Hundreds of thousands ordered to flee coast ahead of Laura

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than half a million people were ordered to evacuate the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam Texas and Louisiana with ferocious winds…

Forklift damages Fort McHenry walkway ahead of Pence speech

A forklift has damaged a brick walkway at the iconic national monument Fort McHenry, where Republicans were building a stage for Vice President Mike Pence’s appearance for the party’s national convention, a Nationa…

US-Canada border closure hurts Washington state town

POINT ROBERTS, Wash. (AP) — The border closure between Canada and the United States has severely hurt Point Roberts, Washington, which is isolated from the rest of the country.

TSA rescues wedding dress left at airport checkpoint

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Transportation Security Administration employees saved a bride's big day after her wedding dress was left behind at an airport security checkpoint.

Mississippi runs 5 state banner finalists up the flagpole

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is literally running some proposals up a flagpole as it searches for a new state banner.

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Residents, lawmakers seek fix to U.S.-Canada border closure

POINT ROBERTS, Wash. (AP) — The border closure between Canada and the United States has severely impacted Point Roberts, Washington, which is landlocked from the rest of the country.

Prosecutor depict ex-officer as complicit in Floyd's dseath

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors have urged a Minnesota judge not to dismiss the charges against one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in

Miami police officer's wife dies after getting locked in SUV

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer's wife died after becoming trapped in the back of his patrol vehicle for several hours during a hot afternoon, police said Monday.

Lebanon's central bank may stop supporting basic subsidies

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's central bank governor warned in an interview published Tuesday that the bank cannot continue using its foreign currency reserves to finance trade, signaling he may soon be unable to sustain …

The Latest: FDA chief: Sorry for overstating plasma benefits

WASHINGTON –- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma.

Colombia turns to emergency ventilators to treat COVID-19

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The machine called the Heron looks like many other ventilators used to treat COVID-19 patients. There's a screen atop a metallic box that displays the amount of oxygen being pumped into a pe…

Pompeo in Sudan visit pushes normalizing ties with Israel

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Sudan on Tuesday to push for normalizing ties with Israel, building on momentum from the recent historic agreement to establish relations between Israel and …

Venezuela's pandemic lockdown sparks entrepreneurial spirit

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — When coronavirus quarantines shut down street vendors in Venezuela's capital, Dioselis Bello pushed her hot dog cart inside her house and reopened for business.

UK's Johnson says face masks possible in English schools

LONDON (AP) — The British government came under renewed pressure Tuesday to recommend that high school students in England should wear face masks, at least in communal areas such as hallways, after the advice in Sc…