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May 24, 2020 8:03 a.m.

Calls grow for UK leader's aide to quit over lockdown trip

LONDON (AP) — Several lawmakers from Britain’s governing Conservative Party on Sunday joined opposition calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top aide to be fired for allegedly violating the national coronavirus lockdown rules that he helped to create.

May 24, 2020 7:27 a.m.

As veterans die from virus, Memorial Day has different mood

ATLANTA (AP) — One was a 94-year-old veteran of World War II who was the first of his 11 brothers to enlist in the military. One was a Vietnam veteran who lost his leg overseas and was always touched when people thanked him for his service. Another was drafted into the military at 18 and won a Purple Heart.

May 24, 2020 12:03 a.m.

British leader's aide denies 250-mile trip broke virus rules

LONDON (AP) — The British government dug in Saturday to defend Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings, for traveling more than 250 miles (400 kilometers) to his parents’ house during a nationwide lockdown at a time when he suspected he had the coronavirus.

May 23, 2020 10:03 a.m.

British leader's aide denies 250-mile trip broke virus rules

LONDON (AP) — The British government dug in Saturday to defend Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings, for traveling more than 250 miles (400 kilometers) to his parents’ house during a nationwide lockdown at a time when he suspected he had the coronavirus.

Mary Edith Paul
May 21, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Mary Edith Paul

September 22, 1920 – May 15, 2020

May 19, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Mississippi sets guidelines on restarting in-person worship

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday issued guidelines for churches and other places of worship to reopen for in-person services during the

May 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

N.C. Rep. Womble, champion for sterilization victims, dies

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former state Rep. Larry Womble, an educator who championed the cause of compensating North Carolina's sterilization victims from the 20th century, has died at age 78.

May 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

N.C. Rep. Womble, champion for sterilization victims, dies

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former state Rep. Larry Womble, an educator who championed the cause of compensating North Carolina's sterilization victims from the 20th century, has died at age 78.

May 16, 2020 12:06 a.m.

N.C. Rep. Womble, champion for sterilization victims, dies

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former state Rep. Larry Womble, an educator who championed the cause of compensating North Carolina's sterilization victims from the 20th century, has died at age 78.

May 15, 2020 2:03 p.m.

N.C. Rep. Womble, champion for sterilization victims, dies

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former state Rep. Larry Womble, an educator who championed the cause of compensating North Carolina's sterilization victims from the 20th century, has died at age 78.

May 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lives Lost: Victims of the virus, remembered for tomorrow

Across the world, the devastation caused by the coronavirus is told in the voices of those left behind.

May 14, 2020 12:03 a.m.

US choir outbreak called 'superspreader event' in report

SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) — Disease trackers are calling a choir practice in Washington state a superspreader event that illustrates how easily the coronavirus can pass from person to person.

May 14, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lives Lost: Victims of the virus, remembered for tomorrow

Across the world, the devastation caused by the coronavirus is told in the voices of those left behind.

Kenneth C. Fisk
May 13, 2020 10:12 p.m.

Kenneth C. Fisk

February 2, 1925 – March 29, 2020

May 13, 2020 8:06 a.m.

AP Lifestyles Digest

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May 13, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Virus Coverage Advisory, which moves by 9 a.m. Eastern/1400 GMT, replaces the AP News Coverage Advisory, 10:15 Advisory until further notice.

May 13, 2020 4:27 a.m.

US choir outbreak called 'superspreader event' in report

SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) — Disease trackers are calling a choir practice in Washington state a superspreader event that illustrates how easily the coronavirus can pass from person to person.

May 13, 2020 4:27 a.m.

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

May 13, 2020 4:27 a.m.

Lives Lost: Victims of the virus, remembered for tomorrow

Across the world, the devastation caused by the coronavirus is told in the voices of those left behind.

May 13, 2020 4:27 a.m.

Death toll from attack on Kabul maternity clinic rises to 24

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials on Wednesday raised the death toll from a militant attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul to 24, including mothers, nurses and two babies. A day after the shooting rampage, 20 infants were under medical observation, lying swaddled in blankets in hospital cribs.