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.

UN atomic watchdog: N Korea still enriching uranium

BERLIN (AP) — There are no signs that North Korea has been reprocessing fuel from its main nuclear reactor into plutonium over the past year, but Pyongyang appears to still be enriching uranium, which could potenti…

The Latest: Biden raises record-breaking $360M in August

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

2 accused in $12M scheme targeting Puerto Rico, US investors

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two men who founded what authorities say was a fake financial services company in Florida that raised more than $12 million from at least 150 investors in Puerto Rico and beyond have be…

Correction: Pelosi-Salon story

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story September 1, 2020, about criticism of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to a hair salon, The Associated Press incorrectly stated that indoor salons have not reopened in California. The state…

Mexican environment minister resigns after critique

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the resignation of his environment minister Wednesday, nearly a month after a leaked recording showed that cabinet member criticizing the p…

US further restricts Chinese diplomats travel, meetings

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday stepped up its battle with China by further restricting the ability of Chinese diplomats to travel, hold meetings with academics and host cultural events in t…

Germany says Soviet-era nerve agent used on Russia's Navalny

BERLIN (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the same type of Soviet-era nerve agent used in a 2018 attack on a former Russian spy, the German government said Wednesday, provoking outrag…

Biden focuses on schools and pandemic, then to visit Kenosha

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is hammering President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak ahead of a planned trip to Wisconsin, a pivotal swing state that’s become a focal point for political deb…

Hospital: Poison could cause long-term effects for Navalny

BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he remains in a serious condition though the symptoms of his poisoning are declining.