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Easter tornado threat poses safety dilemma during pandemic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The threat of strong tornadoes and other damaging weather on Easter posed a double-edged safety dilemma for Deep South communities deciding how to protect residents during the
US death toll overtakes Italy's as the Midwest braces
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at more than 19,700, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in vic…
The Latest: Britain concerned about domestic abuse victims
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…
UN urges religious leaders to work for peace, fight virus
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to religious leaders of all faiths on Saturday “to join forces to work for peace around the world and focus on our common battle to defeat COVI…
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GOP leaders hit breaks on virus aid as governors seek help
WASHINGTON (AP) — As governors plead for aid, Republican leaders in Congress said Saturday they prefer replenishing a $350 billion small business program rather than negotiate the broader
Chicago mayor takes hard line fighting coronavirus outbreak
CHICAGO (AP) — As large American cities try various strategies to keep people home to limit
School's out or in? Governor, mayor give different answers
NEW YORK (AP) — Public school sites in the 1.1 million-student New York City district will be shuttered for the rest of the academic year to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the mayor said Saturday — but was qui…
The U.S. has overtaken Italy for the highest death toll in the world from the coronavirus, Johns Hopkins University says
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. has overtaken Italy for the highest death toll in the world from the coronavirus, Johns Hopkins University says.
The Latest: Italy tops 19,000 coronavirus 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…
US death toll closes in on Italy's as Midwest braces
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. moved closer to overtaking Italy for the highest death toll in the world from the coronavirus Saturday as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims …
Kansas' high court weighs virus limits on religious services
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — An attorney for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly told the state Supreme Court on Saturday that a Republican-dominated legislative panel exceeded its authority when it overturned the Democratic gove…
75th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation affected by virus
WEIMAR, Germany (AP) — The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis’ Buchenwald concentration camp passed more quietly than originally planned on Saturday, with larger-scale commemorations put on hold becaus…
Magnitude 5.2 quake rattles California-Nevada state line
BODIE, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 rattled the remote California-Nevada state line but no damage or injuries were reported.
Turin Shroud, to boost hope, on special Holy Saturday view
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Turin Shroud, a burial cloth some believe covered Jesus and which has links to a 16th-century plague in northern Italy, was put on special view for faithful worldwide through video streaming…