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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Deputy mayor charged in case of offensive George Floyd post
BREWER, Maine (AP) — The deputy mayor of a Maine city has resigned and was charged with filing a false report after he said someone hacked his social media account to make racist statements about the George Floyd k…
Ousted State watchdog confirms investigations into Pompeo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ousted State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Wednesday told members of three congressional committees that before he was abruptly fired, he was investigating Secretary of State Mike P…
Tiananmen anniversary marked by crackdown, HK vigil ban
BEIJING (AP) — China tightened controls over dissidents while pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and elsewhere sought ways to mark the 31st anniversary Thursday of the crushing of the pro-democracy movement cente…
Magnitude 5.5 quake hits shaky California desert region
RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has jolted the region of California desert where a powerful quake last summer was followed by thousands of aftershocks.
Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd …
Migrants stuck in Panama demand to continue journey to U.S.
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A group of migrants stranded for weeks near Panama's border with Colombia threatened to burn the shelter where they are stuck, demanding that authorities let them cross the country on their own t…
The Latest: South Korea confirms 39 more coronavirus cases
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The Latest: Mexico's daily virus death toll hits new high
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Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyd's death
Mexico reports new one-day high of 1,092 coronavirus deaths
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The coronavirus toll in Mexico soared to a new daily high Wednesday, with the health department reporting 1,092 test-confirmed deaths — more than double the previous one-day record and in line wi…
US Park Police investigate attack on Australian journalists
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Park Police said Wednesday that it has placed two officers on administrative leave after video showed two Australian journalists being attacked during Monday night’s protest in Washington…
Deputy fired in Tennessee after 'open fire' comment
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee county sheriff's deputy was fired from his job after he said authorities should have “opened fire” on anyone who acted violently during protests against the killing of George …
Police: California man had hammer, not gun, when killed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man suspected of stealing from a pharmacy in the San Francisco Bay Area amid national protests was fatally shot by officers who thought he was carrying a firearm in his waistband but actually…
'Enough is enough' Atlanta suburb protest brings large crowd
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Around 1,500 protesters gathered outside a Confederate monument in Decatur, Georgia, Wednesday as demonstrations continued throughout the state against racism, police brutality and the killing o…
The Latest: China reports 1 confirmed virus case, no deaths
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