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November 25, 2020 10:06 a.m.

As season nears, Europe ponders skiing during pandemic

MILAN (AP) — Though the first real snow has yet to fall across much of Europe, ski buffs are imagining with dread a once-unthinkable scene: Skiing in Zermatt in Switzerland while lifts idle across the border in Italy's Aosta valley.

December 11, 2020 12:03 a.m.

EU strikes deal on landmark budget, virus recovery fund

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday clinched a deal on a massive long-term budget and a fund to help the bloc’s ravaged economies recover from the impact of the coronavirus, but critics said the agreement lets Hungary and Poland off the hook for abusing the rule of law.

December 11, 2020 12:07 a.m.

Olympics on tight timeline to chart new path on protest

For generations, the IOC knew exactly where to look for key support of its ban against protests at the Olympics.

December 9, 2020 1:06 p.m.

Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury on Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque.

December 27, 2020 4:30 a.m.

Sudanese man's death draws attention to paramilitary force

CAIRO (AP) — The death of a Sudanese man who was snatched while sitting at a coffee shop has sparked controversy around the scope of a paramilitary force whose members once formed the backbone of a militia that rights groups say committed war crimes in Darfur.

December 2, 2020 2:36 a.m.

Kosovo ethnic divide eases as Muslim cares for elderly Serb

VAGANESH, Kosovo (AP) — Blagica Dicic, 92 and in failing health, is the only resident of a remote ethnic Serb minority village in the mountains of eastern Kosovo that's been abandoned by all its other inhabitants — including her own children.

December 5, 2020 12:10 a.m.

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November 27, 2020 2:06 a.m.

Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19

DORI, Burkina Faso (AP) — Balkissa Barro’s been waiting for months to go back to school, but now that she has, the 10-year-old fears classes might once again stop.

December 4, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Kosovo ethnic divide eases as Muslim cares for elderly Serb

VAGANESH, Kosovo (AP) — Blagica Dicic, 92 and in failing health, is the only resident of a remote ethnic Serb minority village in the mountains of eastern Kosovo that's been abandoned by all its other inhabitants — including her own children.

December 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Kosovo ethnic divide eases as Muslim cares for elderly Serb

VAGANESH, Kosovo (AP) — Blagica Dicic, 92 and in failing health, is the only resident of a remote ethnic Serb minority village in the mountains of eastern Kosovo that's been abandoned by all its other inhabitants — including her own children.

November 29, 2020 8:30 p.m.

AP Interview: HK lawmaker says democracy fight needs rethink

HONG KONG (AP) — When Wu Chi-wai, chairman of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party, decided to serve an extended term in the city’s legislature, he did not expect to resign two months later.

November 27, 2020 12:06 a.m.

As season nears, Europe ponders skiing during pandemic

MILAN (AP) — Though the first real snow has yet to fall across much of Europe, ski buffs are imagining with dread a once-unthinkable scene: Skiing in Zermatt in Switzerland while lifts idle across the border in Italy's Aosta valley.

November 17, 2020 1:27 p.m.

Court: Remote House sessions OK under quorum provision

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Holding New Hampshire House sessions remotely would not violate a constitutional provision about what constitutes a quorum, the state Supreme Court said Tuesday.

November 17, 2020 2:30 a.m.

EU urges Poland, Hungary to sign up to big money budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — With the European Union on the verge of an embarrassing crisis, EU officials and a large majority of member states urged Poland and Hungary on Tuesday to lift their veto of a huge budget and coronavirus recovery package, saying it threatens to derail the bloc's efforts to recover from the pandemic.

December 17, 2004 8 p.m.

Commissioners talk to officials about future budget ideas

Proposal could reduce courthouse hours to public

November 13, 2020 8:06 a.m.

Attacks spur EU to tighten borders, boost policy agency

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers pledged Friday to beef up border security, boost the powers of the bloc’s police agency and crack down on hate speech and online propaganda in response to a wave of extremist attacks, most recently in Austria and France.

November 24, 2020 2:33 p.m.

Arizona average of new virus cases doubles in past 2 weeks

PHOENIX (AP) — Tucson schools suspended the football season Tuesday and Arizona hospital officials pleaded for people to avoid large Thanksgiving dinners as soaring coronavirus infections put pressure on the state's medical system.

November 25, 2020 12:06 a.m.

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December 1, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project.

December 1, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Missouri senators advance $1.2B virus aid package

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Legislature resumed work Tuesday after a special session had been delayed because several lawmakers tested positive for the coronavirus.