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Latest: Epidemiologist predicts more Las Vegas virus cases

BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):

Appeals court sides with asylum-seekers on Trump policy

PHOENIX (AP) — A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Thursday that a partial ban on asylum doesn’t apply to anyone who appeared at an official border crossing before the policy was a…

US labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers expressed do…

$1.25B West Virginia opioid settlement trial date set

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia communities seeking a $1.25 billion settlement with the opioid industry are set to go on trial against the companies in late August, a federal judge said Thursday.

Man scratched by black bear outside Florida home

GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — A black bear attacked a man and scratched him on the chest outside his Florida Panhandle home, officials said.

NYPD investigates use of force in arrest caught on video

NEW YORK (AP) — Video showing New York City police officers arresting a young black man sparked outrage and elicited questions about the amount of force used to make the arrest in a city where mistrust of police re…

Florida mothers united in tragedy push lawmakers to act

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For months, Laurie Giordano had been telling the story of her son to anyone who would listen — of how her Zach, a strapping 16-year-old football player, should never had collapsed in the sw…

Sanders struggles to expand supporter base after Warren exit

WASHINGTON (AP) — It took Joe Biden's moderate rivals just hours to unite behind his presidential campaign after they left the race. Bernie Sanders hasn't been so fortunate.

4 Mexican bishops investigated since May for hiding abuse

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church began investigating four Mexican bishops last May for allegedly covering up cases of pederasty, the Vatican's representative in Mexico said.

Amid opioid, vaping suits, Kansas looks to curb local action

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Business groups and Kansas' Republican attorney general are pushing for a state law that could prevent cities, counties and local school districts from suing big corporations such as opioid and …

Yeshiva U team: Hotel cancels reservation over virus fears

A hotel in a Baltimore suburb on Thursday canceled the reservation of the Yeshiva University men's basketball team over fears of novel coronavirus, the coach of the Maccabees told The Associated Press.

Ex-Michigan State professor pleads guilty to sexual assault

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A retired Michigan State University professor who admitted to sexually touching a subordinate employee without consent nearly 20 years ago pleaded guilty to a sexual assault charge.

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Police: 10-year-old fires shotgun during San Diego standoff

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 10-year-old boy fired two shotgun rounds at police in San Diego during a two-hour standoff before turning himself in, authorities said. No one was hurt.