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• Principal fired after Holocaust comments might be rehired

  05-10-2020 23:57
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A high school principal in Florida who was fired last year after telling a student’s mother “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened” might be rehired this week. News outlets report that Superintendent Donald Fennoy has recommended that the Palm Beach County school board rehire former Spanish River High School Principal William Latson. The board is set to meet Wednesday. The recommendation follows a Florida administrative judge’s Au
  
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• Jets’ Darnold says shoulder improving, unsure if he’ll play

  05-10-2020 23:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Darnold and the New York Jets will need to wait a few more days before they know if he has a shot at playing next Sunday. The quarterback has a sprained right shoulder that could limit him at practice if he’s able to throw at all when the team begins its on-field preparations for Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals. Darnold sprained the AC joint in his throwing shoulder last Thursday night when he was sacked late in the first quarter against Denver. He says the
  
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• 1 killed as Haitian college students protest earlier death

  05-10-2020 23:56
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A couple hundred university students in Haiti’s capital have blocked roads and burned cars as they clashed with police while protesting the killing of a fellow student during a demonstration last week. Grégory Saint-Hilaire was killed Friday in front of a university in Port-au-Prince during a small protest in which dozens of students demanded work opportunities. One supporter died during Monday’s protest after being shot in the head. Students
  
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• Judges blocks Iowa directive on absentee ballot applications

  05-10-2020 23:50
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge blocked Iowa’s secretary of state Monday from enforcing an order that barred counties from sending absentee ballot applications to voters with their identification information already filled in. Judge Robert Hanson ruled in favor of state and national Democratic Party groups, who contended that Secretary of State Paul Pate exceeded his authority when he told counties that absentee ballot request forms must be blank when mailed to voters. Hanson ordered
  
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• UNH prof accused of posing as immigrant woman on Twitter

  05-10-2020 23:48
  
  A white University of New Hampshire chemistry professor has been accused of posing as an immigrant woman of color on Twitter to make racist and sexist comments on the fake account and attack users who supported racial justice and other progressive causes. The university has not named the professor whom it said was being investigated related to allegations on social media. A spokesperson said Friday that the person “is on leave and not in the classroom.” Several people who have review
  
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• Stocks see slight rise fueled by stimulus hopes, President Trump’s hospital departure

  05-10-2020 23:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly higher Monday as hopes for economic aid from Washington helped Wall Street recover its losses from its initial, fearful reaction after learning that President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.
  The S&P 500 climbed 1.8%, and the gains were widespread. Energy and technology stocks had some of the biggest gains.
  Treasury yields, stocks overseas and oil all rose after Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi both noted the importance over th
  
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• McSally and Kelly discuss climate change, public land management in online forums

  05-10-2020 23:41
  
  Senate candidates Martha McSally and Mark Kelly laid out their visions of public land management for Arizona on Friday in two separate online forums hosted by the Arizona Trail Association.
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• Dissolved migrant caravan sign of tougher Guatemala stance

  05-10-2020 23:39
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government’s halt of some 3,000 Honduran migrants who had set out for the United States amid the pandemic signaled that U.S. pressure on immigration continues to extend southward. Previously, Guatemala did little to stop large movements of migrants crossing its territory. But President Alejandro Giammattei threatened last week to send the latest group back, saying they posed a health risk because of the coronavirus. Over the weekend, Guatemala fol
  
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• Minneapolis restaurant quarantines 13 who worked Trump event

  05-10-2020 23:38
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thirteen staff members from an iconic Minneapolis steakhouse are quarantining after the restaurant catered a fundraiser attended by President Donald Trump during his visit to Minnesota last week. The 13 work for Murray’s Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, which catered the fundraiser on Wednesday at the Lake Minnetonka home of Marty Davis, CEO of the countertop manufacturer Cambria. Murray’s says none of its staff came into close proximity with the president
  
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• The Latest: Minnesota eatery staff quarantine after visit

  05-10-2020 23:37
  
  MINNEAPOLIS —Thirteen staff members from an iconic Minneapolis steakhouse were self-quarantining after the restaurant catered a fundraiser attended by President Donald Trump during his visit to Minnesota last week, the restaurant said Monday.
  The 13 worked for Murray’s Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, which catered the fundraiser on Wednesday at the Lake Minnetonka home of Marty Davis, CEO of the quartz countertop manufacturer Cambria Co. LLC. About 40 contributors paid $200,000 a
  
