By BILL BARROW and JULIE PACE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of […]
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Judge Orders Seattle To Stop Using Tear Gas During Protests
By LISA BAUMANN, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Friday ordered Seattle police to temporarily stop using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices to break up […]
Bonnie Pointer of Pointer Sisters Dies
By Andrew Dalton Associated Press Bonnie Pointer, who in 1969 convinced three of her church-singing siblings to form the Pointer Sisters, which would become one of the biggest acts of […]
Jefferson Davis Statue Torn Down in Richmond, Virginia
By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters pulled down a more than century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the former capital of the Confederacy, adding it […]
George Floyd’s Brother: ‘Stop the Pain’
By Lisa Mascaro and Andrew Taylor Associated Press George Floyd’s brother challenged Congress on June 10 to “stop the pain” as lawmakers consider a sweeping law enforcement overhaul, so the […]
President ‘Worried’ As South Africa’s Virus Cases Rise Fast
By GERALD IMRAY, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s numbers of COVID-19 are “rising fast,” according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who says that he’s worried. More […]
GOP Lawmakers Push Bill To Keep Trump, RNC In North Carolina
By BRYAN ANDERSON, Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are planning to vote this week on a measure that would allow President Donald […]
A Look Back, and Follow-Up, On Coronavirus Good-Deed Tales
By The Associated Press One Good Thing, each day. That was the guiding principle when The Associated Press launched this fixture in mid-March. An act of generosity or self-sacrifice. A […]
A US Recession Began in February in the Face of Coronavirus
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending […]
World Bank: World Will Suffer Largest Downturn Since 1940s
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank said Monday the world is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis that has spread with astonishing speed […]
Can Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Increase Virus Spread?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer Police departments have used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters in recent weeks, raising concern that the chemical agents could increase the […]
Africa’s Essential Truckers say They Face Virus Stigma
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAMANGA, Kenya (AP) — They haul food, fuel and other essential supplies along sometimes dangerous roads during tough economic times. But Africa’s […]