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October 20, 2020

Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic

For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer worker counterparts, ...

October 20, 2020

The Latest: CDC says US has seen 300K more deaths than usual

NEW YORK — A new government report shows that since the coronavirus pandemic began, the U.S. has seen 300,000 more deaths ...

October 20, 2020

Stocks close higher as companies report solid earnings

Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street following several solid earnings reports from U.S. companies. Investors are also ...

October 20, 2020

Leaders in US, Europe divided on response to surging virus

Virus cases are surging across Europe and many U.S. states, but responses by leaders are miles apart, with officials in ...

October 20, 2020

McConnell says any Pelosi-Mnuchin deal would get Senate vote

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he'll schedule a vote if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump ...

October 20, 2020

Judge rules NYC crosswalks fail to protect blind pedestrians

Most crosswalks in New York City violate laws protecting people with disabilities by failing to properly protect blind and ...

October 20, 2020

In debate countdown, Trump holds rally, Biden does prep

President Donald Trump shunned formal debate practice Tuesday and was heading instead for another of his big rallies, two ...

October 20, 2020

DOJ announces center to help cops, offers aid to Minneapolis

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has put $3 million toward the creation of a national center that ...

October 20, 2020

UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial

Danica Marcos wants to be infected with COVID-19. While other people are wearing masks and staying home to avoid the disease, ...

October 20, 2020

How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage

President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 ...

October 20, 2020

Melania Trump nixes campaign trip due to cough from COVID

Melania Trump’s return to the campaign trail will have to wait. The first lady has decided against accompanying President ...

October 20, 2020

AP finds most arrested in protests aren't leftist radicals

President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injustice as violent ...

October 20, 2020

Conservative lawyer floats challenge of election outcome

A national conservative group may challenge the outcome of the Nov. 3 elections by arguing that municipalities are improperly ...

October 20, 2020

European nations mixed in their response to virus spikes

Countries across Europe are battling coronavirus infection spikes with new lockdowns, curfews, face mask orders and virus ...

October 20, 2020

Funeral homes offer limousine rides to the polls nationwide

Some voters could ride in style to the polls on Election Day courtesy of funeral home limousines offered to chauffer older ...

October 20, 2020

From 'role models' to sex workers: Kenya's child labor rises

The teenage girls cannot remember how many men they have had to sleep with in the seven months since COVID-19 closed their ...

October 20, 2020

Pixie post: Fairy letters offer advice, respite in Virginia

With the coronavirus lockdown and school out for the summer, 9-year-old Maya Gebler’s social world had shrunk to her ...

October 20, 2020

Opposition push to set up probe could force Canada election

Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government said Monday an opposition push for an anti-corruption committee will trigger a ...

October 20, 2020

Finland's national carrier cuts over 10% of workforce

Finland's national carrier said Tuesday it will cut 700 jobs - over 10% of its workforce - by the end of March next year due ...

October 20, 2020

AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: US trust in COVID-19 information down

Americans have lost trust across the board in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus since the ...