Former VA doctor pleads guilty to molesting patients

A former doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges that he molested three male patients and violated their civil rights.

Black man beaten during Georgia traffic stop to be released

ATLANTA (AP) — A Black man captured on video being repeatedly punched by a white Georgia sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop will be released from jail after being granted a signature bond by a judge.

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The Latest: Ex-Pence adviser says Trump bungled virus

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Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobels

Maybe this year's Ig Nobels, the spoof prizes for dubious but humorous scientific achievement, should have been renamed the Ick Nobels.

The Latest: Trump blasts efforts to address systemic racism

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Giuliani associates face new federal fraud charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors brought new wire fraud charges Thursday against an associate of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani who was involved in attempts to get Ukrainian officials to investigate the son…

Phoenix courthouse shooting suspect agrees to remain jailed

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man accused of opening fire earlier this week on a security officer outside the federal courthouse in downtown Phoenix has agreed to remain jailed on assault and weapons charges.

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Biden will appear at drive-in town hall near hometown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was returning to Pennsylvania on Thursday night for a socially distanced town hall near Scranton, where he was born, after discussing campaign strategy wi…

Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Trump: Michigan election official a 'hater' in ballot snafu

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump called Michigan's top election official a “Trump Hater” Thursday after the state mistakenly created overseas absentee ballots that didn't list Vice President Mike Pence.

Ex-Pence adviser says Trump bungled virus; she's for Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence who served on the White House coronavirus task force says President Donald Trump once suggested that COVID-19 might be a good thing because it would s…

The Latest: Biden's message to Senate Democrats: I'm ready

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