GOP and Trump campaign sue Montana over all-mail voting

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican Party sued Montana on Wednesday over Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock's plan giving counties the choice to use all mail ballots this…

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Crump to represent Black man shot, killed by LA deputies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a Black bicyclist fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was stopped for a traffic violation has retained civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who also repr…

US suspending some aid to Ethiopia over disputed Nile dam

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On the guidance of President Donald Trump, the State Department said Wednesday the U.S. is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of progress” in the country’s talks with Egypt and Sudan…

The Latest: Presidential debates moderators are announced

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):

In Mexico, crime, problems resist president's solutions

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s problems of crime and violence are so deeply rooted and seemingly intractable that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s best efforts appear to be falling short, and his programs are b…

Trump flexes power of incumbency in North Carolina trip

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump will use the power of incumbency to his advantage Wednesday, making a personal appearance in a key battleground state on V-J Day to declare the port city of Wilmington…

Mississippi flag: Magnolia could replace old rebel symbol

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters will decide whether to accept a new state flag with a magnolia to replace an old one legislators retired under pressure because it included the Confederate battle emblem tha…

US Army: New leadership at Fort Hood; Guillen probe widens

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Army officials announced changes in the leadership at Fort Hood on Tuesday amid what they said was a widening investigation into the slaying of a soldier at the Texas base that has prompte…

Commission favors new Mississippi flag that features a magnolia to replace flag showing Confederate emblem

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Commission favors new Mississippi flag that features a magnolia to replace flag showing Confederate emblem.

Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times

Mental health therapists’ caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus crisis, research suggests.

Second Trump appointee out at FDA over credibility concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second Trump administration appointee has been ousted at the Food and Drug Administration in the wake of the agency's botched announcement about an experimental therapy for COVID-19, which medic…

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Spain: Judge strips late dictator's heirs of summer retreat

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court on Wednesday ordered the heirs of Gen. Francisco Franco to hand over to the state a 19th-century palace used by the late dictator as a summer retreat.

Tropical Storm Nana headed for Belize

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Nana barreled westward Wednesday just off the coast of Honduras on a collision course with the tiny nation of Belize.