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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
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Cities brace for increasing unrest, call in National Guard
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'Back in the game': SpaceX ship blasts off with 2 astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era in commercial space travel and putting the United States…
Truck drives through Florida protesters; no serious injuries
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A pickup truck drove through a crowd of protesters Saturday in Florida's capital, sending some running and screaming as protests across the state erupted in violence, especially in Miam…
Thousands converge in Chicago for Minneapolis death protest
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday afternoon in downtown Chicago, hours after protesters clashed overnight with police during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black ma…
The Latest: Greece not limiting tourists, will do testing
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Federal officer killed guarding courthouse near protest
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal law enforcement officer in California was shot and killed and another wounded while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland amid one of the increasingly violent protest…
Democrats to interview ousted State Department watchdog
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of three House and Senate committees will interview former State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Wednesday as part of an investigation by House Democrats into his abrupt firin…
`Death By Racism': Part of America's DNA from the start?
Imagine, for a moment, that you are a black man or woman living in America in 2020. How could you not believe that racism kills?
Dragon-riding astronauts join exclusive inner circle at NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken join NASA’s exclusive inner circle by catching a ride on a SpaceX rocket and capsule.
Chief: Most arrested at Detroit protest are not from city
Nearly two-thirds of the 60 people arrested Friday night during protests in downtown Detroit over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis were from the city’s predominantly white suburbs.
Federal officer killed in shooting near California protest
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The killing of a federal contract security officer who was watching over a protest in Oakland was an act of domestic terrorism, U.S. authorities said Saturday.
A SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts reaches orbit on its way to the International Space Station.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — A SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts reaches orbit on its way to the International Space Station.
US cities fear protests may fuel new wave of virus outbreaks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The massive protests sweeping across U.S. cities following the police killing of a black man in Minnesota have sent shudders through the health community and elevated fears that the huge crowds w…
Sudan summons Ethiopia’s envoy over cross-border attack
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said it summoned Ethiopia’s diplomat to the country over a cross-border attack allegedly conducted by a militia backed by Ethiopia's military.