drawing comparisons to a similar incident in New …