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October 30, 2020 12:09 p.m.

For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead

PHOENIX (AP) — Matilde Gomez wants her mother, Gume, to know how much she appreciates her love and sacrifices. So, she's putting her feelings into a letter.

October 30, 2020 11:09 a.m.

Amid civil unrest, National Guard arrives in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pennsylvania National Guard arrived in Philadelphia on Friday following days of protests, store break-ins and ATM thefts after a Black man holding a knife was shot at 14 times by police, killing him.

October 30, 2020 7:03 a.m.

Texas early voting exceeds total of all 2016 ballots

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texans have already cast more ballots in the presidential election than they did during all of 2016's race — an unprecedented surge of early voting that comes as Democrat Joe Biden's campaign is making a late push to flip what has long been the country's largest Republican state.

October 30, 2020 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: US average daily virus cases rising to 74,000

WASHINGTON — The seven-day rolling average for daily new coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose over the past two weeks from 52,350 to more than 74,180.

October 30, 2020 5:30 a.m.

'Very confident': NYC hospitals prepare for virus resurgence

NEW YORK (AP) — Like battle-hardened veterans, New York City hospitals and nursing homes are bracing for a potential resurgence of coronavirus patients, drawing on lessons learned in the spring when the outbreak brought the nation's largest city to its knees.

October 30, 2020 4:10 a.m.

The Latest: Germany reports new daily record of 18,681 cases

BERLIN — German authorities have added almost all Austria and Italy to the list of high-risk areas for COVID-19.

October 30, 2020 3:36 a.m.

The Latest: Hong Kong raid leads to 100K counterfeit masks

HONG KONG — Customs agents in the southern Chinese city of Hong Kong have seized 100,000 counterfeit face masks and arrested one person in what the government called the largest operation of its kind on record.

October 30, 2020 2:03 a.m.

The Latest: Coronavirus deaths in Hungary hit all-time high

BUDAPEST, Hungary— The number of coronavirus-related deaths in Hungary rose to an all-time high on Friday, prompting the government to tighten oversight over compliance with regulations to stem the spread of infections.

October 30, 2020 12:07 a.m.

The Latest: India's downward trend in new cases continues

NEW DELHI — India has reported 48,648 new coronavirus cases, continuing a downward trend in infections even as the country’s caseload has crossed 8 million and is only behind the U.S.

October 30, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Coronavirus dims Mexico's bright Day of the Dead celebration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration this weekend won’t be the same in a year so marked by death, in a country where more than 90,000 people have died of COVID-19.

October 30, 2020 12:06 a.m.

'Overwhelmed': Texas county halts non-essential activities

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso County officials ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential activities Thursday after the area's medical resources were overwhelmed by the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

October 30, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Charlie Hebdo: Proud to provoke Islamists, despite violence

PARIS (AP) — It’s been targeted again and again, threatened and firebombed and struck in an attack that killed a dozen staff members, but satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo won’t stop poking fun at Islamic extremism.

October 30, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Australia's pandemic travel ban brings family heartbreak

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Astrid Magenau wasn’t able to keep a promise to hold her father’s hand at his deathbed in Germany because of Australia’s extraordinary pandemic restrictions that make her feel like a prisoner in her adopted country.

October 29, 2020 10:03 p.m.

The Latest: India's downward trend in new cases continues

NEW DELHI — India has reported 48,648 new coronavirus cases, continuing a downward trend in infections even as the country’s caseload has crossed 8 million and is only behind the U.S.

October 29, 2020 5:27 p.m.

'Overwhelmed': Texas county halts non-essential activities

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso County officials ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential activities Thursday after the area's medical resources were overwhelmed by the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

October 29, 2020 12:39 p.m.

Charlie Hebdo: Proud to provoke Islamists, despite violence

PARIS (AP) — It’s been targeted again and again, threatened and firebombed and struck in an attack that killed a dozen staff members, but satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo won’t stop poking fun at Islamic extremism.

October 29, 2020 8:03 a.m.

In South, most Black Senate candidates since Reconstruction

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the battle for control of the U.S. Senate this year, the Deep South is fielding more Black candidates than it has since Reconstruction.

October 29, 2020 7:06 a.m.

Coronavirus dims Mexico's bright Day of the Dead celebration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration this weekend won’t be the same in a year so marked by death, in a country where more than 90,000 people have died of COVID-19.

Dorothy Arlene Anderson Bair
October 29, 2020 1 a.m.

Dorothy Arlene Anderson Bair

Dorothy was born May 12, 1921, and passed away peacefully on Oct. 25, 2020, at the age of 99.

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

Analysis: Iran frets over US vote it insists doesn't matter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top officials in Iran say the upcoming U.S. election doesn't matter, but nearly everyone else there seems to be holding their breath.