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February 8, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Thai soldier kills at least 20 people, holes up in mall

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A soldier who holed up in a popular shopping mall in northeastern Thailand shot multiple people on Saturday, killing at least 20 and injuring 31 others, officials said.

June 14, 2020 2:03 a.m.

Japan, New Zealand march to mourn George Floyd, seek change

TOKYO (AP) — Holding handmade signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” hundreds of people marched peacefully in Tokyo on Sunday, highlighting the outrage over the death of George Floyd even in a country often perceived as homogeneous and untouched by racial issues.

June 18, 2020 8:27 a.m.

Injunction extended against removing Lee statue in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge on Thursday indefinitely extended an injunction preventing the Virginia governor from removing a historic statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee from a famed avenue in the former capital of the Confederacy.

October 24, 2020 8:27 a.m.

The Latest: NDakota National Guard tells people if positive

BISMARCK, N.D. — National Guard soldiers have helped notify 800 people who tested positive for the coronavirus but initially weren’t told because of a backlog of cases.

June 10, 2020 6:03 p.m.

The Latest: China reports 11 new virus cases, all imported

BEIJING — China has reported a small spike in imported confirmed cases of coronavirus to 11. There were no new deaths or cases of local transmission in Thursday’s report.

June 20, 2020 11:03 a.m.

The Latest: Pence to meet with Black leaders in Tulsa

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June 15, 2020 9:27 a.m.

France swaps chokehold for stun guns after police protests

PARIS (AP) — Less than a week after France banned police chokeholds, the government responded to growing officer discontent by announcing it would test stun guns for wider use, adding to the ranks of European law enforcement agencies that have recently adopted the weapons that many in the U.S. equate with excess police violence.

June 15, 2020 1:27 p.m.

France backs off chokehold ban, adds stun guns for police

PARIS (AP) — Less than a week after France announced it would abandon police chokeholds, the government responded to growing officer discontent by announcing it would test stun guns for wider use, adding to the ranks of European law enforcement agencies that have recently adopted the weapons that many in the U.S. equate with excess police violence.

June 3, 2020 5:27 p.m.

The Latest: National team investigating fires in Minneapolis

The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

June 27, 2020 4:03 p.m.

2 Yanomami reported slain by illegal prospectors in Amazon

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Two members of the Yanomami ethnic group in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest were shot to death by illegal gold prospectors inside the Indigenous community’s territory, according to reports from the group.

June 28, 2020 12:03 a.m.

2 Yanomami reported slain by illegal prospectors in Amazon

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Two members of the Yanomami ethnic group in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest were shot to death by illegal gold prospectors inside the Indigenous community’s territory, according to reports from the group.

July 1, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Pence to stop in Arizona as state hits new virus records

PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Arizona Wednesday as the state sees skyrocketing coronavirus infections and hospitals prepare for a surge in patients.

February 16, 2011 5 a.m.

2,700 PUD customers lose power

MOSES LAKE - Strong wind gusts around the Columbia Basin caused power outages to 2,700 Grant County PUD customers Saturday.

August 12, 2020 12:03 a.m.

German authorities conduct raids in money laundering probe

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities raided an import-export company and the home of a businessman in the state of Brandenburg on Tuesday on suspicion he was involved in a scheme to launder millions of euros (dollars) for Russian criminals, prosecutors said.

August 11, 2020 4:30 a.m.

German authorities conduct raids in money laundering probe

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities raided an import-export company and the home of a businessman in the state of Brandenburg on Tuesday on suspicion he was involved in a scheme to launder millions of euros (dollars) for Russian criminals, prosecutors said.

March 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Possible twister: Damage reports at Mississippi-Alabama line

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Teresa Hazelwood stopped by a Dollar General store in northern Mississippi to get some chips, and soon found herself riding out a suspected tornado in the parking lot and felt it lifting her car. She gripped the steering wheel and prayed.

June 14, 2020 3:27 a.m.

Asia Today: China sees 57 new cases, Bangladesh over 3,000

BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Asia Today: China sees 57 new cases, Bangladesh over 3,000

BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities.

June 17, 2020 6:27 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Officer charged with murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks