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Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71

Actor Robert Carradine has died at 71. His family says he died by suicide. In a statement shared on Tuesday, his f…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
AP PHOTOS: Woman sews bears from COVID-19 victims' clothing

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — At a small home workshop in this Mexican border city, Erendira Guerrero makes teddy bears from the clothing of COVID-19 victims so their relatives have something to hold onto.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Officials: Manatee in Florida had 'Trump' drawn on back

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — State and federal wildlife officials are investigating reports of a manatee found with “Trump” drawn on its back in a Florida river.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Malaysia under virus emergency in reprieve for embattled PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's king Tuesday approved a coronavirus emergency that will suspend parliament at least until August and halt any bids to seek a general election in a political reprieve for emb…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Malaysia's king approves a coronavirus emergency that will suspend parliament for months in reprieve for embattled PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's king approves a coronavirus emergency that will suspend parliament for months in reprieve for embattled PM.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
The Latest: No public access to Capitol grounds Jan. 20

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
China expands lockdowns, local political conference delayed

BEIJING (AP) — Lockdowns have been expanded and a major political conference postponed in a province next to Beijing that is the scene of China’s most serious recent COVID-19 outbreak.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST

House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol 'insurrection'

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
US terror designation for Yemen rebels raises famine fears

CAIRO (AP) — The Trump administration’s out-the-door decision to designate Yemen’s Iranian-backed rebels as a terror organization sparked confusion in aid agencies and warnings from the United Nations and senior Re…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Divers sift debris, seabed mud for Indonesia plane devices

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy divers were searching through plane debris and seabed mud Tuesday looking for the black boxes of a Sriwijaya Air jet that nosedived into the Java Sea over the weekend with …

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
US triples daily numbers allowed at Southwest hike The Wave

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts and landscape photographers hoping to land one of the elusive permits needed to explore the colorful, contoured landscape of a hike called The Wave in the U.S. Southwest wi…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
3 police officers killed in Puerto Rico after carjacking

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three police officers were killed and a fourth was injured Monday near Puerto Rico’s capital following a carjacking, authorities said.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
After frosty few days, Pence, Trump appear to reach détente

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appear to have come to a détente after nearly a week of silence, anger and finger-pointing.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Over a dozen lawmakers joined crowds on day of Capitol riot

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A second Republican lawmaker from West Virginia who marched to the U.S. Capitol to support overturning Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win said in a radio interview Monday that he hopes P…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Belichick won't get Presidential Medal of Freedom after all

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick announced Monday night that he will not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom, saying “remaining true to the people, team and country I love outweigh the benefits of any…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
NYPD official retiring amid investigation into hateful posts

NEW YORK (AP) — A high-ranking New York Police Department official accused of posting hateful messages online has opted to retire days after the department said it was suspending him without pay.