Black activists, allies call Lee statue removal a big win

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Wes Bellamy, a former Charlottesville city councilman, said that when he first started raising the issue of removing Confederate monuments, black and white people alike across Virginia told him…

ACLU sues over police force on protesters near White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Trump administration Thursday, alleging officials violated the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed from a park near the White House b…

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`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis

States sue to block DeVos' campus sexual assault overhaul

Democratic attorneys general in more than a dozen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday attempting to block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos'

Woman charged in stepson's death accused of plotting escape

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 11-year-old stepson is now accused of plotting to break out of jail.

Storm season adds to pandemic worries for Mexico, C. America

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Weeks ago, civil defense officials in Mexico’s Tabasco state, one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and now Tropical Storm Cristobal, asked health authorities for daily lists of infe…

Barr: Divide between African Americans, police 'must change'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr sought on Thursday to quell tensions over the death of George Floyd in police custody, acknowledging a divide between many black Americans and the police and promisin…

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Virus Outbreak-Nursing Homes, ADVISORY

The Associated Press has identified some inconsistencies in the coronavirus nursing home data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The AP has contacted the agency and is waiting for a respons…

Raw feelings abound as Senate turns back to Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican-led Senate committees have launched election-year investigations into the Justice Department’s Russia probe, resurrecting the issue at the urging of President Donald Trump while rei…

US public schools need major building repairs, report finds

The majority of U.S. public school districts need to make major building repairs in at least half of their schools, yet many districts are unable to pay for updates or have postponed them to improve security in cas…

Mexicans protest George Floyd-style police brutality case

MEXICO CITY (AP) — As protests rock the United States over the death of George Floyd, anger built in Mexico on Thursday over its own police brutality case: a young man allegedly beaten to death after officers detai…

Attorney General: Divide between blacks, police must change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr sought on Thursday to quell tensions over the death of George Floyd in police custody, acknowledging a divide between many black Americans and the police and promisin…

Southern Baptists see 13th year of membership decline

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation's largest Protestant denomination is almost 2% smaller than it was in 2018.

Judge rules there is enough evidence to try 3 suspects on murder charges in fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Judge rules there is enough evidence to try 3 suspects on murder charges in fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.