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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Pope hails priests, health workers as 'the saints next door'
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Holy Thursday hailed priests and medical staff who tend to the needs of COVID-19 patients as “the saints next door.”
Some churches confront virus restrictions on Easter services
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — At the holiest time of year for Christians, churches are wrestling with how to hold services amid the coronavirus outbreak, and in some cases, that has set up showdowns with local govern…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved out of intensive care as condition improves
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved out of intensive care as condition improves.
5-year-old Alaska girl is serious about keeping people safe
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —
2016 repeat? Progressives resist quickly unifying with Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Night lights at school fields across nation a 'sign of hope'
The virus outbreak weighed heavily on Brett Beesley's heart and mind as the Dumas High School principal drove past the stadium along the main highway in his Texas Panhandle town.
US casino workers: Pay us through the shutdown
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casino workers across the country are calling on the gambling industry to pay its laid-off workers their full salary and benefits for the duration of coronavirus shutdowns.
Senators block new virus aid, Pelosi decries 'stunt'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has twisted itself into knots over President Donald Trump’s new coronavirus aid request, as Democrats refused to rubber stamp his proposal for $250 billion more to boost small businesse…
PM: Canada's first wave of cases won't end until the summer
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday Canadians will need to stay at home and practice physical distancing for months as the first wave of COVID-19 cases in the country won’t end until…
UK faces longer virus lockdown; Johnson's condition improves
LONDON (AP) — Britons braced Thursday for several more weeks in lockdown as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's condition improved in a London hospital after three nights in intensive care for treatment of his coronavir…
The Latest: UK has 881 more deaths from coronavirus
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…
A city under siege: 24 hours in the fight to save New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn is dark except for the streetlamps when Carla Brown’s alarm goes off at 5:15 a.m. -- much too early for an average Monday. But with the coronavirus laying siege to New York, today looms as …
Syria denies its air force is behind 2017 chemical attacks
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria denounced Thursday as misleading the first report from the global chemical weapons watchdog blaming its air force for a series of attacks using sarin and chlorine on a rebel-held town i…
Iran's Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events may stop over virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings may be barred through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Amnesty Internationa…
'You can't relax': NY deaths up, but hospital trends hopeful
NEW YORK (AP) — New York state posted a record-breaking increase in coronavirus deaths for a third consecutive day even as a surge of patients in overwhelmed hospitals slowed, while isolation-weary residents were w…