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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge set bail at $750,000 apiece Thursday for three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, as a memorial service took place just blo…
The Latest: US requires virus test data to include race, sex
The U.S. government is requiring the collection of additional demographic details from people tested for COVID-19, including their sex, age, race and ethnicity.
Correction: US-George Floyd-Investigation-Autopsy story
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story June 3, 2020, about George Floyd’s autopsy report, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a summary indicated Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers. The s…
Floyd eulogized at Minneapolis memorial in first of 3 events
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and the politically powerful filed into a sanctuary in front of the golden casket of George Floyd for a memorial service Thursday as mourners began a three-city f…
Mexico seizes 2 tons of meth, 8 tons of marijuana, fentanyl
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican soldiers have seized a huge drug stash at a house in the border city of Tijuana, including about two tons of methamphetamine, eight tons of marijuana and 131,500 pills containing the synt…
Celebrities, activists, others gather to remember Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mural of George Floyd projected above his golden coffin, where mourners knelt and cried, paused and prayed at his memorial service Thursday had a simple message: “I can breathe now.”
Study shows Spain far from having 'herd immunity' to virus
MADRID (AP) — A second round of random testing in Spain for antibodies to the new coronavirus indicates that a third of those infected do not develop symptoms, Spanish health authorities said Thursday.
Testimony: Shooter used racist slur as Arbery lay dying
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A state investigator testified Thursday that a white man was heard saying a racist slur as he stood over Ahmaud Arbery's body, moments after fatally shooting the black man with a pump-action s…
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The Latest: UK official ill in Parliament tests negative
LONDON -- British Business Secretary Alok Sharma has tested negative for the coronavirus after he fell ill while making a speech in the House of Commons.
Mexican president urges calm after jump in reported deaths
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador asked the country to remain calm Thursday a day after health officials announced more than 1,000 new COVID-19 deaths, a figure that was more than doub…
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran whose family said his only crime was falling in love left Iran on Thursday after nearly two years of detention, winning his freedom as part of a deal that spared an American-Ir…
Killing of Palestinian man with autism draws Floyd parallel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Eyad Hallaq liked to watch cartoons. He loved dressing up and wearing cologne. He even dreamed of getting married. But his favorite activity was walking to school, where he volunteered in the kitch…
The Latest: France backs grants, partial pay to help economy
PARIS — The French government announced a new set of measures to support the country’s economy, which is facing its worst recession since World War II due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tripoli forces say they have ended siege of Libyan capital
CAIRO (AP) — Forces allied with Libya's U.N.-supported government said Thursday they regained control of all of Tripoli's entrance and exit points after taking back the airport, claiming that the siege by rival tro…