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Valentino closes Milan Fashion Week with lush live show

29 Sep 2020, 3:34 PM PDT

Fashion student Nora Bourelly shows her creation outside Valentino women's Spring-Summer 2021 fashion show location, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno).

Greece: Cruise ship cleared to go after COVID scare

29 Sep 2020, 3:34 PM PDT

Passengers of the Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship stand outside their cabins as the ship is docked at Piraeus port, near Athens on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Greek authorities say 12 crew members on a Maltese-flagged cruise ship carrying more than 1,500 people on a Greek islands tour have tested …

The Latest: Missouri sees spike in virus hospitalizations

29 Sep 2020, 2:54 PM PDT

In this Sept. 10, 2020, file photo, a woman wearing white protective gear, foreground, mourns after taking a glimpse of her husband's body, a victim of COVID 19, at a cremation site in Gauhati, India. The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis …

COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen

29 Sep 2020, 1:53 PM PDT

A teacher leads her students into an elementary school in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, as hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms in the city, resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus is infecting a rising …

Child poverty likely to increase in EU amid virus pandemic

29 Sep 2020, 4:54 AM PDT

In this Thursday, May 28, 2020 file photo, children swing in a playground at Leopold park during the partial lifting of coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown regulations in Brussels. The European Union's external auditor said Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 that child poverty has reached worrying levels across the world's largest economy, and …

UK university students furious over virus restrictions

28 Sep 2020, 12:44 PM PDT

In this Monday, March 9, 2020 file photo, Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, in the background, leave after attending the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince Charles has warned that up to 1 million young people may need “urgent help’’ to protect …

US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention online

28 Sep 2020, 10:23 AM PDT

In this July 14, 2016 photo Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by then-LULAC President Roger C. Rocha, Jr., left, hugs University of Texas student Dreamer Lizeth Urdiales, right, as she arrives to speaks at the 87th League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention at the Washington Hilton in …

As suicides rise, Army brass reassessing outreach

28 Sep 2020, 9:14 AM PDT

Staff Sergeant Ryan Graves talks about the death of his fellow solider, Staff Sergeant Jason Lowe, during an interview on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Days before taking his own life, Lowe graduated second in his class in the Army's Advanced Leader Course. Graves told The Associated …

500 years ago, another epidemic swept Mexico: smallpox

28 Sep 2020, 8:43 AM PDT

In this Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 file photo, a worker stands in front of ongoing excavations at the Templo Mayor archeological site, directing people into the adjoining museum in downtown Mexico City, once the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. In light of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it remains unclear how much …

Sex ed mandate sparks bitter Washington state ballot fight

28 Sep 2020, 8:43 AM PDT

Mindi Wirth, who heads a group called Parents for Safe Schools that is seeking to overturn a sex education requirement for public schools, poses for a photo Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Lynnwood, Wash. Democrats in the famously liberal state say they want to protect young people from sexual abuse, …

Florida reopens state’s economy despite ongoing pandemic

28 Sep 2020, 8:33 AM PDT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends an event with President Donald Trump on the environment at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Mexico virus data may not be available for years

28 Sep 2020, 6:34 AM PDT

A shoe shiner wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus cleans a shoes of a customer at Gran Via avenue in downtown Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Spain's health minister has reiterated his plea for Madrid's regional authorities to apply more stringent restrictions on mobility in …

Under virus strain, Europe’s leaders plea at UN for unity

27 Sep 2020, 12:44 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the United Nations, European Council President Charles Michel speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (Evan Schneider/UN Photo via AP)

Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine ready by early 2021

27 Sep 2020, 8:34 AM PDT

Yin Weidong, CEO of the Chinese pharmaceutical company SinoVac, speaks to journalists during a tour of a vaccine factory in Beijing on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. SinoVac, one of China's pharmaceutical companies behind a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate says its vaccine will be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide, …

Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will

26 Sep 2020, 11:54 PM PDT

In this Saturday, July 22, 2017, file photo, a polar bear stands on the ice in the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at September 2020's annual United Nations meeting are taking the long view, warning: If COVID-19 doesn't kill us, …

The Latest: NYC restates virus rules for private schools

26 Sep 2020, 6:54 PM PDT

A cemetery worker digs a grave in a section of the Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery which opened early in the coronavirus pandemic to accommodate the surge in deaths, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Latest: Cal State Long Beach campus announces quarantine

26 Sep 2020, 6:54 PM PDT

Two women wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus look at a smartphone in the center of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Moscow authorities have issued a recommendation for the elderly to stay at home and for employers to allow as many people as possible to work remotely, following …

Italy’s ‘Patient No. 1’ joins relay race as sign of hope

26 Sep 2020, 10:55 AM PDT

Mattia Maestri waits for the start of a 180-kilometer relay race, in Codogno, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Italy’s coronavirus Patient No. 1, whose case confirmed one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks was underway, is taking part in a 180-kilometer relay race as a sign of hope for COVID victims …

US colleges struggle to salvage semester amid outbreaks

26 Sep 2020, 8:13 AM PDT

Auburn students are socially distanced as they wait the start of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky on Saturday, September 26, 2020 in Auburn, Alabama. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

The Latest: US company moves virus vaccine study to UK

26 Sep 2020, 3:24 AM PDT

A man wearing a mask as protection against the coronavirus stands in front of a closed shop in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. The nation of 1.3 billion people is expected to become the pandemic's worst-hit country within weeks, surpassing the United States. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