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• Harris-Pence debate will have plexiglass shield

  05-10-2020 23:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will debate with a plexiglass shield between them to guard against coronavirus transmission.
  The Biden-Harris campaign requested a plexiglass shield for Wednesday’s vice presidential debate, and the Commission on Presidential Debates agreed to it. That’s according to a campaign aide with knowledge of the request who was not authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
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• Tourist sites on Navajo Nation to remain closed through 2020

  05-10-2020 23:34
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Tourist sites on the Navajo Nation will be closed through at least the rest of the year. The Navajo Parks and Recreation Department cited a rise in coronavirus cases on the reservation and a public health order in making the announcement. Officials say they’ll reassess in January. The closure includes tribal parks like the Four Corners Monument, Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park and Lower Antelope Canyon. It also extends to rivers, trails, canyons and roads tha
  
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• Information wanted after 52-year-old dies from life-threatening injuries on south side

  05-10-2020 23:33
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - An investigation is underway after Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies located an individual with life-threatening injuries in reference to a disturbance call at a southside motel Saturday evening.According to PCSD, 52-year-old Ramon Miranda Escudero was found with life-threatening injuries at the Siegel Select Extended Stay motel at 4800 East Butterfield Drive near Irvington Road and Interstate 10 at around 7:15 p.m. Saturday in reference to a disturbance call.After furthe
  
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• Trump is leaving hospital, exhorts nation don’t fear virus

  05-10-2020 23:27
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will leave the military hospital and return to the White House Monday evening. Trump tweeted that he would be leaving after being treated for three days for symptoms of COVID-19 and continue his recovery at the White House. He declared that he felt better than he had in 20 years and exhorted Americans not to fear the disease. But his doctor said Trump was not yet completely out of the woods. And infectious disease experts complained that
  
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• The Latest: Tillis, positive for virus, regains taste, smell

  05-10-2020 23:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s health after his COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalization, and infections of close aides and others (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he’s regained his sense of taste and smell after testing positive for the coronavirus last week.
  Tillis tweeted Monday: “I feel great.” He says that although he’s no longer exhibiting any symptoms of the coronavirus, he will cont
  
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• EPA grants Stitt request for state oversight on tribal lands

  05-10-2020 23:16
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a request from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration to allow the state, not tribal nations, to regulate environmental issues in Indian Country. Stitt requested the authority in July, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court determined that a large swath of eastern Oklahoma remains a Muscogee (Creek) Nation Indian reservation. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler approved the state’s request on Oct. 1. It a
  
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• The Latest: Harris-Pence debate will have plexiglass shield

  05-10-2020 23:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will debate with a plexiglass shield between them to guard against coronavirus transmission.
  The Biden-Harris campaign requested a plexiglass shield for Wednesday’s vice presidential debate, and the Commission on Presidential Debates agreed to it. That’s according to a campaign aide with knowledge of the request who was not authorized to discuss it publicly a
  
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• Report: Chris Christie ‘knocked back,’ ‘not knocked down’

  05-10-2020 23:11
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Star Ledger says former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is “knocked back” but “not knocked down,” while hospitalized with the coronavirus. The newspaper’s columnist Tom Moran reported Monday he spoke to the former GOP governor for 10 minutes. Christie sounded raspy, but didn’t want to talk about details about his health or his treatment, according to the article. The paper reported that Christie said the virus is scary, of course,
  
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• Rochester mayor pleads not guilty in campaign finance case

  05-10-2020 23:03
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer for the embattled mayor of Rochester, New York, entered a not guilty plea Monday on her behalf to campaign finance charges dating to her 2017 reelection campaign. Second-term Democratic Mayor Lovely Warren had been indicted by a grand jury on Friday. She denies intentionally breaking the law. She has faced calls to resign over her city’s handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude at the hands of police. Warren’s campaign treasurer and the
  
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• CEOs of 3 tech giants to testify at Oct. 28 Senate hearing

  05-10-2020 23:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEOs of technology giants Facebook, Google and Twitter are expected to testify for an Oct. 28 Senate hearing on tech companies’ control over hate speech and misinformation on their platforms. The Senate Commerce Committee voted last week to authorize subpoenas for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to force them to testify if they didn’t agree to do so voluntarily. Spokespeople for the companies said Monda
  
