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Nebraska Primary Voters Avoid Polls, Shatter Mail-In Record

By Grant Schulte | May 13, 2020

Nebraska's primary voters mostly steered clear of polling sites Tuesday while shattering the state record for absentee voting with nearly 400,000 mail-in ballots in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

UN Chief Urges faith Leaders to Challenge Harmful Messages

By Edith M. Lederer | May 13, 2020

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged religious leaders on Tuesday to challenge "inaccurate and harmful messages" that are fueling rising ethno-nationalism, stigma, hate speech and conflict.

GOP Senators Give Democrats' $3T Relief Bill A Cold Shoulder

By Lisa Mascaro and Andrew Taylor | May 13, 2020

The House is expected to vote on the package as soon as Friday. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said there is no "urgency." The Senate will wait until after Memorial Day to consider options.

'Foretaste' of Brexit: Virus Cuts Off Much of UK Farm Labor

By Sylvia Hui | May 12, 2020

Britain's fruit and vegetable farmers worry that Brexit will prevent Eastern European workers from coming to pick produce. But the coronavirus pandemic has brought that feared future to the present.

Virus Unleashes Wave of Fraud in U.S. Amid Fear and Scarcity

By Ben Fox and Alan Suderman | May 12, 2020

Investigators have turned up more than false purveyors of PPE. They have uncovered an array of counterfeit or adulterated products, from COVID-19 tests kits and treatments to masks and cleaning products.

Risk of Reopening U.S. Economy Too Fast: A W-Shaped Recovery

By Paul Wiseman | May 12, 2020

Some experts see an ominous risk: That a too-hasty relaxation of social distancing could ignite a resurgence of COVID-19 cases by fall.

Documents: Federal Agents Engaged in Sex Acts with Victims

May 12, 2020

"Detectives were informed by HSI that the undercover sexual activity was authorized."

Atlanta-Area DA, 3rd Outside Prosecutor, to Take Arbery Case

By Russ Bynum | May 12, 2020

Georgia's attorney general appointed a black district attorney from the Atlanta area Monday to take over the case of a white father and son charged with killing a black man.

Guaidó Advisers Quit Following Bungled Venezuela Raid

May 12, 2020

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Monday that two U.S.-based political advisers have resigned in the fallout from a failed incursion into the Caribbean nation led by a former Green Beret.

Report: Anti-Semitic Incidents in U.S. Hit Record High in 2019

By Michael Kunzelman | May 12, 2020

American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades.

NBC News Apologizes for 'Inaccurately' Quoting William Barr

By David Bauder | May 12, 2020

NBC has apologized for "inaccurately" cutting a portion of an interview with Attorney General William Barr that left a false impression with viewers of "Meet the Press."

Strangeness of the Day: For Americans, An In-Between Moment

By Ted Anthony | May 12, 2020

In coming years, when they write the narrative histories of the 2020 pandemic the past week in American life will be a particularly curious moment to unpack.

AP Fact Check: Trump's Perfect China 'Ban,' Death Toll Myths

By Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward | May 11, 2020

Truth often takes a beating when President Donald Trump talks about his administration's response to the coronavirus and the subsequent death toll in the U.S. This past week was no exception.

Supreme Court Tackles Clash of Catholic Schools, Ex-Teachers

By Jessica Gresko | May 11, 2020

A case about the appropriate separation between church and state is taking center stage at the Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments by telephone for a second week because of the coronavirus pandemic.

'Bullseye' Target Found at Nashville NAACP President's Home

May 11, 2020

The Nashville head of the NAACP said a police officer who responded to his home after a bullseye-like target appeared in his front yard dismissed his concerns.

40+ Chicago Media Outlets Launch Joint Fundraiser

May 11, 2020

43 independent Chicago media outlets have joined forces to raise funds in a month-long campaign in May.

In Japan, Pandemic Brings Outbreaks of Bullying, Ostracism

By Marie Yamaguchi | May 11, 2020

The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers.

Trump Advisers Cite Need to Stop 'Permanent' Economic Toll

By Kevin Freking | May 11, 2020

Some of President Donald Trump's top economic advisers emphasized on Sunday the importance of states getting more businesses and offices open even as the pandemic makes its way to the White House.

Trump Asking Justices to Bar Demands for Taxes, Bank Records

By Mark Sherman | May 11, 2020

President Donald Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with two of his appointees to keep his tax and other financial records from being turned over to lawmakers and a New York district attorney.

Georgia AG Requests Federal Probe in Handling of Arbery Case

By Jeff Amy | May 11, 2020

Georgia's attorney general on Sunday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the handling of the killing of a black man who authorities say died at the hands of two white men as he was running.

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