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The Latest: New Zealand to charge patient who went shopping

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand authorities say they will press charges against a coronavirus patient who escaped ...

Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again

The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S

Aggressive seaweed smothers one of world's most remote reefs

Researchers say a recently discovered species of seaweed is killing large patches of coral on once-pristine reefs and is ...

The Latest: Houston athletics cutting operating budget

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The University of Houston athletics ...

AMERICA DISRUPTED: Troubles cleave a nation, and a city

It was difficult to celebrate America in Saginaw this year. The deadly coronavirus had torn through the county.

US general skeptical that bounties led to troops' deaths

The top U.S. general for the Middle East said Tuesday that the intelligence suggesting that Russia may have paid Taliban ...

Breonna Taylor's family argues police had no cause for raid

Louisville police called off a warrant search of Breonna Taylor’s apartment after a drug suspect was located elsewhere, but ...

France's Rodin Museum sells bronzes to weather virus crisis

Unlike other museums thumped by the coronavirus pandemic, Paris’ Rodin Museum might have an ace up its sleeve to help see it ...

Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes

Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system through such changes as ...

VIRUS DIARY: Goodbye to NYC, and to its unforgettable sounds

The last few weeks I spent in New York City, the soundtrack of my days went like this: police helicopters circling, ...

Slovakia drug bust yields huge shipment of methamphetamines

Slovakia has seized 1.5 tons of methamphetamines, with an estimated street value of some 2 billion euros ($2.26 billion), ...

Doctors say experimental treatment may have rid man of HIV

A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines ...

First On-Screen Kiss: Diego Luna

The first stage kiss for actor Diego Luna happened over and over again. (July 7)

First On-Screen Kiss: Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller's first on-screen kiss was with Bond, James Bond.

First On-Screen Kiss: Colman Domingo and Riley Keough

Actors Riley Keough and Colman Domingo think back to their first big on-screen kiss, with Domingo locking lips with a future ...

Asia markets slip as virus outbreaks mute hopes for rebound

Markets were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday as expanding coronavirus outbreaks dimmed hopes for a global recovery, despite ...

The Latest: Air New Zealand puts hold on new flight bookings

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s national carrier has put a temporary hold on new bookings for flights into the ...

Red Sox dogged by claims of racism, sexual abuse

Last month, when former Major League All-star Torii Hunter said he’d been called the N-word “a hundred times” at Boston’s ...

NHL, players announce labor deal, plan to resume play Aug. 1

The NHL is in position to resume playing in less than a month — with 24 teams in action, all in Canada — and could be on the ...

The Latest: Diamondbacks OF Kole Calhoun tests positive

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey ...