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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Video shows SUV plowing into officers at Floyd protest in Buffalo, New York, running over at least 1, then speeding away
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Video shows SUV plowing into officers at Floyd protest in Buffalo, New York, running over at least 1, then speeding away.
The Latest: Singapore has reopened 75% of its economy
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Presidents have leeway to use military for domestic purposes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's warning that he would deploy the United States military to any state that refuses to take aggressive action against rioting rests on a longstanding presidential power that…
SUV hits 2 officers at Floyd protest in Buffalo, speeds off
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An SUV carrying two people who had been shot plowed through a group of law enforcement at a George Floyd demonstration Monday night in Buffalo, injuring at least two officers, authorities said.
Iran FM: Scientist acquitted in US trade secrets case freed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. after being acquitted in a federal trade secrets case is on his way back to Iran after being freed, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday.
The Latest: South Korea reports 38 new cases of COVID-19
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Iran's FM: Scientist held in US freed, now on his way back
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. is on his way back to Iran after being freed, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday.
Amid protests, Trump talks of war — and reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embracing the language of confrontation and war, President Donald Trump declared himself the “president of law and order” and signaled he would stake his reelection on convincing voters his forcef…
Tear gas, threats for protesters before Trump visits church
WASHINGTON (AP) — It began with Attorney General Bill Barr standing with his hands casually in his pockets, not wearing a tie, surveying the scene at Lafayette Park across from the White House, where several thousa…
UN: Libya's warring sides have agreed to restart peace talks
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said Libya's warring factions have agreed to resume cease-fire talks, following days of heavy fighting and eastern-based forces retaking a key town from their rivals after a string o…
DC Episcopal bishop: 'I am outraged' by Trump church visit
The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John's Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible after authorit…
Tear gas, threats before Trump visits church amid protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — It began with Attorney General Bill Barr standing with his hands casually in his pockets, not wearing a tie, surveying the scene at Lafayette Park across from the White House, where several thousa…
Federal judge upholds use of sedative in Arkansas executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday upheld Arkansas’ execution process, ruling that the state can continue to use a sedative in lethal injections that other states have backed away from and rejecting…
Fresh trouble as New York imposes curfew amid Floyd protests
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City imposed a late-night curfew Monday as officials tried, unsuccessfully, to prevent another night of destruction amid protests over George Floyd’s death.
Iran's foreign minister says on Instagram that Iranian scientist imprisoned in US is now on his way back to Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign minister says on Instagram that Iranian scientist imprisoned in US is now on his way back to Iran.