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Asia Today: More Australians in class, Tokyo measure to ease

BANGKOK (AP) — Students in two more Australian states returned to school full-time Monday as numbers of COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the country fall.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Japan set to end Tokyo's state of emergency

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Virus strands Norway racer in Alaska after Iditarod win

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thomas Waerner won this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in March, but he is still waiting to return to his home in Norway.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Millions of kids in Australia return to schools

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AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
CEO buys struggling New Zealand media company for $1

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — One of New Zealand's largest media organizations will be sold for a single dollar to its chief executive, the owners announced Monday.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Judge rules against Florida on felons paying fines to vote

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida law requiring felons to pay legal fees as part of their sentences before regaining the vote is unconstitutional for those unable to pay, or unable to find out how much they owe, a…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Trooper dies of injuries suffered in on-duty death

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A Louisiana state trooper injured last week during a vehicle pursuit died Sunday morning, state police and the governor's office said.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Police in 3 states seek suspect in 2 Connecticut slayings

WILLINGTON, Conn. (AP) — The search for a 23-year-old University of Connecticut senior suspected in two slayings and believed to be armed with several stolen guns had stretched from Connecticut to New Jersey and Pe…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
New Zealand leader carries on with TV interview during quake

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern barely skipped a beat when an earthquake struck during a live television interview Monday morning.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
California woman arrested for posting racist notes at homes

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) — A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area has been arrested on suspicion of posting handwritten messages at several homes, targeting Asian Americans and suggesting that those not native to th…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
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The Latest: White House bans travel to the US from Brazil

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
After watching son graduate, Kentucky couple killed in wreck

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (AP) —

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Robert Durst murder trial may move to new California court

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — The California murder trial of real estate heir Robert Durst is likely to move to a new venue this summer, depending on how a judge rules on a defense motion for a mistrial.