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US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase
Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike
Hundreds of workers are rallying outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan and the Massachusetts Statehouse to protest systemic racism and economic in…
2 arrested as Seattle protests turn violent
Authorities say two people were arrested and some police officers were injured Sunday afternoon when a large protest turned violent
FROM THE AP: Facing uncertain fall, schools make flexible reopening plans
Administrators in the Parkway school district in suburban St. Louis spent the summer break crafting a flexible reopening plan, with options including full-time classroom learning, full-time online instruction and a…
Navy chief: US warship's fate uncertain; damage extensive
A naval chief who visited the charred USS Bonhomme Richard has found extensive structural, electrical and mechanical damage
CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September
The federal ban on cruise ships operating in U.S. territory is being extended through September
List of national retail chains requiring masks is growing
Target, CVS Health and Publix Super Markets on Thursday joined the growing list of major retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID…
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
Britain, the United States and Canada are accusing Russian hackers of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine
US judge rejects challenge to Inslee's emergency powers
A federal judge in Spokane has firmly rejected a water park’s challenge to Gov. Jay Inslee’s emergency powers as the state responds to the coronavirus pandemic
Montana reports 9th death tied to nursing home outbreak
Montana reported a ninth death tied to an outbreak of COVID-19 at a nursing home in Billings
Hawley seeks civil rights probe in case of St. Louis couple
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is urging Attorney General William Barr to launch a federal civil rights investigation of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor
Montana requires masks in counties with 4+ active COVID cases
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has issued a directive requiring face coverings at indoor public spaces and at larger outdoor gatherings in counties where four or more people are known to be currently infected with COVI…
‘I’m not a bad guy’: Police video captures distraught Floyd
Newly public body-camera video from two Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's arrest shows a panicked and fearful Floyd pleading with the offi…
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
Autopsy confirms Naya Rivera's death was accidental drowning
Officials say an autopsy has confirmed that “Glee” star Naya Rivera died from accidental drowning, and gave no indication that drugs or alcohol played any role…
Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges
Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend has been denied bail and will remain behind bars on charges she recruited girls and women for the financier to sexually abu…