California virus hospitalizations could surge in next month

25 Sep 2020, 6:23 PM PDT

In this April 1, 2020, file photo, Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services, gestures to a chart showing the impact of the mandatory stay-at-home orders, during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Dr. Ghaly urged state residents to renew their efforts to prevent spread …

Trump’s $200 prescription cards won’t hit mailboxes just yet

25 Sep 2020, 2:03 PM PDT

President Donald Trump signs an executive order after delivering remarks on healthcare at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Madrid resists government pressure to extend soft lockdown

25 Sep 2020, 11:04 AM PDT

Two neighbours of restricted mobility areas in Madrid due to the coronavirus outbreak cross the street in front an anti-riot police unit short after a residents protest demanding more resources for public health system and against social inequality in the southern neighbourhood of Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. …

Landlords suing to push back against eviction ban

25 Sep 2020, 10:54 AM PDT

Buildings at Hunter Oaks Apartments undergo renovations on Tuesday. Sept. 22, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. Owners of the apartment complex are among seven landlords who manage or own more than 5,000 rental units and have filed a lawsuit claiming that a national eviction moratorium has not only placed them under …

Local lockdowns imposed in several cities as UK cases rise

25 Sep 2020, 10:35 AM PDT

A student walks past a sign at Murano Street Student Village in Glasgow, where Glasgow University students are being tested at a pop up test centre, Scotland, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Cities around the U.K. are imposing new coronavirus restrictions as they race to slow the spread of COVID-19, and …

Trump’s coronavirus remarks weigh on minds of senior voters

25 Sep 2020, 10:14 AM PDT

Eva Johnson, left, and Liz Cillo walk along the waterfront in St. Petersburg, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Trump recently said that COVID-19 was seriously affecting “virtually nobody” under the age of 18 and sought to frame the pandemic as largely impacting older Americans, as he argued for school districts …

Blacks, poor at greater risk for infection, hospitalization with COVID-19

25 Sep 2020, 8:36 AM PDT

Blacks, poor at greater risk for infection, hospitalization with COVID-19

First man cured of HIV infection now has terminal cancer

25 Sep 2020, 6:55 AM PDT

In this Monday, March 4, 2019 file photo, Timothy Ray Brown poses for a portrait in Seattle. Brown, an American who was known for years as the Berlin patient, had a transplant in Germany from a donor with natural resistance to the AIDS virus. It was thought to have cured …

China aims to make 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses a year

25 Sep 2020, 4:24 AM PDT

Zheng Zhongwei, an official with China's National Health Commission, holds a chart showing different priority groups for a coronavirus vaccine as he speaks during a press conference held to discuss COVID-19 vaccine-related issues at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. A Chinese health official said …

At UN, China, Russia and US clash over pandemic responses

24 Sep 2020, 2:44 PM PDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a video screen remotely addressing the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters. This year's annual gathering of world leaders at U.N. headquarters will be almost entirely "virtual." Leaders have been asked to pre-record their …

UK may take part in COVID-19 vaccine ‘challenge studies’

24 Sep 2020, 1:44 PM PDT

Commuters at Waterloo Station, in London, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, after Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a range of new restrictions to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Researchers find wide variance in accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests

24 Sep 2020, 12:34 PM PDT

Researchers find wide variance in accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests

Lufthansa to try out pre-flight corona tests on routes to US

24 Sep 2020, 8:13 AM PDT

A Lufthansa aircraft rolls to the parking position at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Swedish researchers say they’ve created a ‘fast, cheap’ COVID-19 test

24 Sep 2020, 8:04 AM PDT

Swedish researchers say they've created a 'fast, cheap' COVID-19 test

From quick shortcuts to slow cookers, how we’re eating now

24 Sep 2020, 6:24 AM PDT

This image shows a recipe for chicken ramen noodle soup. More people are cooking at home these days, and when they do eat restaurant food, they’re often looking for comfort food, experts say. Other trends include simpler recipes, recipes with fewer ingredients, one-pot meals, sheet-pan meals, finger food and pantry-ingredient …

The Latest: India to avoid big gatherings during festivals

24 Sep 2020, 4:53 AM PDT

A civic staff in protective suit disinfects the parking area of an apartment where one of the residents tested positive for COVID-19 in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. The nation of 1.3 billion people is expected to become the coronavirus pandemic's worst-hit country within weeks, surpassing the United States. …

How can I tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19?

24 Sep 2020, 12:14 AM PDT

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‘Are people to be left to die?’ Vaccine pleas fill UN summit

23 Sep 2020, 10:14 PM PDT

In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Neal Browning receives a shot at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Many world leaders at this week's virtual U.N. summit …

Israel’s Netanyahu calls for tough lockdown as virus rages

23 Sep 2020, 2:23 PM PDT

A worker from "Hevra Kadisha," Israel's official Jewish burial society, prepares a body before a funeral procession at a special morgue for COVID-19 victims in the central Israeli city of Holon, near Tel Aviv, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. With Israel facing one of the world's worst outbreaks, burial workers have …

Too much candy: Man dies from eating bags of black licorice

23 Sep 2020, 2:03 PM PDT

This Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 photo shows an arrangement of licorice candy pieces in New York. A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his essential nutrients out of whack and …