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Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions

Whitmer: Michigan at 'dangerous moment' as virus cases spike

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned Wednesday that Michigan has more confirmed daily cases of the coronavirus than ever, noting a sharp increase since the state Supreme Court invalidated her sweeping…

Police: 3 killed, 1 badly wounded in Houston club shooting

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities searched Wednesday for two men suspected of gunning down three people and wounding a fourth inside of a Houston nightclub.

Videos unclear on whether cruiser led moped rider to crash

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police released two new videos Wednesday showing events just before a crash that seriously injured a Black man on a moped that was being followed by a Providence police cruiser — but neither…

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Remains found in search for 1921 Tulsa race massacre victims

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At least 10 bodies were found Wednesday in an unmarked mass grave at a Tulsa cemetery where investigators are searching for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Oklahoma’s st…

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Obama, in pitch for Biden, urges Black men not to sit out

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama made his first in-person campaign pitch Wednesday for his former vice president, Joe Biden, urging voters in Philadelphia — especially Black men — not to sit out th…

Democrats to boycott Barrett vote at Senate Judiciary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are set to boycott voting on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but there is little they can do to prevent Republicans from rus…

Mexico Senate kills 109 government disaster, science funds

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party pushed legislation through the Senate on Wednesday to eliminate 109 semi-independent government trust funds that finance everything fr…

Hurricane Epsilon rapidly strengthens into Category 3 storm

MIAMI (AP) — Epsilon rapidly intensified into a major hurricane, forecasters said Wednesday afternoon.

Mexico president wants US evidence against ex-defense chief

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday his government will ask United States authorities to share all information about the alleged links between Mexico’s former defense secreta…

Remains found in Tulsa search for 1921 race massacre victims

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At least 10 bodies have been found in an unmarked mass grave at a Tulsa cemetery where investigators are searching for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a state official said …

Gunman takes hostages at bank in ex-Soviet republic Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — An armed man took bank employees and customers hostage Wednesday in the ex-Soviet nation of Georgia, authorities said. According to local media, up to 19 hostages were held inside the bank a…

The Latest: Wisconsin sees highest 1-day virus death total

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has recorded its highest one-day total of new COVID-19 deaths and the first patient was admitted to a field hospital near Milwaukee that opened last week to help hospitals coping with the …