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July 8, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Indiana governor defends officer response to assault report

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb defended the state's Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday amid criticism that the agency's conservation officers did not adequately respond to the

July 8, 2020 2:33 p.m.

Editorial Roundup: New York

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers:

July 8, 2020 2:33 p.m.

New oversight committee would restore faith in NYPD, AG says

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James proposed sweeping changes Wednesday to boost oversight of the New York City Police Department, including forming an independent commission that would approve the department's budget and have the final say on officer discipline.

July 8, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Several veto override attempts at N.C. legislature fail

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican-controlled General Assembly again fell short Wednesday in overriding several of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes. The unsuccessful votes for the GOP mean directives within the governor's COVID-19 executive orders that keep many businesses closed remain intact.

July 8, 2020 2:03 p.m.

NJ carries on counting after first mostly mail election

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey went on tallying votes Wednesday in a handful of primaries after COVID-19 upended the state's election by turning it into a mostly mail-in event.

July 8, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Health official: Trump rally 'likely' source of virus surge

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of participants and large protests "likely contributed" to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases, Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said Wednesday.

July 8, 2020 2:03 p.m.

UN council voting on Syria aid delivery through 1 crossing

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is voting on a Russian resolution that would limit the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest to one crossing point from Turkey for six months, and diplomats say it is virtually certain to be defeated.

July 8, 2020 1:03 p.m.

The Latest: South Africa prepares 1.5 million gravesites

JOHANNESBURG — A health official in South Africa’s new coronavirus hot spot of Gauteng province says authorities are preparing over 1.5 million gravesites as confirmed cases rise.

July 8, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Evers: Capitol will stay closed, state workers to wear masks

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Capitol building will not reopen next week, as had been planned, and state employees will have to wear masks whenever they're working indoors to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Tony Evers' administration announced Wednesday.

July 8, 2020 12:03 p.m.

UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that foreign interference in Libya’s war has reached “unprecedented levels” and urged key players and their backers to unblock the political stalemate and agree to a cease-fire and peace talks.

July 8, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Pro-India leader, his 2 family members killed in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Unidentified assailants late Wednesday fatally shot a pro-India politician along with his father and brother in Kashmir, police said, in a first major attack against India’s ruling party members in the disputed region.

July 8, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Vindman retiring from Army, lawyer blames Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide who played a central role in President Donald Trump's impeachment case, announced his retirement from the Army on Wednesday in a scathing statement that accused the president of running a “campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation.”

July 8, 2020 8:27 a.m.

NFL's stay-at-home order means no travel for training camp

Tim Flynn was looking forward to one final year as the mayoral host of training camp for the Dallas Cowboys in Oxnard, California.

July 8, 2020 7:03 a.m.

The Latest: EU urged to agree to 'ambitious' recovery fund

MADRID — The leaders of Italy and Spain, the two countries first affected by the coronavirus in Europe and among the worst-hit globally, are urging fellow members of the European Union to agree next week on “ambitious terms” for a recovery fund to shore up the pandemic’s economic fallout.

July 8, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: German Red Cross fears drownings as pool shunned

BERLIN — The German Red Cross says it fears more people will drown this summer due to a number of factors arising from the coronavirus pandemic.

July 8, 2020 3:27 a.m.

The Latest: Spain's Catalonia mandates use of masks outdoors

MADRID — Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region will make mandatory the use of masks outdoors even when social distancing is maintained.

July 8, 2020 2:27 a.m.

The Latest: Israeli defense chief quaratines after exposure

JERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz says he is going into quarantine over concerns he was recently exposed to a COVID-19 carrier.

July 8, 2020 1:03 a.m.

The Latest: Serbian police say 23 held, 60 hurt in clashes

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian police say 23 people have been detained and scores of police officers and demonstrators injured in clashes that erupted over announced return of lockdown measures against the new coronavirus.

July 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: New Zealand to charge patient who went shopping

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand authorities say they will press charges against a coronavirus patient who escaped quarantine in Auckland and went shopping at a supermarket.

July 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Diamondbacks OF Kole Calhoun tests positive

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: