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July 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Pritzker: Illinois speaker 'must resign' if allegations true

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan “must resign” if allegations of corruption are true against the fellow Democrat long considered the state’s most powerful lawmaker.

July 20, 2020 2:27 p.m.

The Latest: UT to limit stadium capacity for football games

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on sports around the world:

July 20, 2020 3:03 p.m.

The Latest: Fauci to throw 1st pitch at Yanks-Nats opener

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on sports around the world:

July 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Chinese executives get 'pre-test' injections in vaccine race

BEIJING (AP) — In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting that its employees, including top executives, received experimental shots even before the government approved testing in people.

July 17, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Pritzker: Illinois speaker 'must resign' if allegations true

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan “must resign” if allegations of corruption are true against the fellow Democrat long considered the state’s most powerful lawmaker.

July 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

China firm uses workers to 'pre-test' vaccine in global race

BEIJING (AP) — In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting that its employees, including top executives, received experimental shots even before the government approved testing in people.

July 16, 2020 6:03 a.m.

Chinese executives get 'pre-test' injections in vaccine race

BEIJING (AP) — In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting that its employees, including top executives, received experimental shots even before the government approved testing in people.

July 11, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Amazon's homeless shelter faces Seattle crisis, criticism

SEATTLE (AP) — A homeless shelter built on Amazon’s perfectly manicured urban Seattle campus is a major civic contribution that pushes the company to face the crisis and criticism in the hometown it has rapidly transformed.

July 3, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Spokesman: Iran won't reveal cause of fire at nuclear site

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top Iranian security spokesman says the cause of a fire at the Natanz nuclear site is known, but will not be made public at this time due to “security reasons.”

July 3, 2020 8:03 a.m.

Iran will not disclose cause of mysterious nuclear site fire

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An online video and messages purportedly claiming responsibility for a fire that analysts say damaged a centrifuge assembly plant at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear site deepened the mystery Friday around the incident — even as Tehran insisted it knew the cause but would not make it public due to “security reasons.”

July 3, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Iran declines to disclose cause of mysterious nuke site fire

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An online video and messages purportedly claiming responsibility for a fire that analysts say damaged a centrifuge assembly plant at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear site deepened the mystery Friday around the incident — even as Tehran insisted it knew the cause but would not make it public due to “security reasons.”

July 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Exhausted cities face another challenge: a surge in violence

NEW YORK (AP) — Still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and street protests over the

July 7, 2020 9:27 p.m.

Exhausted cities face another challenge: a surge in violence

NEW YORK (AP) — Still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and street protests over the

July 7, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Israel can bypass parliament on virus decisions

JERUSALEM — The Israeli parliament has passed an emergency bill allowing the government to bypass it in making immediate decisions on combating a renewed outbreak of the coronavirus.

June 27, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Spanish colonial monuments fuel race strife in US Southwest

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Statues of Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate are now in storage after demonstrators in New Mexico threatened to topple them. Protesters in California have pulled down sculptures of Spanish missionary Junipero Serra, and now schools, parks and streets named after Spanish explorers are facing uncertain futures.

June 28, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Spanish colonial monuments fuel race strife in US Southwest

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Statues of Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate are now in storage after demonstrators in New Mexico threatened to topple them. Protesters in California have pulled down sculptures of Spanish missionary Junipero Serra, and now schools, parks and streets named after Spanish explorers are facing uncertain futures.

July 1, 2020 12:06 a.m.

EU reopens its borders to 14 nations but not to US tourists

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, and possibly China soon, the bloc announced Tuesday, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S.

July 1, 2020 6:06 a.m.

Russian vote on extending Putin's rule until 2036 nears end

MOSCOW (AP) — A vote on amendments to Russia’s constitution that could allow President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036 entered its final day Wednesday amid widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities.

June 29, 2020 3:03 a.m.

Trump denies briefing about reported bounties on US troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump wasn't briefed on U.S. intelligence assessments earlier this year that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan because the information had not been “verified."

July 2, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Russian voters agree to let Putin seek 2 more terms

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian voters approved changes to the constitution that will allow President Vladimir Putin to potentially hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that concluded Wednesday was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities.