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Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?

Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?

Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic? Yes, but probably not like you normally would.
Female football star sues for schools to offer girls' teams

Female football star sues for schools to offer girls' teams

SALT LAKE CITY — Sam Gordon's staggering football skills made her famous at age 9. But they didn't make her fully welcome on the field.
Asian shares slip after Wall St's worst day in a month

Asian shares slip after Wall St's worst day in a month

Shares skidded in Asia on Tuesday after surging coronavirus cases and waning hopes for U.S. economic stimulus gave Wall Street its worst day in a month. Stock benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney.
Winds and rain whip Yucatan resorts as Hurricane Zeta nears

Winds and rain whip Yucatan resorts as Hurricane Zeta nears

CANCUN, Mexico — Hurricane Zeta lashed Mexico's Caribbean coast resorts around Tulum with high winds and rain Monday night as it headed toward the Yucatan Peninsula and then a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek.
Trump eyes hosting election night party at his DC hotel

Trump eyes hosting election night party at his DC hotel

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has his eye on hosting an election night party at his own hotel in the nation’s capital.
Thai protesters shun Parliament, ask Germany to probe king

Thai protesters shun Parliament, ask Germany to probe king

BANGKOK — Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand have expanded their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to investigate whether Thailand’s king has exercised political power dur
High court won’t extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline

High court won’t extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is siding with Republicans to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots that are received after Election Day.
Trump, Biden hit battleground Pennsylvania amid pandemic

Trump, Biden hit battleground Pennsylvania amid pandemic

ALLENTOWN, Pa.
Under Trump, US no longer leads world on refugee protections

Under Trump, US no longer leads world on refugee protections

Refugees from places like the Congo and Iraq have seen their protections in the U.S. fade over the last four years as the Trump administration chips away at policies once designed to protect some of the world's most vulnerable people.
2/3rds of Chilean voters back rewriting their constitution

2/3rds of Chilean voters back rewriting their constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile — Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans turned out Sunday to vote overwhelmingly in favour of having a constitutional convention draft a new charter to replace guiding principles imposed four decades ago under the military di
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