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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Turkey reopens some mosques, prayers held in ex-cathedral
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Worshipers in Turkey have held their first communal Friday prayers in 74 days after the government reopened some mosques under an easing of pandemic restrictions.
Election 2020, ADVISORY
Primaries will take place on Tuesday, June 2, the first big, multi-state primary elections during the Pandemic. Voting in Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota and t…
Officers in violent arrest to face NYPD disciplinary charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer will face disciplinary charges for a violent arrest during a social distancing enforcement action that ended with him kneeling on a man's back or neck, a technique sim…
Trump takes aim at WHO as US economic outlook worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) — With new U.S. economic numbers highlighting the rough road ahead for a hoped-for rebound, President Donald Trump on Friday took aim at the World Health Organization and China, blaming both for the…
The Latest: Complaint: Officer ignored fellow cop's concerns
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer knelt on his neck (all times local):
Charged Minn. cop used 'overkill' tactics as nightclub guard
NEW YORK (AP) — A white Minneapolis police officer and the black man he's charged with killing both worked as security guards at the same Latin nightclub as recently as last year, but its former owner says she’s no…
Phoenix march to protest George Floyd's death turns violent
PHOENIX (AP) — A rally in downtown Phoenix to
US cuts WHO ties over virus, takes action against Hong Kong
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in China and will begin the process of …
Papal ping-pong? Vatican opens summer camp amid virus
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is getting into the summer camp business, with ping pong tables taking over the Vatican auditorium, a giant pool in the Vatican Gardens and team sports on the Vatican helipad.
AP photo of flag-bearing protester rockets around the world
NEW YORK (AP) — It had been a tense, challenging Thursday evening in the riot-torn Twin Cities for Associated Press photographer Julio Cortez. Midnight was fast approaching, and so was a lone protester carrying an …
'I can't breathe' a rally cry anew for police protests in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — “I can’t breathe.”
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Crowd protests white mayor's words about black man's death
PETAL, Miss. (AP) — At least 200 people protested Friday outside a Mississippi City Hall, calling for the resignation of a white mayor who sparked outrage when he said he “didn’t see anything unreasonable” about th…
Vice President Pence mourns loss of evangelist at service
ATLANTA (AP) — The world has lost a great evangelist in Ravi Zacharias, who could use his intellect and kindness to make the case for the Christian faith, Vice President Mike Pence said Friday.
Stocks mixed on Wall Street but still headed for weekly gain
Stock indexes edged mostly higher in afternoon trading Friday after President Donald Trump outlined several actions in response to China eroding the autonomy of Hong Kong, but did not mention any moves to upend a t…