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July 30, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Family of slain Texas soldier pushes for change near Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met Thursday with the family of a soldier who investigators say was slain on the Texas Army base where she was stationed, saying it is a “terrible story” and that he would help with funeral expenses.

July 30, 2020 12:27 p.m.

John Lewis mourned as 'founding father' of better America

ATLANTA (AP) — Hailed as a “founding father” of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogized Thursday by three former presidents and others who urged Americans to continue the work of the civil rights icon in fighting injustice during a moment of racial reckoning.

July 30, 2020 12:27 p.m.

At Lewis funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that the voting rights and equal opportunity the late civil rights icon championed are threatened heading into the 2020 election.

July 30, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Trump floats idea of election delay, a virtual impossibility

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, lagging in the polls and grappling with deepening economic and public health crises, on Thursday floated the startling idea of delaying the Nov. 3 presidential election. His campaign to sow doubt about the election's outcome drew immediate pushback from Democrats and Republicans alike in a nation that has held itself up as a beacon to the world for its history of peaceful transfer of power.

July 30, 2020 9:27 a.m.

Stakes rise for virus talks as jobless aid lapses, GDP drops

WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated negotiators of a massive coronavirus relief bill face heightened pressure with Thursday's brutal economic news and the rapidly approaching lapse in a $600 per-week expanded jobless benefit that has helped prop up consumer demand.

July 30, 2020 9:03 a.m.

3 former presidents mourn John Lewis at funeral in Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history.

July 30, 2020 8:27 a.m.

Lewis in posthumous essay: 'Your turn to let freedom ring'

ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis spent his whole life fighting for civil rights — and he wanted to make sure the cause lived on after his death.

July 30, 2020 6:09 a.m.

Former president who brought direct elections to Taiwan dies

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who brought direct elections and other democratic changes to the self-governed island despite missile launches and other fierce saber-rattling by China, has died. He was 97.

July 30, 2020 4:27 a.m.

AP News Digest 7:10 a.m.

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July 30, 2020 4:03 a.m.

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July 30, 2020 3:27 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious

July 30, 2020 2:03 a.m.

Australian state makes masks compulsory as COVID-19 spreads

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s coronavirus hot spot, Victoria state, will make wearing masks compulsory after reporting a record 723 new cases on Thursday, mostly among the vulnerable residents of aged care homes.

July 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Trump administration won't accept new DACA applications

CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will reject new applications and shorten renewal periods for an Obama-era program that shields young people from deportation, taking a defiant stance after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to let it be scrapped completely.

July 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll

July 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

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July 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll

July 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

John Lewis' funeral set for Atlanta church that MLK once led

ATLANTA (AP) — When John Lewis is mourned, revered and celebrated at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday, he will return to a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history.

July 29, 2020 10:27 p.m.

John Lewis' funeral set for Atlanta church that MLK once led

ATLANTA (AP) — When John Lewis is mourned, revered and celebrated at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday, he returns to a sacred place imbued with civil rights history.

July 29, 2020 3:27 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious

July 29, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as hero at Georgia Capitol

ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was lauded as a warrior and a hero during a ceremony Wednesday at the Georgia Capitol, where the civil rights icon who represented much of Atlanta in Congress will lie in repose before a funeral service that at least two former presidents are expected to attend.