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Austrian police say several injured after gunfire in Vienna

VIENNA - Austrian police said Monday that several people were injured and officers were out in force following gunfire in the capital Vienna. Oskar Deutsch, the head of the Jewish community in Vienna,...

Nov 02, 2020

Judge rejects GOP effort to throw out 127,000 Houston votes

HOUSTON - A federal judge on Monday rejected another last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru polling centres established ...

Nov 02, 2020

In Brazil, a parrot puppeteer’s death stirs the nation

RIO DE JANEIRO - In a time of so much loss, it is rare for an individual death to stir a country. And it is extraordinary for national grief to be triggered by the passing of a puppet. But so it was i...

Nov 02, 2020

Report: South Dakota official distracted before fatal crash

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was distracted before he drove onto a highway shoulder where he struck and killed a pedestrian in September, state Secretary of Public...

Nov 02, 2020

Bruised and haunted, US holds tight as 2020 campaigns close

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Just over her mask, Patra Okelo's eyes brimmed with tears when she recalled the instant that a truth about America dawned and her innocence burned away. One moment on Aug. 11, 2...

Nov 02, 2020

US construction spending up again, rises 0.3% in September

SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. construction spending rose 0.3% in September, the fourth straight monthly gain after a coronavirus-caused spring swoon, although a smaller gain than analysts had expected. Th...

Nov 02, 2020

Hurricane Eta threatens to bring flooding, storm surge

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - New Hurricane Eta quickly gained force Monday as it headed for Central America on the verge of becoming a major hurricane, threatening massive flooding and landslides across a vul...

Nov 02, 2020

US manufacturing activity at highest levels in two years

WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing posted a strong gain in October to the highest level in two years even as coronavirus cases have begun to surge again in many parts of the country. The Institute for Su...

Nov 02, 2020

Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments

ROME - The Vatican says Pope Francis' comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis' belief that ...

Nov 02, 2020

'American Idol' contestant Nikki McKibbin dies at 42

ARLINGTON, Texas - Nikki McKibbin, a singer from Texas best known for her third place finish in the first season of American Idol, has died. She was 42. McKibbin's husband, Craig Sadler, confirmed her...

Nov 02, 2020