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Met Opera cuts season by 3 1/2 months, to shorten some shows

NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera season is getting shorter, along with some of its shows. The Met said Monday it is pushing back opening night by nearly 3 1/2 months to the latest start in the compan...

Jun 01, 2020

Nearly 26,000 nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported to feds

WASHINGTON - Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19, according to materials prepared for the nation's governors. That number is pa...

Jun 01, 2020

Violence-stricken US cities clean up, brace for more unrest

WASHINGTON - A country convulsed by violent protests picked up the pieces Monday and braced for more trouble amid a coast-to-coast outpouring of rage over police killings of black people. President Do...

Jun 01, 2020

April construction spending falls 2.9% as virus upends work

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending fell 2.9% in April, the largest drop in 18 months, with broad declines across all building activity as shutdowns hobbled projects and workers were told to stay ...

Jun 01, 2020

Spain reports no virus deaths for first time since March

MADRID - Spain on Monday reported no official deaths from the new coronavirus in a 24-hour period for the first time since March. The development is "very, very encouraging," emergency health response...

Jun 01, 2020

Survey: US factories sink in May for third straight month

WASHINGTON - American factories slowed for the third consecutive month in May as they continued to sustain economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. The Institute for Supply Management, an associ...

Jun 01, 2020

Florida police officer suspended for pushing kneeling woman

MIAMI - A Fort Lauderdale police officer was suspended after video showed he pushed a kneeling woman to the ground during Sunday protests, resulting in bottles being thrown. The officer's colleagues q...

Jun 01, 2020

Minnesota attorney general to assist in George Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota prosecutor who charged a police officer with murder in the death of George Floyd said Sunday that he asked the state's attorney general to assist in the case. Hennepin Coun...

May 31, 2020

Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired in 'excessive force' arrests

ATLANTA - Two police officers have been fired and three others placed on desk duty over excessive use of force during a protest arrest incident, Atlanta's mayor said Sunday. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms...

May 31, 2020

Police cars burn, windows shatter as protests roil New York

NEW YORK - Street protests spiraled into New York City's worst day of unrest in decades Saturday, as fires burned, windows got smashed and dangerous confrontations between demonstrators and officers f...

May 30, 2020