Listen to JazzPHXSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's Democratic senators have placed the judicial confirmations for two U.S. District Court vacancies on hold until after the Nov. 3 election. They say...
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EU police searching office of Kosovo war veterans group
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — European Union security police stormed the offices of a war veterans association in Kosovo, apparently to get hold of international prosecutors' files from a war crimes...
Sep. 25, 2020
Drugmaker Novavax begins late-stage vaccine trial in UK
LONDON (AP) — U.S.-based Novavax has begun a late stage trial of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom because the high-level of the coronavirus circulating in the country...
Sep. 25, 2020
The Latest: Lockdowns imposed in several British cities
LONDON — Local lockdowns are being imposed in several British cities where confirmed coronavirus infections have risen sharply. The council leader in the northern England city of Leeds says people...
Sep. 25, 2020
Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following much larger gain in previous month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following much larger gain in previous month.
Sep. 25, 2020
Japan's newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight
TOKYO (AP) — Considered something of a lightweight on foreign policy issues, Japan’s new prime minister has spent much of his career in the shadows, supporting previous leader Shinzo Abe...
Sep. 25, 2020
Belarus detains opposition leader's lawyer amid protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus detained a lawyer representing a top opposition activist who was jailed this month amid mass protests against the country's authoritarian president, who won...
Sep. 25, 2020
Mom's remains go missing after being mailed to wrong address
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Kentucky woman is sending out what she calls an “urgent plea” after a box containing her mother's cremated remains went missing after she mailed it...
Sep. 25, 2020
Israeli leaders bicker as virus lockdown goes into effect
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers cannot agree on legislation governing a tightened nationwide lockdown that took effect Friday, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to propose a state of emergency that...
Sep. 25, 2020
AP PHOTOS: A look at virus's impact as deaths near 1 million
As it marched from East to West this year, the coronavirus pandemic sank economies and transformed social interactions. It shut schools and businesses, stopped the sports and entertainment industries dead...
Sep. 25, 2020
Germany: No probe of column on police that angered minister
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Friday they won't open an investigation of a newspaper column that disparaged police and infuriated the country's interior minister, finding that it was covered...
Sep. 25, 2020
Media rights group denounces arrest of Pakistani journalist
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international media rights group on Friday voiced concern over the brief arrest of a Pakistani journalist this week for allegedly carrying weapons while reporting on a...
Sep. 25, 2020
Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines
LONDON (AP) — A rat has for the first time won a British charity's top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honor for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia...
Sep. 25, 2020
Global stocks turn lower, with S&P facing 4th week of losses
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares and Wall Street futures turned lower on Friday, meaning U.S. stocks could fall for a fourth consecutive week as investors worry about the economic impact...
Sep. 25, 2020
Justice Department seeks immediate ban on WeChat in US
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is seeking an immediate ban on downloads of WeChat in Apple and Google app stores, saying the Chinese-owned messaging service is a threat...
Sep. 25, 2020
EU Council president Michel out of quarantine
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel has ended his self-quarantine after testing negative for COVID-19 for a second time this week. Michel postponed a scheduled summit of European...
Sep. 25, 2020
Terror probe opened after 2 wounded in Paris knife attack
PARIS (AP) — France’s counterterrorism prosecutor’s office says it has opened an investigation into a knife attack Friday near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that wounded at...
Sep. 25, 2020
French prosecutors open terrorism investigation after 2 wounded in knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo offices
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors open terrorism investigation after 2 wounded in knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo offices.
Sep. 25, 2020
Turkey slams US speaker over remarks on Trump, Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister on Friday accused US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “blatant ignorance” over her comments that questioned U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to democracy...
Sep. 25, 2020
Election 2020 Today: Trump sows voting doubt; Biden lays low
Here’s what’s happening Friday in Election 2020, 39 days until Election Day: HOW TO VOTE: AP’s state-by-state interactive has details on how to vote in this election. TODAY’S TOP STORIES:...
Sep. 25, 2020
Lawyer says Trump victory in Nov will be worse for Assange
LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Julian Assange said Friday that the WikiLeaks founder’s situation will be worse if President Donald Trump is re-elected in November than if Democrat rival...
Sep. 25, 2020
Madrid resists government pressure to extend soft lockdown
MADRID (AP) — Health authorities in Madrid are expanding restrictions on movement to a further eight areas of the Spanish capital, which is leading the country’s contagion curve, despite a...
Sep. 25, 2020
Facebook critics start rival, independent 'oversight board'
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A group of prominent Facebook critics, including one of the social network's early investors and a journalist facing jail time in the Philippines, are launching their...
Sep. 25, 2020
China aims to make 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses a year
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese health official said Friday that the country's annual production capacity for coronavirus vaccines will top 1 billion doses next year, following an aggressive government support...
Sep. 25, 2020
The Latest: Partial lockdown expanded in Spain's capital
MADRID — Health authorities in Madrid are expanding restrictions on movement to eight more areas of the Spanish capital despite a recommendation from the national government that the partial lockdown...
Sep. 25, 2020
