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By LAURIE KELLMAN and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases each day in Israel is nearing the…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A white Louisiana man has received a life sentence for the apparently random killing of a Black man in a park. He also is…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A sham candidate for the Florida Legislature pleaded guilty to being part of a vote…

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman who had a package stolen from her front step discovered the culprit was a black bear. Kristin Levine, of…

ELY, Minn. (AP) — Ely is typically teeming this time of year with visitors heading out on or returning from excursions into the Boundary Waters…

By JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80. Publicist Bernard…

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A 25-foot inflatable duck named Joy has disappeared after bringing days of delight to a seaside Maine community. Belfast…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The coronavirus is disrupting more classrooms in Florida, while lawyers for Gov. Ron…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A noncommissioned Army officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a man in a South Carolina neighborhood has…

By DON BABWIN and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s watchdog agency has concluded in a scathing report that the gunshot…

NEW YORK (AP) — Dorothy Parker’s headstone has been unveiled at a New York cemetery where the ashes of the author and humorist who died in…

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press ROME (AP) — To get their Afghan workers and their families into Kabul’s chaotic airport for evacuation,…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Nigeria say two military personnel have been killed after…

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Missouri man who died after rescuing two young relatives from the choppy waters of Lake Michigan is the fourth person to…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A few weeks into the new school year, growing numbers of U.S. districts have halted in-person learning…

By SARAH BLAKE MORGAN Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A hospital in northwestern Louisiana thought the COVID-19 pandemic was letting up.…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The militia leader convicted of master­minding the bombing of a Minnesota mosque is asking a judge to legally acknowledge her…

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — The cellphone of a passenger on an Alaska Airlines jet caught fire after the plane landed at the  Seattle–Tacoma…

By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — Crews with chainsaws and heavy equipment are clearing their way…

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed several hours…