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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
El Salvador president to defy court on lockdown detentions
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The president of El Salvador said Thursday he will not obey the country’s Supreme Court, after it ruled authorities cannot detain people who disobey lockdown measures.
UN envoy expects Yemen cease-fire agreement very soon
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Thursday that the threat of the new coronavirus has galvanized peace efforts and he expects the country's warring sides to agree on a lasting cease-fire a…
Slain Indianapolis officer remembered as compassionate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer who was
The Latest: Coronavirus found in Maldives capital
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…
Home restrictions on New Yorkers extended another month
NEW YORK (AP) — New York planned for a long fight against the coronavirus outbreak amid hopeful hospitalization trends. Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended stay-at-home restrictions Thursday through mid-May and New York Cit…
New information adds to questions about Russia probe dossier
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released material raises the possibility that Russian disinformation made its way into a dossier of opposition research that the FBI relied on when applying for warrants to eavesdrop on a fo…
Trudeau: US border won't reopen soon to nonessential travel
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday the border between Canada and the United States isn’t opening any time soon for nonessential travel.
Trump readies roadmap for economic recovery from virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump prepared to unveil national guidelines Thursday on when and how the country starts to recover from the sharp economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic as a bipartisan panel …
Puerto Rico cancels contracts amid federal coronavirus probe
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Thursday that she has ordered the cancellation of all contracts awarded to people and companies whose names have been publicized as part of a local and …
New wildfires in area round Ukraine's Chernobyl plant
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Three new wildfires have started in the radiation-contaminated evacuation zone around Ukraine's wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident 34 years a…
The Latest: Illinois nursing home records 23 COVID-19 deaths
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…
Reports: Bodies found at New Jersey nursing home
ANDOVER, N.J. (AP) — Police responding to an anonymous tip found more than a dozen bodies at a nursing home in northwestern New Jersey, according to news reports.
Small business lending program on hold after reaching limit
NEW YORK (AP) — The government’s lending program for small businesses is tapped out, and business owners who still need loans are waiting on Congress to approve more funding.
New pressure on lawmakers as virus aid for firms hits limit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are struggling to break a stalemate over President Donald Trump’s $250 billion emergency request for a small-business program, stoking uncertainty about when additional support will be a…
Iraq says 2 women killed in Turkish strikes on Kurdish group
BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkish airstrikes targeting members of an outlawed Kurdish rebel group struck a refugee camp in northern Iraq and killed two refugee women, Iraqi authorities said Thursday.