Muslims in Jerusalem pray outdoors amid virus lockdown

JERUSALEM (AP) — Muslims in Jerusalem are praying outside in small groups during the holy month of Ramadan as measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic remain in place, including a halt to prayers at the A…

Quake with 4.5 magnitude felt in Bulgaria's capital

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — An 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bulgaria on Friday but there were no reports of any injuries or damage.

Danish court detains Islamic militant plot suspect

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 23-year-old man appeared in a Danish court on Friday, a day after being arrested on suspicion of plotting an extremist attack. He was ordered jailed until May 28 as investigations conti…

Wall Street pulls back after companies detail virus fallout

Stocks headed broadly lower on Wall Street Friday after Amazon and other big companies reported disappointing results, the latest evidence of how the coronavirus pandemic is hobbling the economy and hurting corpora…

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'I died and came back': 12-year-old recovers from virus

COVINGTON, La. (AP) — As her desperately sick daughter was being airlifted to a hospital, Jennifer Daly was thinking about all the parts of life that still lay ahead for her 12-year-old and whether she’d ever exper…

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

U.S. regulators say they will allow emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover faster. President Donald Trump announced the news Friday alongside the head of the Fo…

Wall Street opens lower but stays on track for a weekly gain

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street but they’re still on track for a weekly gain. The S&P 500 fell 2% early Friday. Several companies fell after reporting results that showed how severely the co…

Women, minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — As America tentatively emerges from weeks of lockdowns, it is becoming clear that the pandemic has taken its toll on workers who have been on the front lines all along.

Explosions hit Syrian military warehouse, 10 civilians hurt

BEIRUT (AP) — Explosions at a Syrian military base housing a weapons warehouse Friday were the result of “human error" while moving ammunition, the defense ministry said. Ten civilians outside the base were hurt, a…

AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, May 1

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Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Millions of workers worldwide are marking international labor day trapped between hunger and fear because of the virus pandemic, either with no job at all or a job without enough health protections. Meanwhile, Beij…

Australian police fatally shoot man who stabbed 7 at mall

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australian police fatally shot a man who stabbed and slashed seven people at and near a shopping mall on Friday, officials said.

Clashes in Yemen UNESCO site threaten rare species

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Explosions rocked Yemen's Socotra archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Friday, as an armed unit funded by the United Arab Emirates fought to wrest control of the provincial capital Hadebo,…