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July 18, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Chaotic protests prompt soul-searching in Portland, Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly two months of nightly protests that have devolved into violent clashes with police have prompted soul-searching in Portland, Oregon, a city that prides itself on its progressive reputation but is increasingly polarized over how to handle the unrest.

July 17, 2020 11:27 p.m.

Blazers' Lillard turns to recording music inside NBA bubble

When Damian Lillard finishes his daily hoop duties for the Portland Trailblazers, he will spend most of his downtime inside the NBA bubble working on his other passion: music.

July 17, 2020 11:27 p.m.

Royals keep tweaking roster as 60-game season approaches

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals had the entire offseason, all of spring training and, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic putting sports on hold, much of the summer to consider ways to tweak and improve their roster going forward.

July 17, 2020 10:03 p.m.

Fair housing groups slam Trump's suburban racial rhetoric

Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pledge to roll back an Obama-era regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs is drawing harsh criticism from fair housing advocates, who label it a blatant attempt to play racial politics and appeal to white voters in the final weeks before the election.

July 17, 2020 10:03 p.m.

From Rep. John Lewis, quotes in a long life of activism

In a long life of activism, Rep. John Lewis never shied away from speaking out. A few quotations:

July 17, 2020 9:03 p.m.

Ducey appoints 6 new members to state nominating commission

PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed six new members to a state commission that nominates applicants for appointment to fill appellate court vacancies and that this year will also help fill the ranks of a politically important panel that redraws congressional and legislative districts once a decade.

July 17, 2020 7:27 p.m.

Amid virus, Nicaragua drops celebration, readies monument

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — President Daniel Ortega's government is being deterred by the coronarvirus from holding the usual mass celebration to mark the July 19 victory of Nicaragua's revolution. Instead, it will unveil a new addition to its collection of monuments in the old city center of Managua.

July 17, 2020 5:27 p.m.

Panel OKs sending ballot request forms to all Iowa voters

A legislative panel voted unanimously Friday to approve the plan by Iowa's top election official to send absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters before the November election, following a similar action he took before the June primary to help people avoid voting in person amid the

July 17, 2020 4:27 p.m.

Despite COVID-19 spike, Kansas faces push to reopen schools

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Republican-controlled state school board is facing pressure from conservatives to scuttle Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to delay the reopening of K-12 schools, even as a resurgence in coronavirus cases intensifies.

July 17, 2020 4:27 p.m.

New California rules mean most schools will start online

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday that all but ensure most of the state’s K-12 schools serving 6.7 million students will not reopen classrooms when the academic year starts.

July 17, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Kentucky high court blocks efforts to suspend COVID-19 rules

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s highest court on Friday put a temporary stop to efforts by a top Republican to rein in the Democratic governor’s ability to control the coronavirus outbreak with restrictions on public behavior.

July 17, 2020 4:03 p.m.

N.C. elections chief orders minimum early vote sites in fall

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's top elections administrator on Friday ordered that counties open a minimum number of early in-person voting sites this fall as a way to buttress ballot access during

July 17, 2020 3:27 p.m.

AP News Digest 6:25 p.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at

July 17, 2020 3:27 p.m.

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

Reality shows shortfalls of Trump's claim to 'best testing'

July 17, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Group seeking redistricting question withdraws petition

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group that wants a bipartisan commission, instead of state lawmakers, to redraw Oklahoma’s legislative districts announced Friday they are withdrawing their initiative petition, citing legal challenges and delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 17, 2020 3:03 p.m.

'Big window' - Is testing plan rigorous enough for football?

If there is a college football season, Wednesdays could be busy for medical staffs around the country.

July 17, 2020 2:27 p.m.

Zegna, