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August 14, 2020

Kabul begins release of final 400 Taliban, talks to follow

Afghanistan has released the first 80 of a final 400 Taliban prisoners, paving the way for negotiations between the warring ...

August 14, 2020

Harris bringing energy, dollars and more to Biden's campaign

In her first two days as Joe Biden's running mate, Kamala Harris has fired off the campaign's sharpest criticism of President ...

August 14, 2020

State police exit Portland after 2 weeks of protest duty

Oregon State Police are leaving Portland after a two-week assignment to help protect a federal courthouse that’s been a ...

August 14, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Harris eligible to serve as VP, president

False claims that Kamala Harris is not legally eligible to serve as U.S. vice president or president have been circulating ...

August 14, 2020

For Harris, memories of mother guide bid for vice president

Speaking from the Senate floor for the first time, Kamala Harris expressed gratitude for a woman on whose shoulders she said ...

August 14, 2020

Judge: Mom accused in QAnon kidnapping plot can stand trial

A Colorado woman accused of working with supporters of QAnon to have her son kidnapped from foster care can be put on trial, ...

August 14, 2020

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris theory

President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris’ eligibility to ...

August 14, 2020

Trump's suggestion to eliminate payroll tax doesn't add up

President Donald Trump’s push to cut Social Security payroll taxes for the rest of the year — and even arguing for a ...

August 14, 2020

Protesters hold up US detention of 2 in Oregon for 12 hours

U.S. Border Patrol officers late Wednesday used pepper spray on demonstrators in Bend, Oregon, as they pushed their way ...

August 14, 2020

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump's administration to court over his sweeping order ...

August 14, 2020

Possible shot at freedom for lifer who stole hedge clippers

An October parole hearing has been set for a Black man sentenced to life in prison after stealing hedge clippers in a 1997 ...

August 13, 2020

Portland State disarms campus police after Black man's death

Portland State University said Thursday it will disarm its campus police force, more than two years after officers from the ...

August 13, 2020

7 seek to follow Lewis in House, but long-term prospects dim

A Georgia special congressional election for a successor to the late John Lewis is likely to produce someone who will hold ...

August 13, 2020

'One of us': South Asians celebrate Harris as VP choice

Two words summed up Tamani Jayasinghe’s exuberance for the first Indian American and Black woman to run for vice president: ...

August 13, 2020

US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened ...

August 13, 2020

Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional

A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing ...

August 13, 2020

Talk of Harris successor sets off California guessing game

The possible election of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president has set off a fierce competition in California to replace ...

August 13, 2020

Israel successfully tests advanced missile defense system

Israel's Defense Ministry said Thursday it conducted a successful test of the country’s advanced missile defense system ...

August 13, 2020

Biden raises $26M in 24 hours after Harris VP announcement

Joe Biden raised $26 million in the 24 hours after he named Kamala Harris as his running mate, doubling his previous one-day ...

August 13, 2020

Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both

An overzealous prosecutor trying to hide her crime-fighting past — who is also weak on crime. The most radical pick for vice ...

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