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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Mexican governor says poor are 'immune' to coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of a state in central Mexico is arguing that the poor are “immune” to the new coronavirus, even as the federal government suspe…
Filipino shares his experiences as coronavirus survivor
BANGKOK (AP) — When Carlo Navarro, his wife and 15-year-old daughter visited Japan from the Philippines in February, they knew they were taking a chance with t…
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Police kill suspected militant, arrest 2 in Indonesia raid
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's police anti-terrorism squad shot and killed one suspect and arrested two others in a raid on the main island of Java, seizing weapons and chemicals allegedly used for bomb maki…
Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic rescue package in response to coronavirus pandemic; House vote later this week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic rescue package in response to coronavirus pandemic; House vote later this week.
Biden calls for 'meticulous oversight' of virus aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that the congressional aid package addressing the coronavirus outbreak “goes a lon…
Navy vet freed from Iranian prison ill, seeks transfer to US
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy veteran released from an Iranian prison last week on a medical furlough says he is sick with symptoms of the coronavirus and is requesting a humanitarian evacuation to the United States for…
Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has concluded that retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished more than a decade ago, died while in the custody of I…
New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand's modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch …
Some Nevada shelters close, sheriff reports no virus cases
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 524-bed Las Vegas homeless shelter closed and health officials began screening untold numbers of people who used it and a nearby city relief…
Suspect in New Zealand mosque attacks pleads guilty
SYDNEY — The Australian man accused of killing 51 people and wounding dozens of others in two Christchurch mosques in March 2019 changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty, New Zealand police said Thursday.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Montana Cash' game
HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Montana Lottery's "Montana Cash" game were:
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ These Montana lotteries were drawn Wednesday:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Big Sky Bonus' game
HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Montana Lottery's "Big Sky Bonus" game were: