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September 16, 2020 10:03 a.m.

American apologizes in Italy court for taking officer's life

ROME (AP) — A 20-year-old California man charged with murdering an Italian police officer apologized in court Wednesday, saying he was “filled with remorse” and hoped one day the slain man’s family would forgive him.

Paul Thomas Snyder
September 16, 2020 1 a.m.

Paul Thomas Snyder

Paul Thomas Snyder, a resident of Othello, Washington, passed away on Sept. 11, 2020, at his home at the age of 81.

Paul Thomas Snyder
September 16, 2020 1 a.m.

Paul Thomas Snyder

Paul Thomas Snyder, a resident of Othello, Washington, passed away on Sept. 11, 2020, at his home at the age of 81.

September 15, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Search to resume for mass graves of Tulsa massacre victims

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A search for mass graves of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will continue at two more locations in a cemetery where a search earlier this year failed to uncover human remains, a city committee has decided.

September 15, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Mexico honors a defiant woman on independence anniversary

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Leona Vicario defied convention.

September 15, 2020 3:27 a.m.

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

Plodding and powerful, Sally moves in on Gulf Coast

September 15, 2020 2:03 a.m.

Bosnian Serb official jailed for war crimes dies of COVID-19

PALE, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Momcilo Krajisnik, a former top wartime Bosnian Serb official who was convicted of war crimes by a U.N. court, has died after contracting COVID-19. He was 75.

September 15, 2020 1:30 a.m.

Zimbabwe government abuses critics, allege rights groups

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Godfrey Kurauone, a Zimbabwean opposition official, sang a protest song at the funeral of a party member in July. For that, and other political charges, he spent 42 days in jail before the prosecution dropped one charge, and acquitted him of another charge of blocking traffic.

September 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Wisconsin university eliminates spring break

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison decided Monday to eliminate spring break next semester in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

September 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Asia Today: Indian Parliament reopens with virus precautions

NEW DELHI (AP) — India reopened its Parliament after more than five months Monday, even as the country continues to report the most daily new infections of the coronavirus in the world and daily virus deaths remain above 1,000.

September 14, 2020 5:03 p.m.

The Latest: Wisconsin university eliminates spring break

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison decided Monday to eliminate spring break next semester in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

September 14, 2020 4:27 p.m.

The Latest: Nevada expects case uptick after Trump rallies

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevada health officials say they expect to see an uptick in new coronavirus cases after President Donald Trump held rallies in the state over the weekend.

September 14, 2020 3:27 p.m.

The Latest: Top Supreme Court justice in Brazil has COVID-19

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil's Supreme Court says its chief justice as contracted COVID-19 and is feeling well.

September 14, 2020 2:27 p.m.

The Latest: Quarantine ordered for Michigan State students

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan county has ordered a two-week quarantine for 23 fraternities and sororities and seven large rental houses near Michigan State University following a coronavirus outbreak that a local health official said was turning into a “crisis.”

September 14, 2020 12:30 p.m.

The Latest: South Carolina lieutenant gov contracts COVID-19

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Officials in South Carolina say Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday, but is recovering in isolation with her family at home.

September 14, 2020 10:03 a.m.

The Latest: Experts say HIV testing down in US amid pandemic

ATLANTA — The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the fight against HIV. Across the U.S. South, clinics have stopped or limited testing for the AIDS virus and public health officials overwhelmed by demands to control COVID-19 have shifted staff away from tracking HIV patients.

September 14, 2020 8:03 a.m.

The Latest: Gathering limits go into effect in much of UK

LONDON — New rules preventing gatherings of more than six people go into effect in England, Scotland and Wales on Monday, in an effort to simplify directives meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

September 14, 2020 7:03 a.m.

The Latest: Portuguese soldiers in Africa positive for virus

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s armed forces chief of staff says 88 Portuguese soldiers deployed with a United Nations force in the Central African Republic have tested positive for the new coronavirus.

September 14, 2020 5:03 a.m.

The Latest: Major economies shrink amid COVID-19 pandemic

PARIS (AP) — A global development agency said the world’s 20 major industrialized nations have seen their economies shrink in an unprecedented manner between April and June amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 14, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: Berlusconi released from COVID hospitalization

MILAN — Italy's former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been released from the hospital after a 10-day stay with COVID-19 and pneumonia, saying he had never feared as much for his life as from this “insidious” disease.