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• CDC says coronavirus can spread indoors in updated guidance

  05-10-2020 22:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. public health agency says the coronavirus can spread more than 6 feet through the air, especially in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But health officials maintain that such spread is uncommon and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. However, several experts faulted the updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance released Monday. They say the virus can spread more easily than the CDC seems to be indicating, and suggested
  
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• Authorities: Arkansas police officer killed in shooting

  05-10-2020 22:50
  
  PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been fatally shot at a hotel in Arkansas. State Police spokesman Bill Sadler did not release the name of the Pine Bluff police officer who was killed or provide other details. Local television stations are reporting that two officers were shot Monday at an EconoLodge in Pine Bluff, about 40 miles southeast of Little Rock. Sadler hasn’t provided details about the condition of the other officer. A spokesman for Pine Bluff pol
  
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• Pence takes lead role in campaign with Trump travel stopped

  05-10-2020 22:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Donald Trump ill with COVID-19, Vice President Mike Pence is taking the lead role in campaigning, starting a swing through key states to bolster the president’s chance for reelection. Trump is expected to leave Walter Reed Military Medical Center and return to the White House Monday evening, but it’s unclear when he’ll be able to travel. Pence wants to keep the president’s supporters energized and deflect criticism of the administrat
  
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• The Latest: White House won’t let DC help in contact tracing

  05-10-2020 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s health after his COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalization, and infections of close aides and others (all times local):
  4:40 p.m.
  Washington, D.C., officials say the White House has rebuffed their offers to assist with contact tracing after President Donald Trump and several others who attended a Rose Garden event to introduce the new Supreme Court nominee tested positive for COVID-19.
  Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser says a D.C. he
  
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• The Latest: Biden glad Trump is better, says crisis remains

  05-10-2020 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
  4:35 p.m.
  Joe Biden says he’s glad President Donald Trump appears to have made a swift recovery from the coronavirus, but he notes that “our nation’s current crisis is far from over.”
  The Democratic presidential nominee made the comment Monday afternoon in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood while campaigning in Florida.
  Trump tweeted earlier Monday that he was leaving Walter Reed
  
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• Embattled mayor of Rochester, New York, pleads not guilty to campaign finance charges

  05-10-2020 22:35
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Embattled mayor of Rochester, New York, pleads not guilty to campaign finance charges.The post Embattled mayor of Rochester, New York, pleads not guilty to campaign finance charges appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Supreme Court to review Arizona voting laws overturned as discriminatory

  05-10-2020 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear Arizona’s defense of two election laws, on ballot-collecting and out-of-precinct voting, that were struck down by a lower court earlier this year as racially discriminatory.…
  
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• UA Head Football Coach Tests Positive for COVID-19

  05-10-2020 22:29
  
  University of Arizona head football coach Kevin Sumlin is in self-isolation after testing positive for coronavirus, according to university officials.…
  
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• 3 dead, 1 hurt after partial building collapse in Houston

  05-10-2020 22:18
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Fire Department says three workers were killed during a partial collapse of a high-rise building under construction. The fire department said one worker who was injured in Monday’s collapse was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition. The agency says its rescue team is on the scene and working with an engineer at the site of the building, located near Interstate 10 on the city’s westside. Authorities believe all other workers were accou
  
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• The Latest: British officials investigating reporting glitch

  05-10-2020 22:17
  
  LONDON — The British government has launched an investigation into how nearly 16,000 new coronavirus infections went unreported as a result of a technical glitch.The failing could have given fresh impetus to the country’s coronavirus outbreak and ultimately to an uptick in deaths.Health Secretary Matt Hancock told lawmakers Monday that 51% of those cases have now been contacted by contact tracers.Hancock’s statement came after the weekend disclosure that a total of 15,841 virus
  
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• New York Jets player reaches deal on airport gun charge

  05-10-2020 22:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York Jets player has reached a deal with prosecutors downgrading criminal charges he illegally tried to bring a gun onto a flight to LaGuardia Airport. Quinnen Williams admitted to a violation of disorderly conduct on Monday to settle the gun-possession charge over a commercial flight to New York from Alabama in March. The plea deal requires him to forfeit his pistol and pay a $250 fine. The 22-year-old Williams was drafted No. 3 overall by the Jets in 2019 from the U
  
