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July 5, 2020 12:03 a.m.

US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Texas reported record daily increases in confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday, the latest sign that the virus is surging in many parts of the United States, casting a pall over Fourth of July celebrations.

July 4, 2020 10:03 a.m.

US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Texas reported record daily increases in confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday, the latest sign that the virus is surging in many parts of the United States, casting a pall over Fourth of July celebrations.

September 24, 2020 8:03 a.m.

AP-NORC poll: Support for racial injustice protests declines

NEW YORK (AP) — As the decision in Kentucky to bring charges against only one of three police officers involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor sparks renewed protests nationwide, a new survey finds support has fallen for demonstrations against systemic racism.

August 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Kenosha delayed body cameras for years before Blake shooting

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — City and law enforcement leaders in Kenosha, Wisconsin, unanimously endorsed the use of body cameras in 2017 as a way to increase police accountability and collect evidence at scenes of domestic violence, among other benefits.

August 18, 2020 6:27 p.m.

Virginia panel approves sweeping police reform bill

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A sweeping police reform bill that would eliminate the use of no-knock warrants, limit the use of chokeholds and make it easier to decertify officers for misconduct won approval from a key Virginia legislative committee Tuesday amid widespread calls for change sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

September 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Deadly party shooting adds new layer to Rochester's grief

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Already roiled by this month's revelation of Daniel Prude's police suffocation death, the city of Rochester, New York, was further traumatized Saturday when gunfire at a backyard party killed two teenagers and wounded 14 others.

September 19, 2020 4:27 p.m.

Deadly party shooting adds new layer to Rochester's grief

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Already roiled by this month's revelation of Daniel Prude's police suffocation death, the city of Rochester, New York, was further traumatized Saturday when gunfire at a backyard party killed two teenagers and wounded 14 others.

February 21, 2020 8:05 a.m.

Mom of Idaho kids missing since September arrested in Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — The disappearance of an Idaho boy and his teenage sister last year has led to the arrest of their mother in Hawaii, a major development in a bizarre case that spans multiple states, includes three mysterious deaths and touches on the mother’s doomsday beliefs.

June 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountable

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The murder charges against the four police officers involved in George Floyd's death present rare instances of officers being held legally responsible for their actions. Now state lawmakers around the country want to make it easier to do.

June 13, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountable

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The murder charges against the four police officers involved in George Floyd's death present rare instances of officers being held legally responsible for their actions. Now state lawmakers around the country want to make it easier to do.

June 14, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountable

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The murder charges against the four police officers involved in George Floyd's death present rare instances of officers being held legally responsible for their actions. Now state lawmakers around the country want to make it easier to do.

June 3, 2020 4:27 a.m.

AP News Digest 7:15 a.m.

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July 5, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's empty assurance on controlling virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — “We have it totally under control,” President Donald Trump said in late January. A month later: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA."

July 6, 2020 12:06 a.m.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's empty assurance on controlling virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — “We have it totally under control,” President Donald Trump said in late January. A month later: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA."

July 4, 2020 6:27 a.m.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's empty assurance on controlling virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — “We have it totally under control,” President Donald Trump said in late January. A month later: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA."

May 29, 2020 2:27 p.m.

The Latest: Former NBA player who knew Floyd leads rally

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer knelt on his neck (all times local):

June 17, 2020 2:27 p.m.

The Latest: Bill to eliminate police immunity fails in La.

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November 30, 2020 3:27 a.m.

The Latest: EU sees flatter virus curve, still needs limits

BERLIN — The European Union's latest surge of coronavirus infections is flattening or going down in some but not all countries across the continent but it's too early to relax current virus restrictions, the head of the continent’s disease control center said Monday.

December 22, 2020 2:06 p.m.

Kentucky governor, lawmakers receive COVID-19 vaccine

LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and his wife Britainy received COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, together with top state lawmakers.

January 13, 2020 3:35 a.m.

Severe weather in Afghanistan, Pakistan leaves 48 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Severe winter weather has struck parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, with heavy snowfall, rains and flash floods that left at least 48 people dead, officials said Monday as authorities struggled to clear and reopen highways and evacuate people to safer places.