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Man accused of pointing gun at a waving Easter Bunny
MIDDLEBOURNE, Ohio (AP) — A man brandished a gun and threatened a person playing the Easter Bunny who was waving to motorists from an interstate overpass in Ohio, authorities said.
FDA warns Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus virus remedies
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus remedies for the coronavirus.
The Latest: Trump, Putin discuss virus, global energy
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…
World Health Organization says new Ebola case found in Congo, days before country was expected to declare outbreak over
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — World Health Organization says new Ebola case found in Congo, days before country was expected to declare outbreak over.
Rising from sick beds, COVID medics head back to front lines
PARIS (AP) — “Be strong, mum, we really love you," is what Dr. Aurelie Gouel's kids tell the ICU physician when she sets off for long hospital shifts trying to save critically ill coronavirus patients.
Schools struggle to safely get free meals to needy students
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When schools started closing across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic, they scrambled to keep feeding millions of students from poor families who depend on free and reduced-price meals e…
Thailand bans sale of alcoholic drinks in war on COVID-19
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is trying a new tactic in its battle against the new coronavirus: banning the sale of alcoholic beverages to try to curb irresponsible socializing.
Analysis: Virus shows benefit of learning from other nations
In 1910, when a contagious pneumonic plague was ravaging northeastern China, a physician there concluded that the disease traveled through the air. So he adapted something he had seen in England. He began instructi…
Deaths near 100K as some countries weigh reopening business
NEW YORK (AP) — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus closed in on 100,000 as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday unlike any other — in front of computer screens instead of in church pews — and…
New Ebola case in Congo, days before outbreak's expected end
BENI, Congo (AP) — A new case of the
Mercury-bound spacecraft buzzes Earth, beams back pictures
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Mercury-bound spacecraft swooped past Earth on Friday, tweaking its roundabout path to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet.
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Man arrested after shooting death of Indianapolis officer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with
The Latest: Feds release $30 billion for US health system
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…
Malta rescues 70 migrants, suspends rescues due to virus
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta has brought to its shores 70 migrants who drifted into Maltese waters after being stranded at sea for five days, but said Thursday that it must suspend further rescues due to the COVID-…