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• Protesters erupt in Kyrgyzstan after parliamentary election

  05-10-2020 22:07
  
  BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Protesters have clashed with police in Kygryzstan’s capital during a demonstration against the results of a parliamentary election, and dozens of people were reported injured. Early results in the election gave the majority of votes to two parties with ties to the ruling elites amid allegations of vote buying. Local media estimate that about 4,000 people took part in Monday’s rally in Bishkek, the country’s capital. Smaller protests also took pl
  
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• Stocks jump on stimulus hopes, Trump’s hospital departure

  05-10-2020 22:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly higher Monday as hopes for economic aid from Washington helped Wall Street recover its losses from its initial, fearful reaction after learning that President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. The S&P 500 climbed 1.8%, and the gains were widespread. Energy and technology stocks had some of the biggest gains. Treasury yields, stocks overseas and oil all rose after Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi both noted the importance over th
  
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• Israel army strikes Gaza target after rocket attack

  05-10-2020 22:00
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli aircraft has struck what the army says is a Hamas military target in the southern Gaza Strip. The airstrike late Monday came shortly after Gaza militants fired a rocket into Israel. Israeli media say the rocket landed in an open area and did not cause any damage or injuries. But it broke a weekslong lull. Israel holds Gaza’s Hamas rulers responsible for all fire out of the territory and usually responds to rocket attacks with airstrikes on Hamas targets. I
  
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• Police ID man who was fatally shot in a Phoenix parking lot

  05-10-2020 21:58
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot in a Phoenix parking lot. They say 21-year-old Aaron Linzy was found on the ground with gunshot wounds around 11:45 a.m. Sunday and pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they still have only limited information about the incident and are seeking any witnesses to the fatal shooting.The post Police ID man who was fatally shot in a Phoenix parking lot appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• City of Tulsa removes ‘Black Lives Matter’ street sign

  05-10-2020 21:56
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The city of Tulsa has removed a massive Black Lives Matter painting from the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after activists painted it without the city’s permission. The 250-foot-long sign was painted days before President Donald Trump’s June rally and weeks after George Floyd’s May death at the hands of police in Minneapolis. The Tulsa World reports that the sign was gone Monday within about two hours. The street was scheduled for maintenance ne
  
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• 2 justices slam court’s 2015 decision in gay marriage case

  05-10-2020 21:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has opened its new term with a jolt from two conservative justices on the question of same-sex marriage. Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in a statement that the court needs to revisit the issue after having affirmed the right to gay marriage. Justice Samuel Alito joined him in the statement. The matter resurfaces as the court is expected to take a turn to the right if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed for the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bade
  
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• Woman found dead in her Phoenix home; Homicide is suspected

  05-10-2020 21:50
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a 22-year-old woman has been found dead in her Phoenix home in what may be a homicide. Officers were dispatched to the house Sunday afternoon after a family member requested a welfare check, saying they had not heard from Robin Simmons for days. Police found Simmons dead inside the house. They say foul play is suspected in the death, but no further information was immediately available Monday.The post Woman found dead in her Phoenix home; Homicide is suspected app
  
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• Boston, Leipzig orchestras extend Andris Nelsons’ contracts

  05-10-2020 21:50
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Conductor Andris Nelsons has reached agreement on contract extensions with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Gewandhausorchester of Leipzig, Germany. The deals were announced on Monday. With the three-year contract extension, Nelsons will remain the BSO’s music director through the the 2024-25 season. His current eight-year contract was scheduled to end in August 2022. Nelsons also announced the continuation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Gewandhausorchester
  
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• The Latest: Doctors can’t say when Trump won’t be contagious

  05-10-2020 21:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s health after his COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalization, and infections of close aides and others (all times local):
  3:50 p.m.
  President Donald Trump is planning to return to the White House on Monday evening, but doctors couldn’t say when he’ll no longer be contagious for the coronavirus or when he’d be able to travel again.The president’s personal physician, Dr. Sean Conley, told reporters at Walter Re
  
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• Lawsuit: Omaha police used excessive force when they responded to protests

