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Police: Florida man lets 12-year-old drive Jeep 85 mph

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is facing felony charges after police said he let a 12-year-old girl drive his SUV and told her to speed because he wanted to be a “cool father” — even though he is not her dad.

The Latest: Paris prosecutor opens probe of govt agencies

PARIS — The chief prosecutor of Paris has opened a preliminary investigation of alleged criminal negligence by French government agencies for their handling of the coronavirus crisis.

2 men say hospital switched them at birth 80 years ago

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — Two men who believe they were switched at birth nearly 80 years ago are suing a Roman Catholic diocese in West Virginia, alleging negligence and breach of duty by the hospital where they we…

Police union head apologizes for post on accused officers

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Long lines snarl voting in Georgia primaries amid pandemic

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Golfer Gary Player gets $5 million in legal dispute with son

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player will get $5 million and the rights to his name and likeness back from a company operated by one of his sons, according to court documents filed in Florid…

US challenges planned expedition to retrieve Titanic's radio

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government will try to stop a company's planned salvage mission to retrieve the Titanic’s wireless telegraph machine, arguing the expedition would break federal law and a pact with Brit…

Palestinians say they made counterproposal to Trump plan

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians said Tuesday they proposed a demilitarized Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem with one-to-one land exchanges with Israel as a counteroffer to Pre…

US deportation flights to Guatemala to resume

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States was scheduled to resume deportation flights to Guatemala Tuesday, nearly a month after the Central American country refused to accept them.

The Latest: School by summer off for young English students

LONDON — The British government has abandoned plans to have all younger children return to school in England before the summer holidays after school principals raised concerns about coronavirus-related social dista…

Greece launches benchmark 10-year bond issue

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece launched its third bond issue of the year on Tuesday, seeking to wrap up most of its annual borrowing needs by the end of the first half.

Newspaper loses effort to get Epstein grand jury transcripts

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ruled against a Florida newspaper's effort to gain release of state grand jury transcripts involving the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier convicted of…

Burundi says president Nkurunziza has died of heart attack

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56, the government announced Tuesday, ending a 15-year-rule marked by deadly political violence and a historic withdrawa…

Burundi’s government says President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s government says President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56.