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For many motel dwellers, eviction ban provides no relief

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ATLANTA — For more than five years, home for Armetrius Neason has been a hotel outside Atlanta. He's adorned the walls with dozens of...

Balky sign-ups complicate virus vaccinations for blind, deaf

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Unable to see, Carla McQuillan typically uses a program that converts the letters on a screen into audible words when she...

Some Alaska Costco shoppers say ravens steal their groceries

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Some Alaska Costco shoppers said they've had their groceries stolen by ravens in the store parking lot. ...

2 in Seattle, San Francisco face anti-Asian hate charges

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SEATTLE — Prosecutors in Seattle and San Francisco have charged men with hate crimes in separate incidents that authorities say targeted people of Asian...

In break from region, hard-hit Hungary to loosen lockdown

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Despite struggling with the worst COVID-19 death rate in the world and record new infections, Hungary announced plans Friday to scale...

‘Treating us like robots’: Amazon workers seek union

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BESSEMER, Ala. — Linda Burns was excited at first to land a job at the Amazon warehouse outside Birmingham, Alabama. The former nursing assistant...

Cash-strapped Sudan clears overdue payments to World Bank

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CAIRO — The Sudanese government said Friday it cleared all of its overdue payments to the World Bank, a move that gives the highly-indebted...

Church in NY virus epicenter leads congregants out of sorrow

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NEW YORK — For nearly two decades, Juan Tapia, head of maintenance at Our Lady of Sorrows, has taken pride in the upkeep of...

Radioactive material found inside oil facility in Lebanon

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BEIRUT — A German company has found dangerous nuclear material stored in an oil facility in southern Lebanon, officials said Friday. ...

Loved ones struggle with why New Mexico friends were killed

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jennifer Lannon loved her children, though she lost custody of them because of her struggle with prescription drug use. Just about...