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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
State media report at least 39 people injured in a knife attack by a school security guard at a kindergarten in China
BEIJING (AP) — State media report at least 39 people injured in a knife attack by a school security guard at a kindergarten in China.
Amid virus, those in India's largest slum help one another
KOHIMA, India (AP) — There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. Everyone knows when an alcoholic husband turns violent, when children are scolded, or when a family has its te…
UN moves toward ending UN-AU peacekeeping in Sudan's Darfur
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to move ahead toward ending the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s vast western Darfur region and replacing it with a civilian m…
Hong Kong's legislature disrupted over national anthem bill
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong legislative debate was suspended Thursday afternoon ahead of an expected vote on a contentious national anthem bill after pro-democracy lawmakers staged a protest, with one dropping a p…
More than 100 charged with crimes but most protests peaceful
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California authorities praised the thousands of peaceful protesters who thronged streets around the state while announcing criminal charges against more than 100 people accused of looting and v…
Officer shot, 2nd slashed in Brooklyn hours into NYC curfew
NEW YORK (AP) — A police officer was shot and a second one slashed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, hours after a curfew that was intended to quell unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, police said.
Can I get COVID-19 through my eyes or ears?
Can I get COVID-19 through my eyes or ears?
3 charged in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery face court hearing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three men who were charged with murder months after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery faced a hearing before a Georgia judge Thursday following a week of angry protests in the U.S. over law …
8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — All protest movements have slogans. George Floyd's has a number: 8:46
Las Vegas reopening from coronavirus casino closure
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The casino coronavirus closure is ending, with cards to be dealt, dice to roll and slot jackpots to win again starting Thursday in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada.
Epidemic of wipes and masks plague sewers, storm drains
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mayor Jim Kenney kicked off a recent briefing on Philadelphia's coronavirus response with an unusual request for residents: Be careful what you flush.
Brooklyn bishop accused by second man of sex abuse
NEW YORK (AP) — The Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn, already under a church investigation for alleged sex abuse, has been accused by a second man of abuse in the 1970s, when the bishop was a parish priest in New …
China easing airline access amid conflict with Washington
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators said Thursday more foreign airlines will be allowed to fly to China as anti-coronavirus controls ease but it was unclear whether the change will defuse a fresh conflict with the Tr…
UN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office called on the Philippine government in a new report Thursday to end all violence targeting suspected drug offenders and to disband private and state-backed paramilitary gr…
Biden to focus on economic plans, inequality in weeks ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is pledging to unveil a series of proposals in coming weeks aimed at reversing the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic and addressing inequalities that have contributed to prote…