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September 18, 2020 12:27 p.m.

The Latest: Britain's Johnson sees 2nd wave; 4,322 new cases

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a second wave of coronavirus is coming, on a day when the government reported 4,322 new confirmed cases, the highest since early May.

September 18, 2020 10:03 a.m.

The Latest: Guatemalan president tests positive for virus

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei says he’s tested positive for the coronavirus.

September 18, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Lebanese soccer player dies from stray bullet head wound

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s leading soccer player Mohammed Atwi died on Friday, nearly a month after he was wounded in Beirut by a stray bullet that hit him in the head, the state-run National News Agency reported. He was 33.

September 18, 2020 4:27 a.m.

Pope seeks to 'liberate' Virgin Mary from the Mafia

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is giving his blessing to a new Vatican think tank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organized crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends.

September 18, 2020 3:27 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad

September 18, 2020 1 a.m.

Memorial for fallen firefighter no longer public, procession route changed

A planned memorial service for deceased Moses Lake firefighter Andrew Deering announced Wednesday will no longer be open to the public, city officials announced Thursday.

September 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77.

September 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Mayor, funeral home: Winston Groom, author of 'Forrest Gump' book that became pop movie sensation, has died in Alabama

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Mayor, funeral home: Winston Groom, author of 'Forrest Gump' book that became pop movie sensation, has died in Alabama.

September 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Asia Today: India's coronavirus cases jump by another 96K

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus cases jumped by another 96,424 in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of leveling.

September 17, 2020 9:27 p.m.

Asia Today: India's coronavirus cases jump by another 96K

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus cases jumped by another 96,424 infections in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of leveling.

September 17, 2020 8:03 p.m.

Asia Today: Australian state eases virus closure of border

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government said on Friday it will open the state border to the national capital after the government was criticized for refusing to allow a Canberra resident to attend her father’s funeral because of pandemic restrictions.

September 17, 2020 7:03 p.m.

'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77.

September 17, 2020 7:03 p.m.

Mayor, funeral home: Winston Groom, author of 'Forrest Gump' book that became pop movie sensation, has died in Alabama

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Mayor, funeral home: Winston Groom, author of 'Forrest Gump' book that became pop movie sensation, has died in Alabama.

September 17, 2020 9:27 a.m.

Ex-Washington University Chancellor William Danforth dies

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — William Danforth, a member of a prominent St. Louis family and the leader who oversaw Washington University's rise to national prominence during his 24-year career as chancellor, has died. He was 94.

September 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):

September 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Mortician fights for license, livelihood after virus scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — During the deadliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, the bodies piled up at a Brooklyn funeral home — and the stench that came with it — at an alarming rate.

September 16, 2020 5:03 p.m.

The Latest: Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):

September 16, 2020 2:03 p.m.

The Latest: Governor wants explanation for Trump rallies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):

September 16, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Senators seek highest civilian honor for Till and his mother

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress should give the nation’s highest civilian honor posthumously to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, a Republican and a Democratic senator said Wednesday.

September 16, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Mortician fights for license, livelihood after virus scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — During the deadliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, the bodies piled up at a Brooklyn funeral home — and the stench that came with it — at an alarming rate.