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American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel literature prize

STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to American poet Louise Glck on Thursday "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal." The p...

Oct 8, 2020

Greek court to sentence former Golden Dawn lawmakers

ATHENS, Greece - A Greek court is expected Thursday to sentence the 18 former lawmakers of the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party, including its leader, a day after the three-member panel of judges ...

Oct 8, 2020

Marine general has COVID after Pentagon meeting

WASHINGTON - The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were in a Pentagon meeting with a Coast Guard ...

Oct 7, 2020

Texas governor gives OK for bars to begin reopening

AUSTIN, Texas - Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday allowed bars to begin reopening in Texas for the first time since June, ending a lockdown that began during a massive coronavirus outbreak that...

Oct 7, 2020

Tech worker pleads guilty in Utah college student's death

SALT LAKE CITY - A tech worker pleaded guilty in the death of a Utah college student Wednesday, more than a year after her disappearance sparked a large-scale search that ended with the discovery of h...

Oct 7, 2020

Judge delays ruling on N. Carolina absentee ballot procedure

GREENSBORO, N.C. - A federal judge in North Carolina criticized an absentee ballot procedure giving voters more leeway to fix incomplete witness information, but said he'd issue a written ruling at a ...

Oct 7, 2020

Appellate judges let 2020 census continue through October

ORLANDO, Fla. - A panel of three appellate judges on Wednesday upheld a lower court order allowing the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident to continue through October. But the panel struck down a p...

Oct 7, 2020

Fed officials cited risks if Congress fails to pass more aid

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials expressed concern at their most-recent meeting that the U.S. economy recovery could falter if Congress failed to approve another round of pandemic relief. The Fe...

Oct 7, 2020

'Jurassic World' shoot suspended after COVID-19 positives

Filming on the new "Jurassic World" movie at Pinewood Studios in the U.K. has been suspended for two weeks because of COVID-19 cases on set. Director Colin Trevorrow tweeted Wednesday that there were ...

Oct 7, 2020

Police release details of Breonna Taylor investigation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville police released details Wednesday of its investigation into the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a case that has sparked nationwide protests. Mayor Greg Fischer said it w...

Oct 7, 2020