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Local virus cases in Gaza raise fears of a wider outbreak

GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Authorities in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first coronavirus cases spread through the community, raising fears of a potentially devastating outbreak in the imp...

Aug 24, 2020

National Guard called out after police shoot Black man

KENOSHA, Wis. - Wisconsin's governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday after the police shooting of a Black man under murky circumstances turned Kenosha ...

Aug 24, 2020

Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A proposed gold and copper mine at the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska would cause "unavoidable adverse impacts," the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer...

Aug 24, 2020

California high court rejects Scott Peterson's death penalty

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction but overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, and said prosecutors ma...

Aug 24, 2020

NY AG probes if President Trump inflated assets for loans

New York's Democratic attorney general asked a court Monday to enforce subpoenas into an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial statements. A...

Aug 24, 2020

Mexican students start new school year from home

MEXICO CITY - Millions of Mexican school children returned to classes, but not schools, on Monday as the government attempted to start a new school year despite the challenges of the pandemic. A syste...

Aug 24, 2020

J Balvin, Roddy Ricch no longer performing at MTV VMAs

NEW YORK - Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch and Colombian superstar J Balvin will no longer perform at the MTV Video Music Awards. Ricch announced his cancellation in a statement posted to Instagram ...

Aug 24, 2020

Asia Today: South Korea sees 11th day of 3-digit increases

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases Monday after social distancing restrictions were tightened nationwide. Most of th...

Aug 23, 2020

Screenwriter John Ridley to write new Batman comic series

LOS ANGELES - John Ridley will write the new Batman comic series with plans of the Dark Knight being a person of colour. The Oscar-winning screenwriter and DC publisher Jim Lee announced plans for Rid...

Aug 23, 2020

Former 'Glee' star Lea Michele gives birth to baby boy

LOS ANGELES - Lea Michele is a mom of a baby boy. A representative for Michele said Sunday that the former "Glee" star gave birth to her son on Aug. 20. She and her husband Zandy Reich welcomed their ...

Aug 23, 2020