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NFL postpones Broncos-Patriots game postponed indefinitely...
BARRY WILNER and TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writers

NFL postpones Broncos-Patriots game postponed indefinitely

The NFL has postponed the Denver-New England game indefinitely due to another positive coronavirus test with the Patriots.
6 years ago
UK at 'tipping point:' England braces for more restrictions...
PAN PYLAS Associated Press

UK at ‘tipping point:’ England braces for more restrictions

Millions of people in northern England are anxiously waiting to hear how much further virus restrictions will be tightened as one of the British government's leading medical advisers warned Sunday that the country is at a crucial juncture in the second wave of the coronavirus.
6 years ago
trump campaign suing pennsylvania...
MARC LEVY Associated Press

Judge dismisses Trump campaign’s Pennsylvania lawsuit; partial appeal likely

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Trump's campaign, challenging the battleground state's poll-watching law.
6 years ago
President Donald Trump removes his face mask to speak from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House...
JONATHAN LEMIRE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

Trump makes 1st public appearance since his hospital stay

President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance since returning to the White House after being treated for the coronavirus. The White House has refused to declare that he is no longer contagious
6 years ago
Paris Hilton speaks before leading a protest Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Provo, Utah. Hilton was in Ut...
BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school

Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at a boarding school in Utah, and on Friday she took her push nearly to the school's front doors.
6 years ago
A Russian-made Ilyushin airlifter aircraft leased to the World Food Programme (WFP) makes a drop of...
Emma Reynolds, CNN

World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize for fight against ‘hunger as a weapon of war’

This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its "efforts to combat hunger" and its "contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas."
6 years ago
FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo, Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health nurses Crys Kuntz, left, ...
ADAM GELLER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press

Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, Dakotas

A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper Midwest and Plains emerge as one of the nation’s most troubling hot spots.
6 years ago
second debate...
ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

Next Trump-Biden debates uncertain, though Oct. 22 is likely

The final debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden have been thrown into uncertainty. The campaigns are offering dueling proposals for remaining faceoffs that have been upended by the president’s coronavirus infection.
6 years ago
In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresse...
DAVID EGGERT and ED WHITE Associated Press

13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police

Six people have been charged in federal court with plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home.
6 years ago
Voter fraud...
ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

Trump says he’s ready for rallies; doctor says therapy done

President Donald Trump insists he is ready to resume campaign rallies and feels “perfect” one week after his diagnosis with the coronavirus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, Big John the Tasmanian devil growls from the confines of ...
VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer

Feisty Tasmanian devils roaming Australian mainland again

Tasmanian devils are roaming mainland Australia again after 3,000 years. The feisty, carnivorous marsupials went extinct on the mainland before Europeans arrived.
6 years ago
A fly lands on the head of Vice President Mike Pence during the vice presidential debate Wednesday,...
WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

Fly on Pence’s head generates buzz in VP debate

The vice presidential debate featured plexiglass barriers erected to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
6 years ago
This photo made on Oct. 6, 2020, in Westerville, Ohio, shows Ohio absentee ballots. Two voters regi...
FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer

Mail-in ballot mix-ups: How much should we worry?

Several high-profile cases of voters getting incorrect blank absentee ballots in the mail are raising questions about how often such mix-ups occur and whether they could affect the presidential election.
6 years ago
Trump cleared...
The Associated Press

Trump says he will not participate in virtual debate, agrees with suggestion to postpone.

UPDATE: In a statement from Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien says while a virtual debate is a non-starter, the campaign is open to holding the two remaining debates at later dates. “The American people should not be deprived of the chance to see the two candidates for president debate face to face two more times […]
6 years ago
Earthshot award...
PAN PYLAS Associated Press

Prince William, David Attenborough launch ‘Earthshot’ award

Prince William has joined forces with renowned British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough to launch a new environmental prize that they hope will drive a “decade of change.”
6 years ago
second debate...
ZEKE MILLER Associated Press

2nd Trump-Biden presidential debate to be virtual due to Trump’s COVID-19

The Commission on Presidential Debates says the second Trump-Biden debate will be ‘virtual’ amid concerns about the president's COVID-19.
6 years ago
Trump COVID-19 relief...
ANDREW TAYLOR and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

In about-face, Pres. Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid

The White House is trying to salvage its favored proposals for coronavirus aid now that President Donald Trump has ended negotiation with Democrats.
6 years ago
Breonna Taylor info release...
BRUCE SCHREINER, REBECCA REYNOLDS YONKER and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press

Police release details of Breonna Taylor investigation

Louisville police have released details of the investigation into the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.
6 years ago
The White House is seen in Washington, early Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, the morning after President Don...
ANDREW TAYLOR and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election

President Donald Trump has called an abrupt end to negotiations with Democrats over additional COVID-19 relief, delaying action until after the election.
6 years ago
In this Oct. 5, 2020, photo the Supreme Court in Washington. Tech giants Google and Oracle are clas...
JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press

Google, Oracle meet in copyright clash at Supreme Court

Tech giants Google and Oracle are about to clash at the Supreme Court in a copyright dispute that's worth billions and important to the future of software development.
6 years ago
Members of the production crew work on the stage near plexiglass barriers which will serve as a way...
STEVE PEOPLES, KATHLEEN RONAYNE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Pence-Harris debate to unfold as Trump recovers from virus

Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are poised to meet for a debate that will offer starkly different visions for a country confronting escalating crises.
6 years ago
This Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, satellite image released by NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data ...
LUIS ANDRÉS HENAO Associated Press

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Mexico as a Category 2

Hurricane Delta has made landfall near Puerto Morelos along the northeastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
6 years ago
Jon Bon Jovi...
JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press

‘I am a witness to history’ — Jon Bon Jovi tackles 2020

Jon Bon Jovi has been churning out love songs and arena anthems for nearly 40 years, but his latest release “2020,” has taken his music to another level.
6 years ago
Facebook bans QAnon...
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

Facebook says it will ban groups that openly support QAnon

Facebook said Tuesday that it will remove Facebook pages, groups and Instagram accounts for "representing QAnon."
6 years ago