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Prosecutors describe racial slur as Ahmaud Arbery lay dying

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Evidence revealed in court Thursday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery alleges that the young black man was repeatedly boxed in by two pickup trucks as he desperately tried to escape.

Kindness spreads with volunteer links at corona connects

It started with a simple spreadsheet created by a group of college students who wanted to help during the pandemic.

Las Vegas reopens from historic coronavirus casino closure

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The casino coronavirus closure has ended. Cards are being dealt, dice are rolling and slot machines flashed and jingled for the first customers who started gambling again early Thursday in Las Vega…

Police think Madeleine McCann is dead; parents still hope

PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal (AP) — German police said Thursday they presume a British girl who went missing in southern Portugal 13 years ago is dead, but Madeleine McCann's parents still nurture hope their daughter wil…

Puerto Rico: Delayed reports lead to 355 new COVID-19 cases

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico on Thursday reported 485 new cases of the coronavirus, but officials say 355 of those correspond to April and early May and had not been shared with the government until now.

Tropical Storm Cristobal drenching Mexico's Gulf coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal crept along just inland over Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Campeche on Thursday, threatening to cause flooding the next few days before a predicted turn northward toward t…

The Latest: Brazil reports highest 1-day virus death toll

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil has reported another 1,349 COVID-19 deaths, the largest 24-hour increase to the country's coronavirus death toll since its outbreak began.

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran, en route home

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft, U.S. officials said Thursday. “The nightm…

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Stocks open slightly lower after 4 straight days of gains

Stocks are easing back in early trading on Wall Street Thursday as a four-day market rally cooled off. The stretch of gains had brought the S&P 500 back to where it was just one week after reaching an all-time high…

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NYPD officer is stabbed in neck in ambush; suspect is shot

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer on an anti-looting patrol was ambushed Wednesday in Brooklyn by a man who walked up behind him and stabbed him in the neck, police said, setting off a struggle in whic…

UK hosts vaccine summit amid calls for free virus vaccine

LONDON (AP) — A vaccine summit hosted by the British government on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficult question of how any potenti…

South Africa's hotspot limits most testing to above age 55

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's worst hotspot for the coronavirus is no longer testing most people under age 55 as it tries to clear a backlog of 27,000 tests amid a shortage of kits.