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September 24, 2020

The Latest: Citation: Video shows man shooting at 2 officers

The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's ...

September 24, 2020

AP-NORC poll: Support for racial injustice protests declines

As the decision in Kentucky to bring charges against only one of three police officers involved in a raid that killed Breonna ...

September 24, 2020

Records: Mail delivery lags behind targets as election nears

The slice of Michigan that covers Detroit, its suburbs and towns dependent on the auto industry is coveted political terrain ...

September 24, 2020

Order forces Census to do more visits, rely less on records

Even as the U.S. Census Bureau aims to finish the 2020 census by the end of the month, about a half dozen areas of the ...

September 24, 2020

Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand court

Since Joe Biden ran away with the Democratic presidential nomination in March, leading progressives have accepted him — ...

September 24, 2020

Democrats in Pa. scramble to limit number of 'naked ballots'

Democrats are launching a digital ad targeting Pennsylvanians voting by mail to explain how to correctly fill out and return ...

September 24, 2020

Q&A: What were the results of Breonna Taylor investigation?

Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited ...

September 24, 2020

Ginsburg's empathy born of Jewish history and discrimination

In the Jewish tradition, burials usually take place within 24 hours of death. But Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18, was ...

September 24, 2020

TikTok's owner applies for Chinese license to close US deal

TikTok's owner said Thursday it has applied for a Chinese technology export license as it tries to complete a deal with ...

September 24, 2020

Pompeo shatters diplomatic norms with political appearances

Undaunted by criticism, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is forging ahead with a series of events that have overtly political ...

September 24, 2020

Anger, tears for protesters seeking justice for Taylor

Angry, confused and shedding tears, demonstrators who spent months calling for justice in the fatal police shooting of ...

September 24, 2020

Pence, Ivanka bring law-and-order tour to city of Floyd

Vice President Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump are bringing President Donald Trump’s law-and-order campaign message to ...

September 24, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump exaggerates his gains for veterans

President Donald Trump claimed to receive a 2016 award from military veterans that didn't exist and falsely denigrated the ...

September 24, 2020

Executive leaves mine project amid recorded comment fallout

The man helping lead efforts to develop a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major salmon fishery in Alaska has ...

September 24, 2020

TikTok asks judge to block Trump's ban as deadline looms

Chinese-owned TikTok asked a judge to block the Trump Administration's attempt to ban its app, suggesting the video-sharing ...

September 23, 2020

Trump, social media, right-wing news stir up antifa scares

The group gathered around the town square, waiting for the arrival of what has become a new American boogeyman: antifa.

September 23, 2020

Lawyers eye neo-Nazi website founder's assets for $14M award

Attorneys for a Montana real estate agent are eyeing the assets of a neo-Nazi website operator to collect a $14 million court ...

September 23, 2020

Lawsuit asks court to force Facebook to ban militia posts

Facebook can't be trusted to enforce its ban on violent rhetoric in the run-up to the November elections, as is evident by ...

September 23, 2020

Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban-American vote

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that U.S. travelers won't be allowed to bring home Cuban cigars and rum or stay ...

September 23, 2020

US firm pleads guilty to paying bribes in Brazil, Venezuela

A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay $16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it ...