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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
California issues guidelines for church reopenings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Religious services in California will look much different under rules unveiled Monday that limit attendance to 100 people and recommend worshippers wear masks, limit singing and refrain from shak…
In Bolsonaro's Brazil, everyone else is to blame for virus
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil emerging as one of the world's most infected countries, President Jair Bolsonaro is deflecting all responsibility for the coronavirus crisis, casting blame on mayors, governors, an…
Cops: Man asked to be shot after killing date met on Tinder
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah man accused of choking and stabbing a woman after meeting her on the popular dating app Tinder asked police to shoot him after reporting the killing, according to court documents.
Greek resort island serial rapist held on new rape charge
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A convicted serial rapist released early from a half-century prison term was under police guard in hospital on the Greek resort island of Corfu Monday after suffering severe injuries trying to…
Woman kidnapped by Conn murder suspect is found safe in NJ
A woman who said she was abducted by a college student suspected of killing two people in Connecticut has been found safe in New Jersey, police said Monday.
The Latest: Majority of shops in England can reopen in June
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Gucci, Saint Laurent seek radical redo of fashion calendars
SOAVE, Italy (AP) — Gucci and Saint Laurent are two of the highest profile luxury fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times-a-year rhythm, shuttling cadr…
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The Latest: WHO renews praise for China in response to virus
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Israeli leader vows to push ahead with annexing West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pledged to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in the coming months, vowing to move ahead with the explosive plan despite a growing chorus of c…
New York marks 'especially poignant' Memorial Day amid virus
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers marked Memorial Day with car convoys and small ceremonies instead of big parades as the coronavirus reshaped the solemn holiday, blending tributes to virus victims and frontline workers …
Ruling party's candidate wins Burundi's presidential poll
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The candidate of Burundi's ruling party, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election.
UN trial for virus therapies pauses testing on Trump's drug
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the malaria drug U.S. President Trump says he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 …
Egypt's doctors criticize government over virus 'negligence'
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s medical union on Monday blamed the government for increasing levels of coronavirus infections and deaths among healthcare professionals, its sharpest criticism yet of the country’s handling of …
Ex-strongman Bouterse seeks another term in Suriname
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Few leaders have the sort of shadows that hang over Suriname's President Dési Bouterse, a former coup leader and strongman, convicted of murder and drug smuggling, who is overseeing a di…