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September 25, 2020

Asia Today: India's daily new virus cases on declining trend

India reported another 86,052 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, a declining trend with recoveries exceeding new cases ...

September 25, 2020

Asian shares gain, cheered by US rally on hopes for stimulus

Asian shares advanced Friday, cheered by a modest rally on Wall Street and rising hopes for fresh stimulus for the U.S.

September 25, 2020

Pandemic-proof: Fall college football revived on West Coast

A major college football season that was in peril six week ago as conferences succumbed to concerns about COVID-19 is ...

September 25, 2020

The Latest: NM voters submit 250K absentee ballot requests

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Voters across New Mexico have submitted nearly 250,000 absentee ballot requests with especially strong ...

September 25, 2020

Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine ready by early 2021

A Chinese pharmaceutical company said Thursday the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for ...

September 25, 2020

MLB moving amateur draft to All-Star week in July

Major League Baseball is moving its amateur draft to the All-Star break beginning next season. A three-day draft of at least ...

September 25, 2020

Thai lawmakers put off vote on constitutional amendments

Scheduled voting by Thai lawmakers on six proposed amendments to the country’s military-backed constitution was canceled at ...

September 25, 2020

Iditarod preps for any scenario as 2021 race plans proceed

The world’s most famous sled dog race will go forward in 2021, and amid the ongoing pandemic, officials now are preparing for ...

September 25, 2020

Democrats to redraft virus relief in bid to jump-start talks

House Democrats are going back to the drawing board on a huge COVID-19 relief bill, paring back the measure in an attempt to ...

September 25, 2020

Dozens of Iowa students quarantine as virus cases rise

Dozens of students in Iowa schools were quarantined after both staff and students tested positive for the coronavirus, while ...

September 24, 2020

Health officials seek to block Trump rally in Virginia

A Virginia health official is warning of a “severe public health threat” if a planned campaign rally for President Donald ...

September 24, 2020

At UN, Africa urges fiscal help against virus 'apocalypse'

African nations came out swinging on the third day of the United Nations annual gathering of world leaders Thursday, calling ...

September 24, 2020

US parents delaying preschool and kindergarten amid pandemic

Claire Reagan was feeling overwhelmed as her oldest child's first day of kindergarten approached and with a baby on the way.

September 24, 2020

Alex Gordon retiring after playing entire career with Royals

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon, whose rollercoaster career took him from near bust to All-Star and Gold Glove ...

September 24, 2020

Post office defends on claims that cuts threaten election

Lawyers for the U.S. Postal Service argued in court Thursday against accusations that service cuts are slowing down the mail ...

September 24, 2020

Israel tightens second lockdown as coronavirus cases soar

Israel on Thursday moved to further tighten its second countrywide lockdown as coronavirus cases continued to soar, ordering ...

September 24, 2020

Inspections found nursing home lapses as COVID-19 raged

Health inspectors found safety shortcomings at 77 New York nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, including basic ...

September 24, 2020

Iowa fines beef plant $957 after huge coronavirus outbreak

Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its ...

September 24, 2020

Mnuchin and Powell back jobless aid and small business loans

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that the government’s top ...

September 24, 2020

Kremlin critic Navalny's apartment seized, his aide says

Russian authorities seized Alexei Navalny’s Moscow apartment while the opposition leader was still in a coma, Navalny’s ...