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Scientists from the World Health Organization were in Wuhan, China, trying to figure out how the coronavirus got there and how it infected so many people, so quickly.

Arizona Republicans have stripped the secretary of state's office — currently held by a Democrat — of the right to defend the state's election laws in court, or choose not to.

The building was undergoing a county-required 40-year inspection. There were some indications the area of the building was sinking.

School districts in the state are rebelling against an order by the governor banning them from requiring masks. If they violate the order, Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to pull their funding.

Republican state Rep. Cyndi Stevenson of St. Augustine has introduced a bill to make voter registration data like political party and day of birth confidential.

The Lebanese military begins deploying into south Lebanon to police the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. But Hezbollah is already there, making a major effort to help refugees return home and repair the damage left by Israeli attacks.

July's presidential election left the nation almost equally divided between a leftist who wants to renegotiate NAFTA to protect farmers, and a conservative who wants to encourage more free trade deals. But treaties alone aren't the only source of Mexico's economic woes.

A Florida Senate committee approved a reform bill Monday, but some members said it should do more to provide relief to homeowners — or wouldn’t do enough to shore up the industry.

Supporters said the plan approved by the Legislature on Wednesday will stabilize the property insurance market. Critics say it doesn’t do enough to help homeowners.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas officially opens the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip into Egypt. Beginning Saturday, Gaza residents will be able to have some freedom of movement abroad for the first time since 1967. The terminal's opening is seen as a move toward Palestinian statehood.