California slammed by wildfires, heat, unhealthy smoky air

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern Californians were confronted with multiple threats as

Louisiana governor's goal: net zero greenhouse gases by 2050

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor has signed an executive order setting a state goal for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, drawing swift praise from environmental groups.

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Judge: Policy that suspended student over dreadlocks unfair

MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled a school district's hair policy is discriminatory after two Black students were suspended for their dreadlocks.

Judge allows North Dakota to pursue protest reimbursements

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota may move forward with efforts to recoup the money it spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

The Latest: Hillary Clinton to reflect on 2016 loss at DNC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton is using her return to the Democratic National Convention to issue a stark warning about the 2020 election.

Ex-North Carolina Rep. Hayes gets probation for lying to FBI

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina congressman was sentenced Wednesday to probation for lying to FBI agents about his role in a scheme with a wealthy insurance company magnate to try to bribe the state’…

The Latest: Trump, Republicans finalizing convention plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are finalizing their plans for next week’s convention.

South Dakota city mourns urban cornstalk's brief life

Residents of South Dakota's largest city are mourning an urban cornstalk that briefly became a lighthearted beacon of hope during the coronavirus pandemic.

Trustee criticized for Nassar case remarks won't run again

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State University trustee who suggested that attorneys representing sexual assault victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar were “chasing ambulances” will not seek reelection to …

California governor: Hundreds of wildfires blazing statewide

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a blisterin…

'Satanist' ex-soldier sentenced to 2 1/2 years in bomb plot

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An ex-soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist and linked to a neo-Nazi group was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for distributing information through social media abo…

Democratic boundary breakers' night: Obama, Clinton, Harris

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Democrats’ historic boundary breakers joined forces Wednesday night at the party’s national convention, pleading urgently for Joe Biden's diverse coalition to make whatever effort it tak…

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BRAZIL-AMAZON-FIRES — Map. This digital embed pinpoints recent fire activity across the Brazilian Amazon. This map is current as of Aug. 19, 2020 and will not update. Source: NASA LANCE - VNP14IMG_NRT . Click for a

Stocks turn lower a day after the S&P 500 hit a record high

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turned lower in late trading on Wall Street Wednesday, handing the S&P 500 a loss a day after it closed at a record high. The day-earlier gain wiped out the last of the index’s losses created…