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California relaxes some county criteria for reopening

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed county reopening criteria on Monday, a move he said will allow most of the state's 58 counties to begin allowing dining in restaurants and oth...

May 18, 2020

Trump says he's taking malaria drug in case he gets virus

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. Trump tol...

May 18, 2020

Lives Lost: An unassuming maestro of Sunday soundtracks

At funerals, he made the organ moan, and at weddings, it thundered in joy. On Christmas, bells twinkled; on Easter, trumpets blasted. He delivered victorious graduation marches and bellowing birthday ...

May 18, 2020

WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe

GENEVA - The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has ...

May 18, 2020

New protest in Albania over National Theater demolition

TIRANA, Albania - Albanian artists and opposition party supporters gathered for a second day Monday to protest authorities' demolition of the crumbling National Theater building in the capital, which ...

May 18, 2020

Germany, France propose EU economic recovery fund

BERLIN - The leaders of Germany and France are jointly proposing a 500-million-euro ($543-million) recovery fund for European economies hit by pandemic. In a joint statement Monday, German Chancellor ...

May 18, 2020

St John Paul II honoured as Poland sees new abuse allegations

WARSAW, Poland - St. John Paul II was honoured on the centennial of his birth with special Masses at the Vatican and in his native Poland on Monday, an anniversary that comes as the Polish church find...

May 18, 2020

Powell: Recovery may begin by summer, will likely be slow

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed optimism Sunday that the U.S. economy can begin to recover from a devastating recession in the second half of the year, assuming the coronavi...

May 17, 2020

Churches may reopen, but many services won’t have singing

(RNS) - They are words the Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, never thought he would hear himself say. "Based on the science that we are learning about this week, we are urging and I ...

May 17, 2020

Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 11 firefighters

LOS ANGELES - An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run fo...

May 16, 2020