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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Man charged in Mennonite woman's death grew up in the faith
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — In a forest clearing outside Flagstaff, Arizona, Sasha Krause was found cold and stiff, with a bullet wound to the back of her head. She was face down beneath brush, wearing a gray dress, wh…
Tough words, little drama, familiar champ in virtual bee
The upstart ex-spellers who launched an online spelling bee to fill the void left by the canceled Scripps National Spelling Bee had little trouble running an efficient, and sufficiently challenging, competition.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd death
New Zealand near eradication, but virus has grim global hold
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Friday had all but eradicated the coronavirus from its shores with just one person in the nation of 5 million known to be still infected, but developments elsewhere wer…
Protesters gain access to Minneapolis police precinct, set fires in wake of George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters gain access to Minneapolis police precinct, set fires in wake of George Floyd death.
AP Week in Pictures, North America
May 22–May 28, 2020
Trump calls Floyd death 'shocking,' calls protesters 'thugs'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called protesters in Minneapolis “thugs” and said that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts” — drawing another warning from Twitter for his rhetoric. Trum…
VW spending $2.2B to expand in China's electric car market
BEIJING (AP) — Volkswagen is spending 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to expand its presence in China’s electric car industry in the biggest foreign investment announced since the country's economy began to reopen f…
Hello and welcome: robot waiters to the rescue amid virus
RENESSE, Netherlands (AP) — You can always count on a robot for perfect timing.
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries
PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has crisscrossed the Atlantic and the United States dozens of times, sleeping in empty airports and unable to return…
Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the chalice of bread and wine,…
Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station Thursday that the department was forced to abandon as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and angry demonstrations fl…
Masks on Leatherneck Square: Virus changes Marine training
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The booming shouts of the rain-soaked Marine recruits echo across Leatherneck Square training field, barely muffled by their masks. And as they jog by, belting out responses to drill inst…
Police: 7 shot at Louisville protest against the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman shot by police in her home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police: 7 shot at Louisville protest against the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman shot by police in her home.
Malaysia's Mahathir ousted from party amid power struggle
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been ousted from his ethnic Malay political party in the latest twist of a power struggle with his successor, but he has vowed to …