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Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks Evers’ stay-home extension

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' administration overstepped its authority when it extended the governor's stay-at-home order through the end of May, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. ...

May 13, 2020

UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%

TANZANIA, Tanzania - The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s....

May 13, 2020

Virus restrictions fuel anti-government 'boogaloo' movement

SILVER SPRING, Md. - They carry high-powered rifles and wear tactical gear, but their Hawaiian shirts and leis are what stand out in the crowds that have formed at state capital buildings to protest C...

May 13, 2020

Nassar-related case dismissed against ex-university chief

DETROIT - A judge dismissed criminal charges Wednesday against former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon arising from the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. Simon was ordered to tria...

May 13, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown eases in England, more exercise allowed

LONDON - The sound of a crisply struck golf ball could be heard in England for the first time in nearly two months as courses reopened Wednesday as part of a modest easing of coronavirus lockdown rest...

May 13, 2020

New clusters pop up; Europe debates summer tourist season

BRUSSELS - New coronavirus clusters have appeared as nations struggle to balance reopening economies with preventing a second wave of infections and deaths, while in Europe, a debate erupted over the ...

May 13, 2020

Ex-lovers of Johnny Depp come to his defence in libel case

LONDON - Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defence Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive. Actresse...

May 13, 2020

US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April

WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices slid a record 1.3% in April, led by a 19% plunge in the cost for energy. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation befor...

May 13, 2020

Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns

WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsel's Russia investigation, has been released from federal prison to serv...

May 13, 2020

Powell warns of a possible sustained recession from pandemic

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is warning of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and is urging Congress and the White House to act further to preven...

May 13, 2020