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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Records: Man charged in Aniah Blanchard's death bit officer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man accused of kidnapping and killing the stepdaughter of a UFC fighter has also been charged with biting a correctional officer while in jail, authorities said.
Indebted Virgin Australia goes into voluntary administration
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Virgin Australia, the nation’s second-largest airline, announced Tuesday it had entered voluntary administration as it seeks to strengthen its finances amid a debt crisis.
South Texas ER doctor self-isolates in his kids' treehouse
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A South Texas emergency room physician has chosen a novel place to self-isolate as he's treating patients with the novel coronavirus.
3 killed by suspected tornado, lightning as storms hit South
HEADLAND, Ala. (AP) — Suspected tornadoes killed at least two people as severe weather blasted the Deep South, and a house fire believed started by lightning claimed a third person, officials said Monday.
UN calls for scaling up all efforts to confront pandemic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday night calling for global action to rapidly scale up development, manufacturing and access to medicine, vaccines and medical equipment to …
South Korea’s presidential office says no suspicious activities detected in North Korea, cannot confirm Kim had surgery
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office says no suspicious activities detected in North Korea, cannot confirm Kim had surgery.
Israeli survivors remember Holocaust amid virus quarantine
JERUSALEM (AP) — With the global coronavirus pandemic ravaging the elderly, Israel’s aging population of Holocaust survivors finds itself on the country’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day this year much like they w…
WHO warns rush to ease virus rules could cause resurgence
BANGKOK (AP) — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that rushing to ease coronavirus restrictions will likely lead to a resurgence of the illness, a warning that comes as governments start rolling out plans t…
Families sue helicopter company in deadly Kobe Bryant crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family members of four passengers killed in a helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant and his daughter have joined the NBA star's widow in filing wrongful death lawsuits against the companies that owne…
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South Korean government is looking into reports saying North Korea's Kim Jong Un is in fragile condition after surgery
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean government is looking into reports saying North Korea's Kim Jong Un is in fragile condition after surgery.
Mid-April in America is an unforgiving time, and now this
For a generation, mid-April has delivered some of American life’s most cataclysmic moments — a week when young men have shot up schools, terrorists have blown up fellow humans, members of a religious sect have burn…
Los Angeles study suggests virus much more widespread
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An estimated 320,000 adults in Los Angeles County may have been infected with coronavirus, according to preliminary results of a study that suggests the illness is far more widespread than curren…
Virus aid exceeding $450B remains stuck in negotiations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Late-stage negotiations in Washington on a new $450 billion coronavirus aid package dragged past Monday's hoped-for deadline, but the Trump administration and key lawmakers insisted a final pact i…
UN in Libya warns of possible war crimes as fighting rages
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations on Monday warned of rapidly escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Libya, which it said could amount to war crimes.