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Florida mom seeks custody of son, says father is virus risk
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida mother is asking a judge to allow her to keep…
Virus outbreak leads Niobrara River visitors centre to close
VALENTINE, Neb. – The federal parks service has announced the closure of the Niobrara National…
Contagious singing as Corona Community Chorus unites voices
NEW YORK – Casper ter Kuile lights a candle in front of his computer screen.…
Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents
Selena Valencia is on the fence when it comes to home-schooling her children. The mother…
Pet fostering takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home
OMAHA, Neb. – The Simeon family was heading home to Omaha from a Smoky Mountains…
Global diplomacy under the gun in the time of coronavirus
WASHINGTON – Entire countries are on lockdown, state visits cancelled, travel curtailed, key meetings postponed…
State unemployment systems tested by surge of applicants
Americans are seeking unemployment benefits at unprecedented levels due to the coronavirus, but many are…
4 soldiers, 63 jihadists killed in clash in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger – Four soldiers and 63 jihadists have been killed in fighting between Niger’s…
Keir Starmer picked to lead UK Labour amid virus crisis
LONDON – Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has elected lawyer and lawmaker Keir Starmer as…
Pandemic has shunted aside an array of Liberal initiatives, at least for now
OTTAWA – As a new year dawned, the government’s throne-speech commitments, unfurled just weeks earlier,…
Feds pulled between bailing out oil and gas and moving to cleaner energy
OTTAWA – Canada’s oil producers could only sit and watch as the price of their…
African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded
JOHANNESBURG – The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads…
China honours virus victims with 3 minutes of reflection
WUHAN, China – With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-staff, China held a…
B.C. temporarily lifts data residency requirement in response to COVID-19
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has temporarily modified its access to information and privacy act in…
Cadaver dogs offer clues to wagon trains on old Idaho trails
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – It’s a hunt for dead bodies. Cadaver dogs will be out…
UN to decide in a month on holding world leaders’ meeting
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The president of the U.N. General Assembly says the 193-member world body…
The Latest: UN to decide in month whether to delay meeting
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for…
Virus outbreak threatens old-school business in Dells
LAKE DELTON, Wis. – There are places in this enclave of water parks, fudge shops…
Military recruiting struggles as enlistment stations close
WASHINGTON – Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Meyer does his best recruiting face-to-face. He can look…
Trump admin tries to narrow stockpile’s role for states
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has abruptly changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile…
Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won’t wear one
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines Friday recommending that Americans wear face…
Russia to the rescue? US, Moscow spar over aid deliveries
WASHINGTON – An odd new front in the U.S.-Russian rivalry has emerged as a Russian…
Some states receive masks with dry rot, broken ventilators
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Some states and cities that have been shipped masks, gloves, ventilators and…
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Before New Zealand began its four-week lockdown to fight the coronavirus,…