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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Egypt: Sinai bomb causes at least 10 casualties among troops
CAIRO (AP) — An explosion hit a military armored convoy in the Sinai peninsula Thursday, causing at least 10 casualties among soldiers who are participating in a campaign against an Islamic insurgency in the volati…
Brazilians start defying isolation, egged on by Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Divina Baldomero awoke, looked out the window at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach under a cloudless sky, and decided to take her first stroll in 40 days.
Pass the plate? Not yet, as churches rethink their routines
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It's almost unheard of to go into a Southern Baptist church and not have a plate passed for donations.
Indianapolis man charged in fatal shooting of postal worker
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have brought second-degree murder charges against a 21-year-old Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting a mail carrier after his postal deliveries were suspended due to …
NYC subway halting overnight service for virus cleaning
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's subway system, long celebrated for its all-night service, will
Milwaukee man charged with killing 5 family members
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee man shot and killed five of his family members, including four teenagers, before calling police and saying
Wall Street’s best month in 33 years closes with whimper
A crush of dismal data about the economy helped send markets lower Thursday, a meek ending to a historic, juggernaut month for stocks.
Guatemala says US testing deportees for virus before sending
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A planeload of 89 Guatemalan deportees that arrived Thursday all tested negative for the coronavirus before boarding their flight from Texas, Guatemalan officials said Thursday.
UN chief: World should follow South Korea on COVID-19 fight
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief said he hopes many countries in the world will follow the “remarkable example” of South Korea, which he said has been “extremely successful” in addressing the coronavi…
Minnesota nursing home reports 47 deaths from coronavirus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis nursing home said 47 residents have died from complications of COVID-19, the most at any long-term care facility in Minnesota.
Ex-Honduran national police chief charged in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The former chief of the Honduran National Police faces drug and weapons charges in New York, where prosecutors claimed Thursday that he traded his law enforcement clout to protect U.S.-bound shipmen…
Navy hospital ship, once thought critical, sees few patients
About a month ago, with Los Angeles girding for a potentially crippling surge of coronavirus cases, a massive white Navy hospital ship chugged into port: a powerful symbol of the government's response to the pandem…
Police to build levee in search for missing Missouri woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A levee will be built on a river in Missouri where police have previously searched for the body of a missing Chinese woman.
California governor orders beaches closed in Orange County; those elsewhere can remain open with restrictions.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor orders beaches closed in Orange County; those elsewhere can remain open with restrictions.
'Unconscionable' body overflow at funeral home prompts probe
NEW YORK (AP) — It started with reports of a strange stench in Brooklyn. Police who investigated found another example of how the cornavirus has overwhelmed the city: A funeral home had resorted to storing