US stocks tumble toward worst day in a month amid virus woes

U.S. stocks are slumping sharply in afternoon trading Monday and deepening last week’s losses, as a troubling climb in coronavirus counts threatens the global economy. The sell-off comes as doubts mount on Wall Str…

Thai protesters shun Parliament, ask Germany to probe king

BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand have expanded their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to investigate whether Thailand…

Rwandan genocide suspect sent to UN court in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An 87-year-old Rwandan arrested in France was transferred to the custody of a United Nations court in the Netherlands on Monday, nearly 23 years after he was first indicted for his all…

AP Lifestyles Digest

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The Latest: Albania to open new COVID-19 hospital amid surge

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian authorities have decided to open a new COVID-19 hospital with 150 beds after the existing two hospitals are reaching their limits.

Big power shutoffs in California as winds boost fire danger

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Large swaths of California had no electricity Monday as utilities tried to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires while the fire-weary state was buffeted by powerful winds and…

7 held for suspected tanker hijack after UK commando raid

LONDON (AP) — Seven stowaways seized when British naval special forces stormed an oil tanker in the English Channel have been arrested on suspicion of hijacking, police said Monday.

Global pandemic hits home in the West Virginia mountains

WEST UNION, W.Va. (AP) — Many in West Virginia proudly say they live in the original social distancing state.

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French doctor warns his country has 'lost control' of virus

PARIS (AP) — A French doctor warned Monday that his country has “lost control of the epidemic,” a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases as nations across Europe enact more swe…

The Latest: Meadows defends against Biden virus criticism

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Wall Street slumps again as coronavirus counts keep climbing

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling in early trading on Wall Street Monday and deepening last week’s losses, as a troubling climb in coronavirus counts threatens the global economy.

Mayor: Video will be released in Black motorists' shooting

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Police videos showing a suburban Chicago police officer fatally shooting a Black man and wounding a Black woman are expected to be released once relatives have seen the footage, the city's may…

NYPD sued over aggressive tactics against Floyd protesters

NEW YORK (AP) — Two civil rights organizations are suing the New York Police Department on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demon…

AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Oct. 26

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