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Several Democratic state attorneys general said on Tuesday they will sue President Donald Trump's administration in a bid to block Postal Service changes that may affect mailin voting in the November U.S. presidential election.

Easing in with virtual classrooms would be better in parts of the country that have a coronavirus infection positivity rate of more than 10%, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, said on Tuesday.

Israel and Sudan on Tuesday said they are close to reaching a peace agreement setting the stage for a second dramatic diplomatic breakthrough for Israel with its Arab neighbors in a matter of days.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday replaced the defence minister, his former ally Lemma Megersa, as part of a reshuffle ahead of elections in the heavily divided nation next year.

Jets believed to be Russian bombed several towns in rebelheld northwestern Syria in a new flareup of violence since a TurkishRussian deal that halted major fighting nearly six months ago, witnesses said.

The British government announced Tuesday it is scrapping a public health agency that has taken blame for the countrys uneven response to the coronavirus.

U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer says it plans to eliminate about 7,000 jobs as it streamlines management and store operations after sales plunged during the COVID19 pandemic.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as "impossible" the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut's port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hezbollah arms, but said that all possibilities would be investigated.

Their scars capture the horrific moment when every window shattered.

Multiple rockets struck Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday, including near the main diplomatic district, officials said.

South Korea reported a threedigit increase in novel coronavirus cases for a fifth consecutive day, as authorities scrambled to trace hundreds of members of a church congregation, and the military locked down bases to counter the spread of the virus.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to ease a mild lockdown in the capital and four outlying provinces to further reopen the countrys battered economy despite having the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia.

Virginia lawmakers plan to take up dozens of criminal justice reforms during a special legislative session this week, but one proposal in particular is expected to spark an intense battle: a push to change a law that allows police to charge people with fe...

A Harvard University board election pits proponents of two popular causes against each other: those focused on climate change and those who want to keep money and what they describe as special interests out of the contest.

Almost as quickly as they welcomed students back, some U.S. schools are closing again due to outbreaks of COVID19, the latest challenge as the nation tries to reopen while the level of new cases per day remains high in most states.

Top White House adviser Jared Kushner said Monday that the Palestinian leadership's credibility has fallen to an all time low and that the Trump administration wouldn't chase the Palestinians over a peace deal if they continue to reject American overtures...