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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Prosecutors: 3 held in Las Vegas on terror charges in right-wing conspiracy to spark violence during protests.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors: 3 held in Las Vegas on terror charges in right-wing conspiracy to spark violence during protests.
Prosecutors: 3 arrested on terrorism charges in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three Nevada men with ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government have been arrested on terrorism-related charges in what authorities say was a…
Cop in Floyd death got medals for valor and drew complaints
NEW YORK (AP) — The Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death was the most experienced of the four officers involved in the arrest, with a record that included me…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyd's death
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The Latest: Tennessee's Dollywood parks to open in mid-June
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UN envoy holds cease-fire talks with Libya's eastern forces
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said its top envoy in Libya held talks Wednesday with a delegation from Khalifa Hifter’s eastern-based forces to follow up on the agreement by the country’s warring parties …
Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
Florida officer who shoved protester was reviewed over force
MIAMI (AP) — A police officer who was
White House: Trump church visit akin to Churchill WWII role
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s
Lawyer: Video raises questions over man's death in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Video released by Louisville police showing a black man's fatal encounter with law enforcement raises “more questions than it answers," an attorney for the family said Wednesday as people clo…
The Latest: Utah sees spike in new COVID-19 cases
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Virginia governor to announce removal of iconic Richmond statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia governor to announce removal of iconic Richmond statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Handling of street protests creates crisis for Pentagon boss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper is facing the most politically charged crisis of his tenure, criticized for calling protester-filled streets a military “battle space” and accused of failing to keep t…
Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confederacy, a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee along Richmond’s promi…