  05-10-2020 21:48
  
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  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A lawsuit accuses Omaha police of using excessive force when they responded to protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Nebraska's largest city earlier this year with pepper balls and mass arrests.
  The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska said Monday it would file a federal lawsuit challenging police tactics.
  City officials said they believe police acted properly, and previously, they have defended the arrests made during protests be
  
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• Police: Teen dead after shot at Phoenix apartment complex

  05-10-2020 21:44
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say they are searching for a suspect after a teenager was fatally shot at an apartment complex.
  They say the 16-year-old boy was found with gunshot wounds around 12:15 a.m. Monday and died at the scene. The name of the teen wasn’t immediately released.
  Police say they are looking for any witnesses to the fatal shooting and their investigation is ongoing.
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• Phoenix police: Teen boy fatally shot at apartment complex

  05-10-2020 21:40
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say they are searching for a suspect after a teenager was fatally shot at an apartment complex. They say the 16-year-old boy was found with gunshot wounds around 12:15 a.m. Monday and died at the scene. The name of the teen wasn’t immediately released. Police say they are looking for any witnesses to the fatal shooting and their investigation is ongoing.  The post Phoenix police: Teen boy fatally shot at apartment complex appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Israeli police clash with mourners at rabbi’s funeral

  05-10-2020 21:40
  
  ASHDOD, Israel (AP) — Israeli police have scuffled with mourners at the funeral of a revered rabbi. It is the latest in a string of clashes between security forces and ultra-Orthodox Jews violating a national coronavirus lockdown order. Police announced earlier Monday that they had reached an agreement with mourners to allow a funeral procession for Rabbi Mordechai Leifer. But thousands of people showed up for the funeral, and police said the crowd did not honor the pledge to maintain soci
  
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• Serbia president: Prime minister to remain in office

  05-10-2020 21:39
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has proposed that current Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stay in office, paving the way for the formation of a new government more than three months after a parliamentary election. Autocratic leader Aleksandar Vucic on Monday announced his choice at a press conference that followed a meeting of his populist party which won a landslide victory at the June 21 vote. The balloting was the first held in Europe after the outbreak of the new coronaviru
  
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• The Latest: Trump’s doctor won’t disclose lung scan findings

  05-10-2020 21:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s health after his COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalization, and infections of close aides and others (all times local):
  3:30 p.m.
  President Donald Trump’s health team is again refusing to disclose the findings of his lung scans as they update the public on his condition.
  Dr. Sean Conley, the president’s physician, said Monday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center that he’s “just not at liberty to
  
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• Tennessee inmate who claims innocence asks for clemency

  05-10-2020 21:33
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate who has always claimed innocence is asking the governor to commute his sentence to life in prison. Pervis Payne is scheduled to die on Dec. 3 for the 1987 stabbing deaths of Charisse Christopher and her 2-year-old daughter, Lacie Jo. Payne, who is Black, told police he was trying to help the victims but panicked when he saw a white policeman and ran away. A petition sent to Gov. Bill Lee on Monday by Payne’s lawyers asks the govern
  
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• Doctor: President Trump may not be ‘out of the woods yet’

  05-10-2020 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON DC (AP) - President Donald Trump’s medical team says the president “may not entirely be out of the woods yet” as he heads back home to the White House.Dr. Sean Conley, the president’s physician, delivered an update on the president's health Monday. Earlier, Trump tweeted that he would be leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening after a three-day hospitalization with the coronavirus.He says Trump “may not entirely be out of th
  
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• Canadian orphan in Syrian camp set free, will come to Canada

  05-10-2020 21:25
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A five-year-old Canadian girl stuck inside Syria after her family was killed in an airstrike is on her way to Canada.  Her family in Toronto says they were told Sunday that the child, known as Amira, was now in the care of a Canadian consular official. Amira was found on the side of a road last year and was taken to a refugee camp in a region of Syria controlled by Kurdish-led forces. Led by the girl’s uncle, the family has been trying to get her to Canada
  
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• Arizona lawmaker goes to intensive care for virus treatment

  05-10-2020 21:24
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Legisative officials say an Arizona lawmaker has been intubated and admitted to the intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment of COVID-19. Democratic Rep. Lorenzo Sierra of Avolndale was visiting family in Washington when he and his wife fell ill. His wife, Rhonda Cagle, is recovering in isolation with relatives in Washington. She says she and Sierra tested negative before leaving for Washington and took extensive precautions but still got sick
  
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