Tropical Storm Hanna forecast to strengthen; Gonzalo looms
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to strengthen as it moves slowly west toward the Texas coastline.
Trump signs order barring Census to count Illegal Immigrants for congressional seats
President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment.
Portland police: Federal agents used gas against protesters
Portland police are describing in detail another night of conflict between protesters and federal forces outside the U.S. courthouse in Oregon’s largest city.
Son of US District Judge Esther Salas killed, husband shot
Judiciary officials say a gunman shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge as he answered the door of the family home Sunday in New Jersey.
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died. He was 80. Lewis was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists,…
Target and CVS Join Growing List of National Retailers Requiring Masks
Target and CVS Health have joined the list of the nation’s largest retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike.
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
Britain, the United States and Canada are accusing Russia of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.
Walmart to require customers to wear masks at all its stores
Walmart has become the latest major retailer to require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores.
Hyundai recalls 272K US cars; electrical outlet can overheat
Hyundai is recalling more than 272,000 cars in the U.S. because the electrical socket in the dashboard can overheat and cause a fire.
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online.
Sailors continuing fight to save burning San Diego warship
Hundreds of sailors are fighting to save a burning Navy warship docked in San Diego.
Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name after 87 years
The Washington NFL team is shedding the “Redskins” name effective immediately.
Is there a coin shortage?
"It’s a supply and demand issue."
Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out case
The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the Affordable Care Act.
US probes fuel leaks in older Chevy Cobalt and HHR vehicles
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints of fuel leaks in older Chevrolet Cobalt small cars and HHR wagons.
Sponsor FedEx asks Redskins to change their name
The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins’ stadium wants the NFL team to change its name.
Army quarantines 90 soldiers with coronavirus at Fort Bragg
The U.S. Army has quarantined 90 soldiers and instructors who tested positive for the coronavirus during a survival course at Fort Bragg.
AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019
Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported.
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law
The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era.
Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against US troops
President Donald Trump is denying that he'd been briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan.
Trump administration urges end to ACA as pandemic surges
The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
Pandemic takes a bite, Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcy
Chuck E. Cheese is filing for bankruptcy protection.
3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA (AP) — A prosecutor has announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of a Black man in coastal Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery. Prosecutor Joyette Holmes said Wednesday that a Glynn County grand jury has…
Travelers from Alabama and 8 Other States to NY, New Jersey, Connecticut are told to isolate
Officials say New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will require visitors from states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days.