McConnell plans 'handful' of virus aid bills as GOP revolts

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a shift, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was preparing Wednesday to roll out a “handful” of

Attorney: Competency in question in Vegas 'thrill killing'

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A court-appointed attorney raised mental health questions Wednesday about a 21-year-old Las Vegas man accused of recording shooter’s-view cellphone video of what police called the “thrill killing""…

US asks judge to toss North Dakota suit over protest costs

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the state of North Dakota that seeks to recoup $38 million for policing the monthslong Dakota Access Pipeline protests almost…

Lawsuit: Officer fired over McClain photo denied hearing

DENVER (AP) — A suburban Denver police officer fired for his reaction to photos appearing to mock the death of a Black man who was stopped by police last year says he was denied a review hearing as required by city…

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Islamic extremists kill 5 aid workers in northeast Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists released a video showing the slayings of five aid workers who were abducted last month in northeastern Nigeria.

The Latest: Trump cites protests, bars, travel in virus rise

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is casting wide blame for a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, pointing to racial justice protests, travelers from Mexico and young bar-goers.

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Public 'engaged' in Confederate-free Mississippi flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The public has already submitted about 600 proposals for a new Mississippi flag without the Confederate battle emblem, the director of the state Department of Archives and History said Wednesd…

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The Latest: Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio require masks statewide

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota are the latest states to require residents statewide to wear masks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Government defends imprisoning ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer was returned to prison because he refused to sign an agreement over terms of his home confinement, not because he planned to publish a book critical o…

House OKs repeal of Trump travel ban decried as anti-Muslim

The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Trump administration’s travel ban and further restrict the president’s power to limit entry to the U.S., a symbolic victory for Muslim American and civil rights groups.

Nigeria president says Islamic militants kill 5 aid workers

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists released a video Wednesday showing the slayings of five people, who the president later said were aid workers abducted in northeastern Nigeria last month.