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Satellite imagery finds likely Kim Jong Un train amid health rumorsVideo
SEOUL, South Korea — A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his compound on the country’s east coast since last week, satellite imagery showed, amid speculation about his health that has been caused, in part, by a long period out of the...
Brad Pitt portrays Dr. Fauci in SNL’s 2nd at-home editionVideo
NEW YORK — Brad Pitt portrayed Dr. Anthony Fauci in the second at-home episode of “Saturday Night Live,” that featured musical guest Miley Cyrus, an Adam Sandler cameo and plenty of disinfectant jokes. A bespectacled Pitt, speaking in Fauci’s raspy voice, tried to recast false assurances and misstatements pitched by...
White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy
WASHINGTON — After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Days after he publicly mused that scientists should explore the injection of toxic disinfectants...
Census delay could put off new voting districts, primaries
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Census Bureau needs more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, opening the possibility of delays in drawing new legislative districts that could help determine what political party is in power, what laws pass or fail and whether communities of...
Cuomo: Virus deaths drop below 400 for 1st time this monthVideo
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the 367 deaths from the coronavirus he reported Sunday were “horrific,” but the number was less than half the nearly 800 deaths that occurred in a single day during the pandemic’s peak in New York. It is the first time this...
1-eyed squirrel with Instagram account is returned to nature
LAFAYETTE, La. — A one-eyed squirrel that gained a social media following is being returned to nature. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries took Willamina the squirrel from Emily Istre of Lafayette on Thursday, the Acadiana Advocate reported. Istre created an Instagram account for the squirrel, one-eyed-willa, and posted...
Average U.S. gas price drops 9 cents over 2 weeks to $1.93
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline fell 9 cents over the past two weeks, to $1.93 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday prices at the pump have dropped 61 cents over the past nine weeks and 80 cents since mid-October....
Police: Bandit skates off after Dunkin’ Donuts stickup
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — A robber wearing in-line skates skated off into the night after sticking up a Dunkin’ Donuts on Long Island, police said. Nassau County police said the suspect glided into the Hicksville shop around 7:50 p.m. Friday, bought a cup of coffee and then demanded cash while making...
Farms scramble for answers as coronavirus threatens workers
HANOVER, Pa. — In farming, there are many unknowns. The economy, weather and customer demand can affect crops and ultimately a farmer’s bottom line. This year the agricultural industry was thrown a curve ball with covid-19. Now as harvest season approaches, farmers are facing new questions about the availability of...
Source: NBA players could be allowed back to practice facilities Friday but with restrictionsVideo
MIAMI — A person with knowledge of the situation said NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement. Any workouts that take place would be voluntary and individual sessions only, according...
Fauci urges careful science on coronavirus drugs
Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging careful science to prove whether any of the drugs being explored as covid-19 treatments actually work. Fauci, infectious diseases chief at the National Institutes of Health, said Saturday during an online meeting of the National Academy of Sciences that the only way to get an...
Fights to resume in Nicaragua because ‘boxers have to eat’Video
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Boxing was set to resume in Nicaragua on Saturday with a televised eight-fight card in front of a live audience in Managua. The threat of the coronavirus was dismissed by promoter Rosendo Álvarez, the former two-time world champion. “Here we don’t fear the coronavirus, and there is...
New York opens antibody testing to healthcare, front line workers
NEW YORK — New York is starting to test healthcare workers for coronavirus antibodies and will do the same next week with transit and law enforcement workers as the state eases away from the worst days of the pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday, Doctors, nurses and other employees at...
Naval destroyer USS Kidd reports rise in coronavirus cases to 33
WASHINGTON — The Navy reports that the number of sailors aboard the USS Kidd confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus has nearly doubled, rising from 18 on Friday to 33. The destroyer, with its crew of 350, is off the Pacific coast of South America. Its current mission...
Hospital ship offloads few remaining patients before NY exit
NEW YORK — The Navy hospital ship sent to relieve stress on New York City hospitals at the height the pandemic is discharging or transferring its last 12 patients this weekend as it nears the end of its mission, according to Northwell Health, which provides operational assistance to the vessel....
MLB official testifies he thought commissioner Manfred would stop umpire Hernandez from working SeriesVideo
NEW YORK — A major league official testified he suggested Angel Hernandez be removed from consideration for the 2015 World Series because he did not think commissioner Rob Manfred would approve the umpire to work baseball’s premier event. Hernandez sued MLB in 2017, alleging race discrimination and cited his failure...
Attackers lob explosive at Lebanon bank amid currency crisis
BEIRUT — Unknown assailants lobbed an explosive device at a private bank branch in southern Lebanon on Saturday, damaging its facade and roof, the country’s state news agency reported. The assault on a branch of Fransabank in the southern city of Sidon came at a time of rising public anger...
FBI investigates fire that damaged Missouri Islamic center
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone connected to a fire that badly damaged an Islamic center in southeastern Missouri and that coincided with the start of a holy month for Muslims. Richard Quinn, the special agent in...
Court: City of Baltimore must pay for claims police officers planted guns
BALTIMORE — Maryland’s highest court has ruled that the city of Baltimore must pay for two settlements resolving claims that police officers from a rogue unit planted guns during arrests. The Court of Appeals’ unanimous decision Friday rejected the city’s argument that officers from the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace...
49ers acquire Pro Bowl LT Trent Williams from RedskinsVideo
The San Francisco 49ers agreed to acquire seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams from the Washington Redskins on Saturday for a pair of draft picks. The Niners will send a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft and a 2021 third-rounder to acquire Williams, who must pass a physical for...
Tampa mayor lightheartedly apologizes to NFL’s Tom Brady
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When it comes to first impressions, Tampa didn’t exactly give the best of welcomes to one of its newest and most famous residents when NFL superstar Tom Brady was ejected from a downtown park while working out. Mayor Jane Castor tried to make amends by issuing a...
Wake Forest fires Danny Manning as basketball coachVideo
RALEIGH, N.C. — Wake Forest fired basketball coach Danny Manning after six seasons in which the Demon Deacons had a winning record only once. The school announced the decision Saturday. That came more than six weeks after the Demon Deacons lost to Pitt in the opening game of the ACC...
Global death toll from coronavirus surpasses 200,000
ATLANTA — As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward easing some lockdowns, while fears of infection made even some pandemic-wounded businesses reluctant to reopen. The states of Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska started loosening restrictions on businesses despite warnings from experts...
Boy Scouts suit filed as Hawaii shuts abuse claims window
HONOLULU — Eight men were sexually abused when they were Boy Scouts in Hawaii in the 1960s and 1970s, they alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday as the state’s window closed on allowing child sex abuse claims that would have been barred under a statute of limitations. Various states and...
Polish government gets pushback on postal presidential vote
WARSAW — The Polish government’s determination to move forward with a scheduled presidential election next month by making it an all-postal vote has sparked anxiety and anger amid the coronavirus pandemic, with critics slamming the plan as a threat to the health of both the public and Poland’s democracy. Health...
