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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of work by the coronavirus. The government says more than 4.4 million laid-off workers a…
Police: Stepfather fatally shot teen during quarantine fight
ATLANTA (AP) — A teenager was fatally shot by his stepfather during a fight that may have been related to the
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, April 23, 2020
Professor accused of taking flammables into cathedral dies
NEW YORK (AP) — A college instructor who was accused last year of carrying gasoline and lighters into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York has died, his lawyer said.
Virus warnings back safety over tradition during Ramadan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is cutting off the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan traditions as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam’s holiest month, h…
AP Week in Pictures, Middle East
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan Region between April 16-22, 2020.
AP-SYNC-1, AP-SYNC 2 Thursday Coverage
Stations: AP Radio news plans the following long-form coverage on our special events channels today:
AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, April 23
If you have questions, please email Nekesa Mumbi Moody at [email protected] or Anthony McCartney at [email protected]. For up-to-the-minute coverage, visit coverage plan at https://newsroom.ap.org for information. For …
Iran, like wider Mideast, relies on deliveries amid pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For some $15 a day, deliverymen don masks and gloves in Iran's capital to zip across its pandemic-subdued streets to drop off groceries and food for those sheltering at home from the virus.
US blasts China at Southeast Asian meeting on coronavirus
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Southeast Asian counterparts on Thursday that China is taking advantage of the world's preoccupation with the coronavirus pandemic to push its territorial…
5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that are being talked about today:
US church faces neglect allegations after Haiti child deaths
KENSCOFF, Haiti (AP) — For a limestone mantel from the Waldorf Astoria, the church that owns the Olde Good Things antique stores asks for $8,500.
EU: Malaria drugs used for virus could cause side effects
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's medicines regulator on Thursday warned countries that malaria drugs being used experimentally to treat the new coronavirus have potentially serious side effects, including seizure…
At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
MADILL, Okla. (AP) — Severe weather blew through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado, a man whose c…
Tokyo Olympic CEO promises 'transparency' over cost of delay
TOKYO (AP) — The chief executive of the Tokyo Olympics promised “transparency” with the Japanese public on Thursday regarding the cost of postponing the games until next year.