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For sports, coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle
MIAMI – Politicians, players and owners are trying to figure out a way to get…
California county defies governor’s virus shutdown order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A rural California county allowed nonessential businesses to reopen and diners to…
Shore towns cite virus to keep outsiders off their beaches
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. – American taxpayers helped pay for the sand on the Maryland…
Organizers cancel Southeast Alaska State Fair, citing virus
JUNEAU, Alaska – Organizers of the Southeast Alaska State Fair said Friday that the summer…
‘Raging Bull’ delivers outside ring as classic sports film
Jake LaMotta was a straight-ahead brawler, so determined to wreak havoc every time he entered…
Wall Street pulls back after companies detail virus fallout
Stocks headed broadly lower on Wall Street Friday after Amazon and other big companies reported…
US prosecutors signal Honduras leader is target in drug case
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – References to the Honduran president appear throughout U.S. prosecutors’ statements announcing drug…
New York schools staying closed through spring, Cuomo says
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York’s schools and colleges will remain shut through the end of…
EPL steps up plans to restart in neutral stadiums in June
The English Premier League stepped up planning on Friday to try to resume in neutral…
Cleaners risk health to work during pandemic, then lose jobs
Lissette Serrano asked for a mask while she did her job cleaning toilets and picking…
Judge orders release of migrants in Florida as virus measure
MIAMI – A federal judge ordered authorities to release hundreds of immigrants from three Florida…
East Libyan forces bomb Tripoli despite cease-fire; 2 killed
CAIRO – Libya’s eastern-based forces trying to capture the country’s capital bombed civilian homes on…
DeVos not enforcing pause on wage garnishments, lawsuit says
The U.S. Education Department has continued to garnish wages from workers who are behind on…
Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid virus outbreak
PHOENIX – Rent and mortgage payments are due again as more than 30 million people…
Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid clergy abuse costs
NEW ORLEANS – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans announced Friday that it is…
Kosovo court suspends nomination of new prime minister
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo’s constitutional Court on Friday suspended a presidential decree nominating Avdullah Hoti…
Lebanese protest despite government’s economic rescue plan
BEIRUT – Hundreds of Lebanese rallied Friday outside the central bank in Beirut and elsewhere…
Man goes to clear out dead mom’s home, finds body in freezer
NEW YORK – A man found a decomposed body in his dead mother’s freezer as…
Virus surge in Brazil brings a coffin shortage, morgue chaos
RIO DE JANEIRO – In Brazil’s bustling Amazon city of Manaus, so many people have…
Senate to convene with risks due to no quick virus testing
WASHINGTON – The Senate is set to convene Monday but the health risks from the…
Teachers in B.C. agree to new contract with provincial government
VANCOUVER – B.C. teachers have voted to approve a new, three-year collective agreement with the…
Women, minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic
NEW YORK – As America tentatively emerges from weeks of lockdowns, it is becoming clear…
NASA begs spectators for astronaut launch: Please stay home!
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA and SpaceX on Friday urged everyone to stay home for…
Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Members of the Grammy-winning rock band Portugal. The Man are stepping into…