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Supreme Court: Criminal juries must be unanimous to convictVideo
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant, settling a quirk of constitutional law that had allowed divided votes to result in convictions in Louisiana and Oregon. The justices’ vote overturned the conviction of Evangelisto Ramos. He is...
West Virginia house fire leaves 4 deadVideo
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington firefighters found the bodies of three young children and a man Monday morning while responding to a house fire in which ammunition exploded. The children were found inside the house and the 30-year-old man was found dead outside, city spokesman Bryan Chambers said. The children are...
Fiery fatal crash ends pursuit; officer hurt in rescue bid
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio — A police pursuit along Ohio highways ended in a fiery crash that killed the fleeing driver’s passenger, who was pulled from the burning vehicle by an officer who was injured during the rescue attempt, authorities said. The Saturday night pursuit began when the Willoughby Hills officer...
‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ Harry Potter on challenged books list
Stories with gay and transgender themes, a spoof inspired by the family rabbit of Vice President Mike Pence, and classics by J.K. Rowling and Margaret Atwood were among the books that received the most objections last year at schools and libraries. On Monday, the American Library Association released its annual...
Iran opens up as economic woes overtake virus infection fearsVideo
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Monday began opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy, gambling that it has brought under control its coronavirus outbreak — one of the worst in the world — even as some fear it could lead to a second wave of...
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks on checkpoints kill 29Video
KABUL, Afghanistan — A wave of Taliban attacks on checkpoints across Afghanistan has killed 29 members of the security forces, officials said Monday. In northern Takhar province, 19 security personnel were killed in a battle Sunday night in the district of Khwaja Ghor, according to Jawad Hajri, spokesman for the...
Harry and Meghan say they won’t cooperate with U.K. tabloidsVideo
LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they will no longer cooperate with several British tabloid newspapers because of what they call “distorted, false or invasive” stories. Meghan and Prince Harry have written to the editors of The Sun, the Daily Mail, the Daily Express and the Daily...
Israelis accuse Netanyahu of endangering democracyVideo
TEL AVIV, Israel — More than 2,000 Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday, demonstrating against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to form an “emergency” government with his chief rival and accusing him of using the coronavirus crisis to escape prosecution on corruption charges. Demonstrators wore face...
Governors say Trump continues to be wrong on coronavirus testing
WASHINGTON — Even as President Trump on Sunday continued to tout the nation’s capacity for adequate coronavirus testing, several governors took to the airwaves to vehemently challenge his assessment and to complain that the federal government has been laggardly in helping provide support for health systems and local economies. “I...
Official: Police kill gunman who hijacked Dallas-area bus
ROWLETT, Texas — A man opened fire on a Dallas-area public bus on Sunday, hijacking it with two people aboard and leading officers on a chase that ended in a shootout in which the man was killed and three officers were wounded, according to police officials. A man got on...
16 killed in Canada shooting rampage, deadliest in 30 yearsVideo
ENFIELD, Nova Scotia — A gunman disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that killed 16 people, the deadliest such attack in the country’s history. Officials said Sunday the suspected shooter was also dead....
Erdogan, Trump agree on ‘close cooperation’ in virus crisis
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Trump have spoken on the phone, discussing the coronavirus pandemic, bilateral relations and regional developments. According to an account of the phone call shared by the Turkish presidency’s office Sunday, the leaders agreed to continue their “close cooperation” against the threats...
France to unveil end-of-lockdown plan within 2 weeks
France will unveil within two weeks a plan to progressively lift restrictions on travel and business that aimed to curb the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Sunday. After May 11, when the lockdown starts to get lifted, “our lives won’t be exactly the same as before,” Philippe warned...
Judge blocks Kansas rule limiting religious gatherings amid outbreak
TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal judge signaled he believes there’s a good chance Kansas is violating religious freedom and free speech rights with a coronavirus-inspired 10-person limit on in-person attendance at religious services or activities, and he blocked its enforcement against two churches that sued over it. The ruling Saturday...
Photo of protesters at Ohio statehouse compared to zombie movie
A photo of protesters outside the Ohio Statehouse from this week has draw comparisons to a scene from a zombie movie. The photo taken by Joshua A. Bickel of The Columbus Dispatch on Monday shows protesters outside the Ohio Statehouse Atrium where reporters were listening to the state’s coronavirus response...
Evolving aid package offers billions for hospitals, testing
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement as early as Sunday on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and covid-19 testing. With small business owners reeling during...
Coronavirus accelerates decline of coal industry
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Travis Deti has been working the phones to try to get government support for the U.S. coal industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Between recent calls, the head of the Wyoming Mining Association tried to unclog a sink at home. But unlike Deti’s sink, which eventually started flowing...
Chief: Man ambushed 3 Texas officers in home, killing 1
SAN MARCOS, Texas — A man who killed one Texas police officer and wounded two before killing himself was wearing body armor and waiting to ambush them when they arrived at his home in response to a domestic violence call, authorities said Sunday. The attack Saturday in San Marcos, a...
Coronavirus deaths down in N.Y., but officials urge vigilance
NEW YORK — New York’s daily toll of coronavirus deaths has hit its lowest point in more than two weeks, but officials still warn New York City and the rest of the state aren’t ready to ease up on shutdowns of schools, businesses and gatherings. Mayor Bill de Blasio warned...
Storms rake Deep South, 1 week after deadly tornado outbreak
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Strong wind, hail and thunderstorms pounded parts of the Deep South on Sunday as forecasters warned residents to brace for possible tornadoes and flooding across a region still reeling from a deadly storm outbreak a week earlier. Tornado watches ranged across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi into...
Video tribute honors Oklahoma bombing victims amid outbreakVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — Survivors and loved ones of the 168 people who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing were not able to gather Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the attack, but that did not stop them from remembering. Because the annual remembrance ceremony was canceled due to...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo set to allow video weddings in New York
NEW YORK —For those in New York looking for something to celebrate amid the coronavirus pandemic, the state is untangling some red tape around tying the knot: New Yorkers will be able to get marriage licenses online and wed via video during the crisis. Many marriage bureaus have been closed...
Orthodox churches empty for Easter amid pandemic
KYIV, Ukraine — Orthodox priests in much of Europe held Easter services in churches empty of parishoners because of restrictions imposed to block the spread of coronavirus. In Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kyiv, priests at the services that began late Saturday night wore the elaborate robes that characterize Orthodoxy’s most...
Experts worry politics might guide voters’ virus precautions
WASHINGTON — Laura Herd says she sleeps better because her state’s governor, Michigan Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, imposed one of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump’s actions are another story, in her mind. “His goal is to get the economy back up so he...
US-Canada border to remain closed for another 30 days, Trudeau says
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Canada and the United States had agreed to keep their border closed for all nonessential travel for another 30 days. “Canada and the United States have agreed to extend by another 30 days the border measures that are currently in place,” Trudeau...
