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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
New York area walloped as global virus deaths pass 100,000
New York area walloped as global virus deaths pass 100,000
NEW YORK (AP) — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 100,000 Friday as the epidemic in the U.S. cut a widening swath through not just New York City but the entire three-state metropolitan area …
UN envoy gives Yemen's warring parties new peace proposals
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen gave the warring parties in the Arab world’s poorest country revised proposals on Friday for a nationwide cease-fire and the urgent resumption of peace talks.
US border agent arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent, who police say barricaded himself in a church for four hours, is facing charges on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple children over several years.
Ecuador buckles under virus, broken oil lines and old debt
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno unveiled an emergency economic plan Friday aimed at rescuing the South American nation hard hit by the new coronavirus and then dealt a second blow when two la…
'Hope' the giraffe born in New Orleans amid pandemic
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans welcomed a new resident, a baby giraffe named Hope.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
World virus deaths pass 100,000, with New York area hit hard
The Latest: Nevada to get $241.5M in health care aid
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…
'Hope' the calf arrives in New Orleans amid pandemic
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans welcomed a new resident, a baby giraffe named Hope.
Court lifts part of order blocking Texas abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday partially rescinded a lower-court order that had largely blocked the enforcement of an abortion ban in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines and Trump administration haggle over payroll grants
The Trump administration is proposing that a significant amount of the $25 billion in cash that airlines expected to keep workers on the job will instead be low-interest loans that big airlines will have to repay, …
Uruguay evacuates 112 Australians, New Zealanders from ship
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay evacuated 112 Australians and New Zealanders Friday from a cruise ship that has been anchored off the South American country’s coast since March 27 with more than half its passeng…
Mexico closes US owned plant for refusal to sell ventilators
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The northern Mexico border state of Baja California closed a plant run by the Anglo-American health care firm Smiths Medical Friday for allegedly refusing to sell ventilators to Mexican hospi…
Advocates furious after outbreak at San Francisco shelter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the biggest outbreak at a homeless shelter in California to date, San Francisco's mayor announced Friday that 70 people have tested positive for the coronavirus, infuriating advocates who ha…
The Latest: California papers ask for financial help
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…