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TROPICAL WEATHER-HURRICANE TRACKER — Map. The following digital embed shows real-time tracking for tropical storm Laura. It measures the scale of intensity, cone of uncertainty, location path and potential storm su…

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National Hurricane Center says Laura is now an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane

MIAMI (AP) — National Hurricane Center says Laura is now an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane.

Illinois police say they've arrested a juvenile in at least one fatal shooting during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin

ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) — Illinois police say they've arrested a juvenile in at least one fatal shooting during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Suspect arrested after 2 are killed at Kenosha protest

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Illinois police arrested a juvenile Wednesday after two people were shot to death in a possible vigilante attack during a protest in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Barne…

US moves against Chinese officials over South China Sea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is imposing sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Beijing’s military build-up in the South China Sea. The move is the latest salvo in the U.S. p…

Laura gains power, could come ashore as Category 4 hurricane

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Laura rapidly gained strength Wednesday, raising fears that it could come ashore as a Category 4 hurricane with a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capabl…

Latin America's evangelical churches hard hit by pandemic

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Some 400 men and women spaced themselves across a sprawling worship hall, praying through face masks with arms raised for the health of friends and family suffering from the coronavirus.

Chief: Still trying to learn how 'dead' woman was alive

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit fire chief said Wednesday that he still can't explain why a 20-year-old woman declared dead at her home was

Officials change COVID testing advice, bewildering experts

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have sparked a wave of confusion after posting guidelines that coronavirus testing is not necessary for people who have been in close contact with infected people.

The Latest: Mark Meadows hopes for virus vaccine by the fall

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says he’s looking forward to the U.S. having a vaccine for COVID-19 by the fall, a faster timeline than top government scientists have sketched out.

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Houston firm drops bribe suit against ex Venezuela oil czar

MIAMI (AP) — A Houston energy firm has dropped a lawsuit against Venezuela's former oil czar, who it had accused of orchestrating demands for a $10 million bribe to approve an asset sale in the South American count…

Rights group urges release of abducted Libyan protesters

CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International on Wednesday urged for the release of at least six protesters abducted when armed men, apparently allied with Libya’s U.N.-supported government, fired live ammunition to disperse …

Hurricane Center warns storm surge from Hurricane Laura could reach "unsurvivable" 20 feet in parts of Texas, Louisiana

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Center warns storm surge from Hurricane Laura could reach "unsurvivable" 20 feet in parts of Texas, Louisiana.