Category: National news from the Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A new push from the federal government will allow Alaska Natives who are veterans of the Vietnam War to apply for 160…

SAINT-TROPEZ, France (AP) — The glamorous French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez is now requiring face masks outdoors. The move, which began…

PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Arpaio’s primary defeat in his bid to win back the sheriff’s post in metro Phoenix marks what’s likely to be the…

BOSTON (AP) — Brace yourself for what’s expected to be the first U.S. presidential election conducted mostly by mail. It could be messy, with as…

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Lebanese have poured into Beirut’s main square, setting up symbolic nooses they say officials should be hanged with…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian state of Victoria recorded 466 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths, including another man in his 30s.…

Reopening schools will be easy. Keeping them open will be the hard part. That’s the assessment from many educators as districts around the…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former U.S. special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a failed…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The death of George Floyd and widespread protests over racial injustice have prompted several states to move at a lightning…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius are stuffing fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves to create…