Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th time

MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — For the sixth time in the Atlantic hurricane season, people in Louisiana are once more fleeing the state's barrier islands and sailing boats to safe harbor while emergency officials ramp up …

'The military's #MeToo moment:' Fort Hood victims speak out

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Maria Valentine says she was just months into her training at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas, in 2006 when a sergeant with a history of alleged harassment toward other soldiers wrote her …

Scene for VP debate: Red, white and blue — and plexiglass

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The stage in Utah has been set with all the trappings of a modern political debate: Red, white and blue carpets, a backdrop of the Declaration of Independence — and plexiglass.

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Mexico's ex-security chief pleads not guilty to drug charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Former top Mexican security official Genaro Garcia Luna pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to drug trafficking charges, including a new one of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise that could ad…

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The Latest: New Orleans urged to stay vigilant about storm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):

Uncle: Jacob Blake being treated at Illinois rehab center

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man left paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer in August, was discharged from a Milwaukee hospital and is now undergoing treatment a…

Police release details of Breonna Taylor investigation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police files released Wednesday show contacts between Breonna Taylor and a man she dated previously who was suspected of drug dealing, but raise new questions about what led narcotics investi…

Deputy who fatally shot Missouri woman reinstated to force

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a Missouri woman in June returned to work after an internal investigation found he had not violated any department policies.

The Latest: Hurricane-weary Louisiana prepares for Delta

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):

Former Oregon Congressman Jim Weaver dies at 93

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — James Weaver, a former Democratic congressman for Oregon’s 4th District who was a tireless advocate for environmental preservation, has died. He was 93.

Louisville police have released details of the investigation into the shooting death of Breonna Taylor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police have released details of the investigation into the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

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