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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Prosecutor appointed to probe black man's killing by officer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A longtime central Indiana prosecutor was on Thursday appointed as a special prosecutor to investigate the fatal shooting of a black man by an Indianapolis police officer.
NYPD seeks motive after officer is ambushed, stabbed in neck
NEW YORK (AP) — Police are trying to determine what motivated Wednesday's stabbing ambush of an officer on an anti-looting patrol in Brooklyn — a late-night attack that spurred a struggle in which the suspect was s…
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide in air hits new record high
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — The world hit another new record high for heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, despite reduced emissions because of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists announced Thursday.
Trump seeks to scale back environmental reviews for projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to look for ways to speed up building of highways and other major projects by scaling back environmental reviews, invok…
US Forecast
US Forecast for Friday, June 5, 2020
Active-duty troops deployed to DC region start to leave
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several hundred active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation’s capitol are leaving Washington, D.C. Thursday, just a day after their initially planned depart…
Stocks wind up mostly lower, ending 4-day rally in S&P 500
Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street after a day of wavering, ending a four-day winning streak for the S&P 500, its longest in nearly four months. The benchmark index slipped 0.3% Thursday. It’s still about 8% …
Cristobal weakens to depression, drenches Mexico Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cristobal weakened to a tropical depression Thursday as it moved inland from Mexico’s Gulf coast toward the Guatemalan border, bringing flooding and winds that have already caused the deaths of s…
Sheriff: Will of 'Tiger King' star's missing husband forged
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Someone forged the will of the missing husband of Carole Baskin, a woman prominently featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King" documentary series, a Florida sheriff said.
Russia defends Iran satellite launch against US opposition
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia is defending Iran’s right to launch a satellite, dismissing U.S. claims that Tehran was defying the U.N. resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers by …
Virus Outbreak-Advisory
Starting Friday, the AP is changing a few fixtures related to coverage of the Virus Outbreak.
Indianapolis to dismantle Confederate monument in park
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis will remove from a park a monument dedicated to Confederate soldiers who died at a Union prison camp in the city, the mayor announced Thursday.
Face coverings to be mandated on public transport in England
LONDON (AP) — Passengers on England’s buses, subways and trains will have to wear face coverings from June 15 when most shops reopen, the British government said Thursday.
'Power to the people': Floyd's brother talks at NYC memorial
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers stayed on the streets of New York City Thursday for another day of protests spurred by the death of George Floyd, including at a memorial service at the site where police used batons aga…
Berry airs out grievances with USOPC in wake of Floyd death
As it turns out, the hard part for U.S. Olympian Gwen Berry hasn’t started yet.