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Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Pence says 150,000 tests being conducted daily

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Video tribute honors Oklahoma bombing victims amid outbreak

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Survivors and loved ones of the 168 people who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing were not able to gather Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the attack, but that did not stop them fro…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Amid virus bad news glimpses of human decency and good works

NEW YORK (AP) — The idea formed on a day when all the news headlines were dire. The coronavirus was surging worldwide; Nashville had lost lives in a devastating tornado and children had their lives upended as they …

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Canadian police look for shooter possibly driving police car

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian police on Sunday asked residents in a rural area of the Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia to stay in their homes as they look for a suspected shooter who may be driving a p…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
World cruise, begun before virus pandemic, approaching Spain

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Passengers on a luxury liner's around-the-world cruise, begun before the globe was gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, are finally approaching the end of their odyssey after 15 weeks at sea.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Coronavirus deaths down in NY, but officials urge vigilance

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus death toll in New York dropped again, a sign that Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday means the state is “on the other side of the plateau" and that ongoing social distancing practices are…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Iran’s Guard acknowledges encounter with US during a drill

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard acknowledged Sunday it had a tense encounter with U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf last week, but alleged without offering evidence that American forces …

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Slovakia to test all nursing home employees

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
When to ease lockdowns? Nations offer wide mix of solutions

BERLIN (AP) — Pressure mounted Sunday on governments to ease the economic pain of

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Italian coast guard transfers migrants from ship

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Ventilator from old car parts? Afghan girls pursue prototype

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — On most mornings, Somaya Farooqi and four other teen-age girls pile into her dad’s car and head to a mechanic’s workshop. They use back roads to skirt police checkpoints set up to enforce …

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Spain reports fewest daily deaths for a month

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

US governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
'It made a world of difference:' UK doctor hails ex-students

LONDON (AP) — At his darkest moment with the coronavirus, Dr. Poorna Gunasekera glimpsed three rays of light.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Over a thousand virus cases on French ship

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…