Paraplegic rower found dead during California-Hawaii voyage

HONOLULU (AP) — The body of a paraplegic woman rowing from California to Hawaii was headed to Tahiti after she was found lifeless in the water, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday.

The Latest: Utah dealing with troubling surge of COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah reported its second-highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases Thursday as the state deals with a troubling surge that started after state leaders allowed businesses to reopen.

SC attorney general: Monument protection law constitutional

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's top lawyer thinks the state law protecting historic monuments from being torn down or altered without a legislative vote is constitutional.

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In Wisconsin, Trump boasts of 'aptitude for manufacturing'

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — Despite enormous economic headwinds and sky-high unemployment numbers, President Donald Trump sought to showcase his record as a job creator on Thursday during a visit to a shipyard in the b…

Honduras' new penal code lightens sentences for corruption

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ new hotly contested penal code, which among other things will shorten sentences for some corruption-related crimes, took effect Thursday despite a last-minute attempt by oppos…

Prosecutors file more charges against Kansas professor

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas researcher accused of concealing work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas defrauded the U.S. government and the university, according to revised fede…

The Latest: Idaho to remain in final stage of reopening plan

BOISE, Idaho — Gov. Brad Little says there are too many coronavirus infections to lift additional restrictions.

US Catholic bishops: clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops said Thursday that the church tallied 4,434 sex abuse allegations against clergy in the 2018-19 audit year, triple the number seen the previous year, with much of the inc…

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Fractious Nicaraguan opposition unites to challenge Ortega

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s often fractious opposition formally united Thursday with an eye to ousting President Daniel Ortega in elections next year.

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Race relations in Wisconsin capital are a tale of 2 cities

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In this college town that considers itself a bastion of progressive politics and inclusion, race relations are really a tale of two cities.

The Latest: Florida exceeds 5,000 confirmed new virus cases

ORLANDO, Fla. — For the second consecutive day, Florida has reported more than 5,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.

Hackers disrupt online college meeting with racist language

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Hackers used racist language and anti-Semitic images to disrupt an online meeting of Wake Forest University employees, the school's president said.