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June 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Italy honors, remembers virus dead with Donizetti's Requiem

ROME (AP) — Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe.

June 28, 2020 2:27 p.m.

The Latest: Worldwide cornoavirus death toll exceeds 500,000

ROME — Another tragic milestone was passed Sunday in the coronavirus pandemic: 500,000 deaths worldwide.

June 28, 2020 2:03 p.m.

The Latest: Pence, Abbott acknowledge more Texas virus cases

DALLAS — Both Vice President Mike Pence and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledged Sunday that there has been a rapid rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the state in recent weeks after Abbott begin allowing businesses to start reopening in early May.

June 28, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Italy honors, remembers virus dead with Donizetti's Requiem

ROME (AP) — Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe.

June 28, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Shootings across Chicago kill 3 kids; activists seek change

CHICAGO (AP) — Activists and local leaders called for more state and federal support Sunday as weekend shootings across Chicago left three children dead, including a 10-year-old who was struck by a stray bullet that came through an apartment window.

June 28, 2020 1:03 p.m.

The Latest: California governor orders some bars to close

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered bars that have opened in seven counties to immediately close.

June 28, 2020 12:27 p.m.

The Latest: Arkansas will encourage, not require, masks

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he’ll encourage people to wear face masks in public but indicated that he doesn’t plan to enact a statewide requirement.

June 28, 2020 11:03 a.m.

The Latest: US official defends Trump going without mask

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says President Donald Trump’s “unique” circumstances are why he doesn’t wear a mask even as the government is urging people to do so.

June 28, 2020 10:03 a.m.

The Latest: Italy adds 174 more confirmed cases, 22 deaths

ROME — Italy has added 174 more confirmed infections and 22 deaths to the official coronavirus toll in the onetime epicenter of Europe’s outbreak.

June 28, 2020 9:03 a.m.

The Latest: Africa up to 371,000 confirmed virus cases

JOHANNESBURG — Africa’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have climbed to a new high of more than 371,000, including includes 9,484 deaths.

June 28, 2020 8:27 a.m.

Shootings across Chicago kill 3 kids; cops ask public's help

CHICAGO (AP) — Shootings across Chicago over the weekend have left three children dead, including a 10-year-old girl who was struck in the head by a stray bullet that came through an apartment window.

June 28, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Latin America's critical food markets fuel virus spread

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City's main wholesale market detects dozens of coronavirus cases every week. A covered food market in Venezuela was the source of one of the largest outbreaks in the country. And every single merchant in a vast market in Peru has tested positive for the virus.

June 27, 2020 12:03 a.m.

City workers take leave to mourn Black people killed by cops

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly 300 Portland employees have taken bereavement leave since Mayor Ted Wheeler encouraged city workers take paid time off to grieve the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people killed by law enforcement or in racist acts.

June 27, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Latin America's critical food markets fuel virus spread

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City's main wholesale market detects dozens of coronavirus cases every week. A covered food market in Venezuela was the source of one of the largest outbreaks in the country. And every single merchant in a vast market in Peru has tested positive for the virus.

June 27, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Pelosi pushes Senate with House passage of George Floyd bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of the House Democrats' far-reaching police overhaul bill returned attention to the Senate on Friday, as the divided Congress struggles to address the

June 26, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Latin America's critical food markets fuel virus spread

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City's main wholesale market detects dozens of coronavirus cases every week. A covered food market in Venezuela was the source of one of the largest outbreaks in the country. And every single merchant in a vast market in Peru has tested positive for the virus.

June 26, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Pelosi pushes Senate with House passage of George Floyd bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of the House Democrats' far-reaching police overhaul bill returned attention to the Senate on Friday, as the divided Congress struggles to address the

June 26, 2020 6:27 a.m.

City workers take leave to mourn Black people killed by cops

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly 300 Portland employees have taken bereavement leave since Mayor Ted Wheeler encouraged city workers take paid time off to grieve the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people killed by law enforcement or in racist acts.

June 26, 2020 12:03 a.m.

House passes sweeping police overhaul after Floyd's death

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a far-reaching police overhaul from Democrats on Thursday, a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism as a divided Congress struggles to address the

June 26, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn't hide his past

ATLANTA (AP) — Rayshard Brooks didn’t hide his history.