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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Helicopter crashes onto Northern California hillside
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter with possibly three people on board crashed onto a hillside next to a Northern California freeway on Tuesday, igniting a small fire and knocking out power to about 38,000 utili…
The Latest: U.S. Park Police deny using tear gas at protest
The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:
Prosecutors oppose mistrial in Robert Durst murder case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors are opposing Robert Durst's push for a mistrial, saying Tuesday that the wealthy real estate heir is using the coronavirus pandemic to further delay and distract from the …
Thousands remain protesting in NYC streets, defying curfew
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators defiantly remained on the streets of New York City well past the 8 p.m. curfew put in place Tuesday by officials struggling to stanch destruction seen on other nights and …
Pelosi urges Trump to be 'healer in chief' as protests rage
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to be a “healer in chief” while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged “racism in America” as the
More protests sweep US cities as Trump decries 'lowlifes'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned up the pressure on governors to quell the violence set off by the death of George Floyd, demanding New York call up the National Guard to stop the “lowlife…
Contract Alaska pipeline worker mauled by black bear
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A contract worker for the trans-Alaska pipeline system was mauled by a bear and seriously injured while running on a public road near a pump station, a spokesperson for the pipeline operator s…
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Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Montana
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Montana.
Vegas officer on life support after attack during protests
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A police officer was on life support Tuesday after being shot during a protest on the Las Vegas Strip, the latest in a handful of attacks on police amid demonstrations across the country over the k…
Fed lawyer: COVID-19 at federal jail worse than reported
NEW YORK (AP) — The true number of COVID-19 infections among inmates at Manhattan’s federal lockup was likely about seven times what the Bureau of Prisons has previously publicly reported, a government lawyer conce…
GOP senators offer rare rebuke of Trump on church visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of GOP senators spoke out Tuesday against President Donald Trump, criticizing his visit to a church after police removed peaceful demonstrators from a park near the White House. The rema…
Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Montana
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Montana.
Washington man has some surprise guests: about 60 protesters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rahul Dubey had some unexpected guests Monday night — about 60 in all — as a tense nation’s capital continued to grapple with the fallout from the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cloaking himself in religion for the second day in a row, President Donald Trump sought to seize the moral authority to justify his hard line against demonstrators protesting the killing of anothe…