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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
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The Latest: Italy has 531 infections in the past 24 hours
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Turkey confirms 32 deaths, 1,141 new COVID-19 cases
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s health minister on Sunday announced 32 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll in the country to 4,340.
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — At a cemetery in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves were a testament to a spike in deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida. (AP) — The Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. meant big crowds at beaches and warnings from authorities about people disregarding the coronavirus social…
Mexican border city tightens checks on US visitors
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Officials in a Mexican border city are tightening checks on travellers coming from Texas, saying they fear U.S. visitors may be helping feed a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Minivan crashes into Florida liquor store, injuring 3 people
DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) — A minivan crashed into a liquor store in Florida, injuring an employee and a customer and leaving numerous broken bottles.
Former US Rep. Allen West recovering after Texas crash
WACO, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Allen West of Florida was recovering Sunday after suffering a concussion, several fractured bones and cuts in a motorcycle crash in Texas, according to a
Home Launch
On May 27, NASA astronauts are set to blast into orbit from home turf on a private company’s rocket — a first since the end of the space shuttle era in 2011.
As nation approaches 100,000 dead, NY continues downtrend
NEW YORK (AP) — The daily coronavirus death toll increased slightly though the trend continues down, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.
Man, 20, charged in nursing home assault recorded on video
DETROIT (AP) — A 20-year-old Detroit nursing home patient was charged Sunday with beating his 75-year-old roommate in an assault that authorities say the younger man recorded on his cellphone and posted on social m…
Thousands wait to take US citizenship oath amid virus delays
BOSTON (AP) — Wendy De Los Santos passed the test to become a U.S. citizen just days before government offices shut down nationwide because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: US task force chief concerned about gatherings
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Memorial Day even more poignant as veterans die from virus
ATLANTA (AP) — One was a 94-year-old veteran of World War II who was the first of his 11 brothers to enlist in the military. One was a Vietnam veteran who lost his leg overseas and was always touched when people th…
Illinois child welfare employee investigated after boy dies
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois prosecutors are investigating a former child welfare agency employee who supervised an abuse claim involving a 5-year-old suburban Chicago boy later found beaten to death, documen…