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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington has recovered $300 million paid to criminals who used stolen personal information to file fraudulent unemployment benefit claims amid the COVID-19 crisis, state officials said Thursday.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports violates the civil rights of athletes who have always identified as female, the U.S. Education Department has determined in a decision that could force the state to change course to keep federal funding and influence others to do the same.

AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — As professional soccer returned to Denmark, fans used Zoom to be part of the action.

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus.

If progress on getting the stick-and-ball sports reopening soon continues, we're headed for a full sports calendar come July or August.

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is warning people not to use Pittsburgh Automotive jack stands sold by Harbor Freight Tools because they can collapse when holding a load.

India had another record daily jump in coronavirus cases, while Russia reported a steady increase in its caseload even as it moved to swiftly ease restrictions in sync with the Kremlin’s ambitious political plans.

Mike Dailey remembers the smile. It seemed to always be on the face of Glenn Mazula, the longtime owner of the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League.

HONG KONG (AP) — Three pro-democracy lawmakers were ejected from Hong Kong's legislative chamber Thursday morning, disrupting the second day of debate on a contentious bill that would criminalize insulting or abusing the Chinese national anthem.

BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea on Thursday reported its biggest jump in coronavirus cases in more than 50 days, a setback that could erase some of its hard-won gains. Health officials warned that the resurgence is getting harder to track and social distancing and other steps need to be taken.

Emilio DiPalma was, as he liked to say, just a kid from western Massachusetts when he found himself in a front-row seat to history as a courtroom guard in Nuremberg, Germany, during the first and most famous trial of Nazi war criminals in 1945.

A judge granted Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker permission to travel for work purposes on Wednesday morning during an ongoing investigation into Baker's involvement in a May 13 alleged armed robbery.

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Baseball players will take at least a few days and possibly until next week to respond to Major League Baseball's proposed sliding scale of salary slashing for a pandemic-delayed season in ballparks without fans.

Stars Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole would lose the most under the proposal teams made Tuesday, about 77 percent of the $36 million each they were set to be paid this season.

A big leaguer earning $1 million or less would keep at least 43 percent of his salary... Читать дальше...

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association's Executive Committee held its quarterly meeting Wednesday morning for the first time via a video conference and the organization approved measures going forward regarding the 2020-21 scholastic year.

Actor Jake Johnson is 42. Actress Carroll Baker is 89. Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West is 82. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is 76. Singer Gladys Knight is 76. Singer John Fogerty (Creedance Clearwater Revival) is 75. Actor Louis Mustillo is 62. Singer Kylie Minogue is 52. Actor Justin Kirk is 51. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is 49. Olympic gold medal figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva is 49. Television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck is 43. R&B singer Jaheim is 43. Actor Jesse Bradford is 41. Читать дальше...

Before he died after being pinned for minutes beneath a Minneapolis police officer's knee, George Floyd was suffering the same fate as millions of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic: out of work and looking for a new job.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the risk of lightning.

It's never a bad time to start eating more plants. And that includes now.

Readers who long imagined themselves in Harry Potter's world have a chance to immerse themselves in another fictional universe created by J.K. Rowling. The author said Tuesday that she would release "The Ickabog," a new story for young readers, for free online.