As US deaths mount, virus takes outsize toll on minorities

As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2020, suggesting that the number of lives lost to the coronavirus is significantly higher than the official toll. And half…

DA to review 2011 police shooting of 68-year-old Black man

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts prosecutor says her office will review the investigation into the 2011 fatal shooting by police of an unarmed 68-year-old Black man during a drug raid targeting his stepson …

Embed-Chart-Virus Outbreak-Excess Deaths, ADVISORY

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EXCESS DEATHS — Chart. The charts contained in the following digital embeds show the increases or decreases in U.S. deaths from any cause in 2020 compared to previous years, by state, by race and eth…

Russian opposition leader Navalny 'risks his life every day'

MOSCOW (AP) — As Russia’s most determined and durable opposition figure, Alexei Navalny has employed an astute understanding of social media and an accountant’s ability to wade through financial data, a knack for s…

The Latest: Tennessee: 2,100 confirmed school virus cases

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee had 2,100 confirmed coronavirus cases in children ages 5 to 18 during the past two weeks, according to state data.

Pence faults 'negative' DNC, previews next week's RNC themes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Previewing themes for next week's Republican Party convention, Vice President Mike Pence promised a heavy focus on GOP support for law and order as he drew a contrast with Democrats for a “negativ…

Police: Investigator removed for bias favoring officer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An internal affairs investigator at a Florida police department has been removed from his post after showing bias in favor of an officer who shot a woman with a rubber bullet during a d…

German doctors gain access in Siberia to dissident in coma

MOSCOW (AP) — The family and allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been in a coma for more than a day, were fighting Friday to get him flown to a top German medical facility from a Siberian ho…

Wall Street drifts following mixed data on global economy

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting again on Wall Street Friday, following a mixed set of data on the global economy, as a record-breaking but wishy-washy week of trading closes out.

Explosion reported in port district of Corpus Christi, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Firefighters in Corpus Christi responded Friday to an apparent explosion in the city’s port and refinery district.

US home sales spike 24.7% in July, another record

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. home sales rose an unprecedented 24.7% in July, extending a rebound in June after the coronavirus pandemic all but froze the housing market this spring.

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New tropical storm poses potential hurricane threat to US

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Laura formed Friday in the eastern Caribbean and forecasters said it poses a potential hurricane threat to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast. A second storm also might hit the U.S. a…

US stocks are off to a mixed start at the end of bumpy week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street as losses for health care and materials companies offset gains in technology. The S&P 500 was little changed in the first few minutes of trading Friday…

Postmaster says 'no idea' mailboxes, equipment being removed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he had “no idea” blue mailboxes and sorting machines were being removed until a public uproar nationwide, as he testifies before a Senate committee diggi…