Embed-Chart-Federal Executions, ADVISORY

FEDERAL EXECUTIONS — Chart. This digital embed shows U.S. executions carried out by year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. This chart is current as of Aug. 28, 2020, and will update as events warrant.…

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-US DAILY NEW CASES — Map. This interactive U.S. county map will show the 7-day rolling average for reported COVID-19 new cases per capita. This map will update automatically each day. Source: Johns H…

The Latest: Kansas sets another pandemic record

TOPEKA, Kansas — Fueled in part by college students returning to classes, Kansas has set another pandemic record for the seven-day increase in coronavirus cases, with the surge prompting a school district to put th…

Teen who held BLM event gets $2500 bill for police overtime

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) — A teen who organized a Black Lives Matter rally in her northern New Jersey town said she has been sent a $2500 bill from officials for police overtime.

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The Latest: Canada extends virus restrictions on travelers

OTTAWA — Canada is extending restrictions on travelers arriving in the country for another month to help combat the spread of COVID-19, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said on Twitter Friday.

Men presenting themselves as pastors charged in $28M scheme

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Three Maryland men presenting themselves as pastors targeted church members and other investors in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims out of more than $28 million, according to a federa…

Civil rights then, and now, as Black lawmakers tap roots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation is once again at a crossroads over

Keith Nelson, who killed a Kansas girl in 1999, is the fifth federal inmate executed this year

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Keith Nelson, who killed a Kansas girl in 1999, is the fifth federal inmate executed this year.

Suit: Ex-Female Boy Scout faced harassment, discrimination

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former 17-year-old female Boy Scout member contends in a lawsuit against a Kansas City-area chapter that she faced sexual harassment and discrimination before she was fired from a camp las…

Kansas girl's killer 5th federal inmate executed this year

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas girl’s killer Friday became the fifth federal inmate put to death this year, an execution that went forward only after a higher court tossed a ruling that would have required the g…

No warning of a gun in body cam footage of shooting death

BOSTON (AP) — Footage from police body cameras depicting partial view of the fatal shooting of a man in February shows officers did not warn each other that he had a gun, partially contradicting the findings of an …

Tanzania opposition parties say candidates unfairly rejected

DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s main opposition parties are alleging sabotage by authorities after dozens of candidates for parliament were disqualified for the October elections.

Trump to amplify convention warnings about Biden in NH rally

LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — Fresh off accepting the Republican Party’s nomination, President Donald Trump is looking to spread fear about the implications of a Joe Biden victory to voters in battleground states with j…

S&P 500 notches this year's longest weekly winning streak

NEW YORK (AP) — More gains for stocks Friday gave the S&P 500 its fifth straight winning week. That’s the longest weekly winning streak for the benchmark index since December, before the coronavirus pandemic swept …