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):

Louisiana braces to relive a nightmare as Delta nears

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Residents in south Louisiana braced to relive a nightmare Friday as rain bands from an approaching Hurricane Delta began soaking the same area that was badly battered by a deadly Hurricane …

Razor blades on Trump sign in Michigan slices man's fingers

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities were trying Friday to determine who taped razor blades to the bottom of a Trump 2020 campaign sign, slicing the fingers of a worker tasked with removing signs that were t…

Escaped Kentucky inmate eludes police in southern Indiana

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (AP) — An inmate who escaped from a Kentucky jail last month by climbing through a hole in a jail window has eluded authorities who tracked him to a heavily wooded area of southern Indiana, a feder…

Nobel win reflects 'hunger for international cooperation'

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has fractured global alliances and go-it-alone has turned ugly, some world leaders say Friday's

The Latest: Delta poised to make history when it strikes US

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Thai hotel offers to drop lawsuit against complaining guest

BANGKOK (AP) — A hotel in Thailand that filed a criminal defamation suit against a guest who posted negative reviews about it online said Friday it will drop the complaint if he makes apologies and other gestures t…

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Afghan negotiator: Nobel nomination nod to women's campaign

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi is one of four women representing the Afghan government who have been

S&P 500 rises again, on pace for its best week since July

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising on Wall Street Friday as talks appear to be continuing in the start-and-stop drive on Capitol Hill to deliver more aid to the ailing economy.