A Nobel science first: More than one woman winner, no man

Wednesday's Nobel Prize in chemistry was a historic first for women.

Judge: Separate trials for Tampa man accused of killing 4

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of a series of killings that terrorized a Tampa neighborhood in 2017 will face four separate trials, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Embed-Virus Outbreak-Extreme Poverty, ADVISORY

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EXTREME POVERTY — Chart. This digital embed shows World Bank estimates for the number of people worldwide living in extreme poverty pre-COVID-19 and new estimated projections as a direct result of th…

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Investigator: Wisconsin cop should be fired after shootings

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A police officer who has shot and killed three people in a Milwaukee suburb over the last five years should be fired because the risk is too great that he'll shoot a fourth person and he violat…

Protests greet move to impose new virus shutdowns in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City neighborhood erupted in protests after Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on houses of worship, schools and businesses in areas where coronavirus cases are spiking.

US charges British IS members in deaths of American hostages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Islamic State militants from Britain were brought to the United States on Wednesday to

The Latest: Eli Lilly asks U.S. for emergency antibody use

INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly and Company says it has asked the U.S. government to allow emergency use of an experimental antibody therapy.

With 239 deaths, Iran hits its highest daily COVID-19 toll

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV said the country has hit its highest number of daily deaths from the coronavirus, with 239 new fatalities reported on Wednesday.

Report: 3.7 million Afghan children don't attend school

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Nearly half of war-torn Afghanistan’s 18,000 schools lack proper buildings and an estimated 3.7 million school-aged children are still out of school — despite massive investment in the cou…

UN says attack in Burkina Faso kills 25 people

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says 25 men were killed on Sunday when gunmen ambushed a convoy near their village in Burkina Faso’s Center-North region.

Boston delays school reopening plan after virus cases surge

BOSTON (AP) — The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city's coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh said.

Rockslide in Guatemala kills 4, injures 10

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Authorities in Guatemala said Wednesday that four people were killed and 10 injured after an enormous rock loosened by days of rain fell from a hillside onto eight homes.

Man pleads not guilty in death of 80-year-old over mask spat

WEST SENECA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York bar patron accused of giving a fatal shove to an 80-year-old man during a confrontation about the need to wear a mask has pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide.