Drought depletes Paraguay River, a country's lifeline

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — The Paraguay River has reached its lowest level in half a century after months of extreme drought in the region, exposing the vulnerability of landlocked Paraguay’s economy.

Police in Missouri resume search for missing Chinese woman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Police in central Missouri have resumed the search for the body of a Chinese woman who has been missing in Missouri for a year.

US slaps sanctions on more top Nicaraguan officials

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department slapped sanctions Friday on Nicaragua’s attorney general, the U.S.-born private secretary to President Daniel Ortega and a savings-and-loan business.

Challenger demands Graham get COVID-19 test before debate

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Trump sets out to get campaign back on track

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump set out to get his campaign back on track Friday, a week after he was sidelined with the coronavirus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans.

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The Latest: Trump says FEMA is prepared for Hurricane Delta

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):

2 remote Japan towns seek to host nuclear waste storage site

TOKYO (AP) — Two remote towns in northern Japan struggling with rapidly graying and shrinking populations signed up Friday to possibly host a high-level radioactive waste storage site as a means of economic surviva…

McConnell says no COVID-19 bill likely before Election Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's most powerful GOP ally in the Senate said Friday that Congress is unlikely to deliver another big COVID-19 relief bill before the election, casting doubt on the on-again, …

Gunmen kill Pakistan singer, father of rights activist

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen riding on a motorcycle in southwestern Pakistan shot and killed a popular local singer and father of a human rights activist outside his home, police said Friday.

Enrollment drops worry public schools as pandemic persists

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rather than wait to see how her children's Florida public school would teach students this fall, Erica Chao enrolled her two daughters in a private school that seemed better positioned …

Iran president calls on world to condemn new US sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday called on the international community to condemn the Trump administration's decision to blacklist Iran’s financial sector, the country's official news …

Extradition fight continues in Kenosha protest shootings

CHICAGO (AP) — A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after

Hurricane Delta slightly weakens in Gulf; Category 3 storm now has maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph).

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Hurricane Delta slightly weakens in Gulf; Category 3 storm now has maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph).

The Latest: Hurricane Delta weakens slightly on path to US

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):