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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Wisconsin voters forced to choose between health, democracy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If Wisconsin was a test case for voting in the age of coronavirus, it did not go well for many voters.
Black voters weigh history, health as they vote in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — After going to sleep angry and afraid to vote, Xavier Thomas woke up on Election Day in Wisconsin thinking about how hard black people had to fight for the right to cast a ballot.
DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pick-up basketball games. Crowds gathering at an outdoor fish market. Family hikes along trails in Rock Creek Park. The warmer weather is bringing violations of social distance guidelines in the n…
Rio samba schools start sewing scrubs in coronavirus effort
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s samba schools usually spend the year furiously sewing costumes for the city's blowout Carnival celebration. Now, nimble fingers are working to protect lives instead, making me…
Feds eye looser back-to-work guidance after virus exposure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it easier for those who have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus to return…
Asian shares mostly lower on worries about pandemic damage
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower, gyrating in early Wednesday trading amid uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak, which continues to claim more lives around the world.
The Latest: Japan's Abe: Stay home, obey state of emergency
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 swift release of Mali's kidnapped opposition leader
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged the government of Mali and armed groups Tuesday to accelerate implementation of a 2015 peace agreement and called for “the swift liberation” of kidnapped opposi…
China investigates party member critical of Xi over outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Communist party member who criticized Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak is being investigated on suspicion of a “severe violation of discipline and law,” a …
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
7 Essential tracks from John Prine, folk music's Mark Twain
NEW YORK (AP) — Some people, the songs just come out of them. For nearly half a century, they tumbled out of John Prine like nothing.
The Latest: South Korea to tighten border to slow virus
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…
The Latest: About 65,000 leave Wuhan as long lockdown ends
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…
AP PHOTOS: Wuhan a city in slumber before the lockdown's end
WUHAN, China (AP) — Wuhan was released from coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, and it’s as if the Chinese city where the pandemic started late last year has awakened from a long slumber.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks