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Mexico to keep US border closed to non-essential travel
Mexico plans to extend the closure of its shared border with the United States for another month to nonessential travel, Mexico Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Thursday.
Fauci: Schools should be outdoors as much as possible
School districts developing their plans for reopening for the new academic year should find ways to offer as man outdoor activities as possible, from classes to recess and lunchtime, the nations top infectious disease expert recommended in an online discu...
Portland State disarms campus police after Black man's death
Portland State University said Thursday it will disarm its campus police force, more than two years after officers from the department shot and killed a Black man who was trying to break up a fight close to campus.
Cuba Gooding Jr wears 'Black Lives Matter' mask to court
Sporting a Black Lives Matter face mask, Cuba Gooding Jr. showed up at a New York City court on Thursday to hear lawyers argue over what restrictions to place on testimony at his sexual misconduct trial.
A largely virtual New York Film Festival unveils lineup
This year's New York Film Festival will be held largely virtually and in outdoor screenings, organizers said Thursday while unveiling a lineup featuring new films from Chloe Zhao, Steve McQueen and Azazel Jacobs.
Israel charges 5 border policemen with robbing Palestinians
Israel on Thursday charged five members of its border security force with stealing from Palestinians who were crossing illegally into Israel from the West Bank.
At least 17 killed in political unrest in southern Ethiopia
At least 17 people have been killed in southern Ethiopia during protests that followed the weekend arrests of local officials, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission confirmed Thursday. The dead include children.
Police: Florida man arrested for making 26 bombs
Florida police arrested a man after finding more than two dozen pipe bombs, including some that contained nails, screws and metal pellets.
Irish PM sees 'landing zone' for Brexit deal after meeting UK's Johnson
Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Thursday he believes there is a "landing zone" to reach a postBrexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
UN: 8 children die within days in Syria camp for IS families
At least eight children under the age of five have died in recent days from health problems linked to the dire conditions in a camp in northern Syria housing tens of thousands of female supporters of the Islamic State group and their children, the U.N. sa...
Senior Muslim Brotherhood figure dies in prison in Egypt
Essam elErian, a senior leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, died in prison in Cairo on Thursday after suffering a heart attack, prison sources, a lawyer and local media said.
Migrants cross English Channel to UK for 10th day in a row
Migrants crossing the English Channel arrived in the southern English port of Dover for the 10th day in a row Thursday, as British officials hardened their rhetoric against asylumseekers.
Trump: U.S. Post Office, election funds stalling coronavirus relief talks
Democrat demands that a coronavirus relief bill include federal aid for the currently overtaxed post office and funding for the upcoming U.S. election have become major sticking points in negotiations for legislation members of both say needs to be passed...
Belarus starts to release prisoners as EU weighs sanctions
Belarusian authorities on Thursday began releasing some of the thousands of people detained in a crackdown by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko that has prompted the European Union to consider imposing sanctions.
Hong Kong media tycoon relieved he wasn't sent to China
Jimmy Lai had just finished his morning exercise and was catching up on the news when the police arrived.
Picture Perfect? Tennessee Woman Applies for Driver's License, Gets ID with Photo of Empty Chair
The chair ended up being the focal point of the license because it was the last photo taken and saved to the file, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security told WKRN-TV. The photo was taken accidentally, the department said.