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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
N. Carolina court: Middle finger didn't warrant traffic stop
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state trooper's decision to stop a driver who flashed an obscene hand gesture wasn't justified, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday, overturning lower court decisions.
Ex-Green Beret led failed attempt to oust Venezuela's Maduro
MIAMI (AP) — The plan was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist co…
US allows emergency use of drug shown to help virus recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover faster.
The Latest: South Carolina stay-at-home order to end Monday
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`Like I just got out of jail!': States ease their lockdowns
GRETNA, La. (AP) — More than a dozen states let restaurants, stores or other businesses reopen Friday in the biggest one-day push yet to get their economies up and running again, acting at their own speed and with …
Whitmer: Stay-home order still in place; some return to work
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that Michigan's stay-at-home order remains in effect through May 15 despite Republicans' refusal to extend her underlying coronavirus emergency declaration, a…
NASCAR will be watched closely when it returns to racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR is preparing
Some meat plants reopen, but Trump order may not be cure-all
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Signs Friday that several big meatpacking plants will soon reopen might appear to support President Donald Trump's assertion that he had “solved their problems" in keeping grocery stores' c…
Anheuser-Busch wins latest round of beer wars against Molson
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a lower court's ruling in favor of brewing giant Molson Coors, determining that Anheuser-Busch can advertise and use packaging implying that its ri…
AP Sync 1 Friday Coverage UPDATE FDA drug approved
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Shore towns cite virus to keep outsiders off their beaches
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — American taxpayers helped pay for the sand on the Maryland Avenue beach, a popular spot on the New Jersey shore that was devastated by Superstorm Sandy and that has since been rebu…
FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover faster.
US prosecutors signal Honduras leader is target in drug case
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — References to the Honduran president appear throughout U.S. prosecutors’ statements announcing drug trafficking charges against the former chief of Honduras’ national police this week.
The Latest: Texas begins reopening as new virus deaths drop
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The Latest: N.M. governor seals off roads in hard-hit city
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