Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace.

Big study supports cheap combo pill to lower heart risks

A daily pill combining four cholesterol and blood pressure medicines taken with low-dose aspirin cut the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related deaths by nearly one third in a large international study th…

EXPLAINER: What to watch for in the post-Election Day mix

The U.S. election is over. Democrat Joe Biden

VMI picks interim superintendent amid leadership shakeup

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Military Institute has selected a retired U.S. Army major general to serve as its interim superintendent amid a leadership shakeup that followed a newspaper article describing all…

A judge in Georgia has denied bond for the white father and son charged in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge in Georgia has denied bond for the white father and son charged in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.

2 Oklahoma lawmakers confirm positive tests for coronavirus

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives confirmed Friday they have tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol in which many lawmaker…

BC-150-actives-n,

Denying Biden's victory, Pompeo heads to Europe, Mideast

WASHINGTON (AP) — After refusing to acknowledge

Repudiating Trump, officials say election 'most secure'

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's hard to put it any more bluntly: "There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised.”

Mexico arrests soldier in missing students case

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities arrested the first military officer in connection with the investigation into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from a teachers' college in southern Mexico.

Hurricane Center: An Iota could follow Eta's deadly path

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just as the remnants of Eta finally blew out to sea on Friday, another storm was brewing that could follow its path of death and destruction into Central America this weekend, and Tropic…

2 workers dead, 1 person missing in veterans hospital blast

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An apparent steam pipe explosion Friday in a maintenance building at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut killed a VA employee and a contractor and left a third person missing, offici…

As coronavirus spikes, NYC prepares to close schools again

NEW YORK (AP) — A coronavirus resurgence in New York City is threatening to halt the nation’s biggest experiment with in-person learning.

Michigan governor takes legal action to shut down Enbridge oil pipeline in waterway connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan governor takes legal action to shut down Enbridge oil pipeline in waterway connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan.

Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway

ATLANTA (AP) — Masked auditors in teams of two began counting ballots Friday in counties across Georgia, a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from a new state law.