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It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go
The most active season on record in the eastern Pacific was 1992, when there were 25 named storms, Rosencrans said…
Virus relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume
Negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill are set to resume, but the path forward promises to be challenging
Outbreak hits Norway cruise ship, could spread along coast
A Norwegian cruise ship line has halted all trips and apologized for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 5 passeng…
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
A federal appeals court has overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case didn'…
Florida teen charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin theft
Authorities say a Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls to scam people around the globe out of m…
1.4 million seek jobless aid as virus keeps forcing layoffs
More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has unleashe…
Canada imposes stricter rules for Americans going to Alaska
Canada’s border agency is announcing stricter rules for Americans travelling through Canada to Alaska amid the coronavirus pandemic
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies at 74
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after battling the coronavirus
Epstein's ex-girlfriend tries late bid to seal testimony
A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse is making a late bid to stop the public release of her testimony …
Federal court to review 'protest bans' in Portland arrests
U.S. court officials in Oregon are reviewing bans on future protesting that were placed on some people arrested during demonstrations in Portland after some ra…
Source: US, Oregon in talks about pulling agents in Portland
A senior White House official says the Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor’s office and indicated that it would begin to draw down …
NASA's next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet
NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover headed to Mars
More US agents may go to Portland; mayors want limits
The mayors of six U.S. cities are appealing to Congress make it illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized federal agents to cities that don’t wa…
House OKs bill protecting Massachusetts tribe's reservation
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would prevent the Trump administration from rescinding a Native American tribe’s contested reservation in Massachusetts
FROM THE AP: Tropical Storm Hanna drenches South Texas amid virus crisis
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on Sunday with high winds and drenching rains that destroy…
FROM THE AP: Maui braces for impact as Hurricane Douglas nears Hawaii
HONOLULU — Hawaii prepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Douglas on Sunday, with predictions of high winds, rain and storm surge.