State senator charged with 'injury' to Confederate monument

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia state senator has been charged with damaging a Confederate monument in Portsmouth during protests that also led to a demonstrator being critically injured when a statue was torn down,…

Hostage suspect surrenders after 3 officers hurt in shootout

CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) — A 16-hour hostage situation and exchange of gunfire that left three police officers injured ended calmly Monday morning when a man and his mother walked out of a home near Austin, Texas.

Police fatally shoot armed man after argument at Texas store

WESLACO, Texas (AP) — An armed suspect is dead after exchanging gunfire with police and deputies Monday inside a department store in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, police said.

Criticized over recent appointees, Census adds another hire

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Amid calls for investigations into whether two recent hires for top positions at the U.S. Census Bureau were politically motivated, the nation's top statistical agency said Monday it was hiring…

Panama lets some businesses reopen after 5-month lockdown

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama allowed hair salons, retail shops and car lots to open Monday after five months of lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Latest: Trump virus adviser says parties fueling spread

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — President Donald Trump’s top coronavirus adviser says families and friends holding parties is helping fuel the virus’ spread, issuing the warning as some colleges are dealing with outbreaks tied…

Indigenous group blocks railway line in northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Just as Mexico promised justice for the long-attacked Yaqui Indigenous community, businessmen in the country's north are complaining that a Yaqui blockade of a key rail line is causing millions o…

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Trump rule on transgender health blocked at the 11th hour

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from enforcing a new regulation that would roll back health care protections for transgender people.

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Democrats claim 'big tent' for first convention in pandemic

Democratic Party chair wants to end presidential caucuses

Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez said Monday that the handful of 2020 presidential caucuses should be the last the party ever holds.

The Latest: Sanders to urge progressives, GOP to back Biden

Bernie Sanders will use his Democratic National Convention speech to urge those who supported his progressive presidential bid -- or who may have voted Republican four years ago -- to unite behind Joe Biden in Nove…

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Grid operator: 3.3 million California homes could lose power

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Up to 3.3 million homes and businesses in California were expected to lose power Monday as part of rolling blackouts to ease pressure on the state's electric grid as a dayslong heat wave engulf…

National Zoo awaits birth of pandemic panda cub

WASHINGTON (AP) — Zookeepers at Washington’s National Zoo are on furry black-and-white baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week. It’s a w…