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October 9, 2020 6:33 p.m.

The Latest: RI university issues order for frats, sororities

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island has issued a two-week shelter-in-place order for fraternity and sorority houses because of a high number of coronavirus cases.

October 9, 2020 6:33 p.m.

Hurricane Delta inflicts new misery on storm-weary Louisiana

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Hurricane Delta crashed onshore Friday in southwestern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, ripping tarps from already damaged roofs and slinging debris piled by roads along a path of destruction inflicted by Hurricane Laura only six weeks earlier.

October 9, 2020 5:30 p.m.

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh

MOSCOW (AP) — With Russia's mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at noon Saturday following two weeks of heavy fighting that marked the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in a quarter-century.

October 9, 2020 5:30 p.m.

AP National News Calendar

Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week.

October 9, 2020 5:03 p.m.

The Latest: Judge won't block NY plan to limit gatherings

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A federal judge has refused to block New York’s plan to temporarily limit the size of religious gatherings in COVID-19 hot spots.

October 9, 2020 5:03 p.m.

Schools allege overreach by New Mexico education secretary

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of school districts is challenging the authority of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's education secretary to drastically limit in-person instruction, dictate COVID-19 testing procedures and ensure employment for school staff whether they return to work or not.

October 9, 2020 4:09 p.m.

Dutch double play: Soccer club, Billy Beane team up

ALKMAAR, Netherlands (AP) — Like Billy Beane, Robert Eenhoorn knows all about baseball expectations. The Dutchman was a high draft pick who never made it big on the field — losing his job, in fact, to none other than Derek Jeter.

October 9, 2020 4:09 p.m.

Police defend arrests of slain Black teen's family

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police on Friday defended the arrests of family members of a Black teen killed by a suburban Milwaukee officer, saying they were driving recklessly during a protest and refused officers' demands to leave their vehicles.

October 9, 2020 3:30 p.m.

AP News Digest 6:20 p.m.

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October 9, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Anti-government groups shift focus from Washington to states

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The alleged foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor is a jarring example of how the anti-government movement in the U.S. has become an internet-driven hodgepodge of conspiracy theorists who have redirected their rage from Washington toward state capitols.

October 9, 2020 3:06 p.m.

The Latest: Virus cluster found at Alaska hockey tournament

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Health officials in Alaska’s largest city on Friday recommended up to 300 people associated with a youth hockey tournament quarantine or isolate after “a cluster” of COVID-19 cases were identified.

October 9, 2020 3:03 p.m.

White House ups virus aid offer, resumes talks with Pelosi

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks in hopes of an agreement before Election Day, even as President Donald Trump's most powerful GOP ally in the Senate said Congress is unlikely to deliver relief by then.

October 9, 2020 2:06 p.m.

Good guy Dusty Baker guides reviled Houston Astros into ALCS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If there’s a universally recognized good guy among the generally reviled Houston Astros, it’s Dusty Baker.

October 9, 2020 2:03 p.m.

The Latest: Gov. Justice: Bars near WVU can open Tuesday

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that bars around West Virginia University in Morgantown can reopen next Tuesday, a month after images of maskless college students packing bars led them to be shut down.

October 9, 2020 1:33 p.m.

Whitey Ford, Hall of Fame ace for mighty Yankees, died at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — During an era when the Yankees won the World Series so routinely it was joked that rooting for them was like rooting for General Motors, their ace pitcher owned the most fitting nickname: “The Chairman of the Board.”

October 9, 2020 1:33 p.m.

Catarina Macario gets US camp call-up, citizenship in 1 day

Brazilian-born Catarina Macario had an eventful day: she got called into training camp with the U.S. women’s national team and she became a U.S. citizen.

October 9, 2020 1:33 p.m.

Mountain West to begin conference schedule in December

The Mountain West Conference will play an 18-game basketball schedule, starting in late December.

October 9, 2020 1:33 p.m.

Delaware suspect in Whitmer plot was pardoned last year

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware man charged in federal court with

October 9, 2020 12:33 p.m.

UK jury: Police restraint of Black man contributed to death

LONDON (AP) — London police officers' decision to handcuff a mentally ill Black man even as he told them “I can't breathe" was inappropriate and contributed to his death in 2018, a coroner's jury found Friday.

October 9, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Montana coronavirus death toll rises to over 200

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana reported more than 700 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday and has topped 200 deaths since the pandemic began in mid-March. An increasing number of cases in the state's most populous county likely means residents there will be facing more restrictions to stop the spread of the respiratory virus.