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FBI EXECUTES SEARCH WARRANTS IN 2015 CASE OF MISSING KENTUCKY MOM

FBI investigators in Kentucky are executing search warrants in the case of a missing mother who disappeared five years ago - including...

NY ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS TO DISSOLVE NRA

New York's attorney general is suing the National Rifle Association, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business...

OCTOBER SURPRISE? TRUMP SAYS COVID-19 VACCINE POSSIBLE BEFORE ELECTION DAY

US President Donald Trump has stepped up the already-improbable timetable on a potential coronavirus vaccine, hinting one might be...

HIROSHIMA MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD'S FIRST ATOMIC BOMBING

Hiroshima mayor urges nations to reject self-centred nationalism on 75th anniversary of attack that killed over 140,000.

US WORKERS FILE OVER 1 MILLION JOBLESS CLAIMS FOR 20TH STRAIGHT WEEK

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits topped 1 million for the twentieth straight week - bringing the total number...

SURVIVORS MARK 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD'S 1ST ATOMIC ATTACK

FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON ARRIVES IN BEIRUT AS DEATH TOLL FROM BLAST RISES TO 137

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Beirut to survey the site of this week's devastating explosion whose death toll...

THE BANK OF ENGLAND AVOIDS 'LAST RESORT' NEGATIVE RATES AND WARNS THE UK ECONOMY WILL NOT RECOVER TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS UNTIL LATE 2021

Britain's central bank avoided 'last resort' negative interest rates and held its benchmark borrowing rate unchanged at a record low...

BEIJING IS ‘FIRMLY OPPOSED' TO US ACTION TO BLOCK CHINESE APPS

Beijing said on Thursday it was firmly opposed to the US government's action to block Chinese apps. China's Foreign Ministry said that...

AS MORE LAWMAKERS TEST POSITIVE, CONGRESS GETS A TOUGH REMINDER OF CORONAVIRUS RISK

Congress still doesn't have a widespread testing program for the coronavirus illness. And they were reminded of that risk when three...

NH PRIMARY SOURCE: FIVE DURHAM STATE LAWMAKERS ENDORSE MCEACHERN FOR STATE SENATE

. The five House members from Durham have endorsed Deaglan McEachern for the state Senate seat in District 21.

WILLIAMS, BROWN LEADS CELTICS TO 149-115 ROUT OF NETS

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Jaylen Brown scored 21 points, Robert Williams had a career-high 18 points in 19 minutes, and the Boston Celtics...

NEIL YOUNG SUES TRUMP CAMPAIGN FOR USING HIS SONGS AT RALLIES

Stop rockin' in the free world! Legendary folk rocker Neil Young is suing to stop President Trump from playing his tunes on the campaign...

FACEBOOK, TWITTER TAKE ACTION AGAINST TRUMP OVER CORONAVIRUS POST

Facebook deleted a post by President Trump for the first time on Wednesday, saying it violated a policy against spreading misinformation...

NYC SETTING UP QUARANTINE CHECKPOINTS FOR TRAVELERS FROM COVID-19 HOTSPOTS

Checkpoints at major bridges, tunnels and other sites are meant to drive home the message that 14-day quarantine rules are mandatory...

UCONN IS FIRST FBS PROGRAM TO CANCEL UPCOMING FOOTBALL SEASON DUE TO COVID-19

UConn, which was slated to compete as an independent this season, is the first FBS program to cancel its season.

JOE BIDEN WILL NO LONGER TRAVEL TO MILWAUKEE TO ACCEPT DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION: REPORT

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party's White House nomination because of concerns...

NEIL YOUNG SUES TRUMP CAMPAIGN, DERIDING USE OF FAMOUS TUNES

The legendary singer cited repeated use of two songs: "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Devil's Sidewalk."

JOE BIDEN SCRAPS PLANS TO ACCEPT NOMINATION AT DNC OVER COVID-19 FEARS

Joe Biden will no longer travel to Wisconsin to formally accept the Democratic Nomination at a scaled-back convention in Milwaukee...

NCAA SAYS ATHLETES MUST BE GIVEN OPT OUT OPTION, HANDS CALL ON FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO EACH DIVISION

The NCAA Board of Directors said schools must honor an athlete's scholarship if the athlete opts out of the coming season because of...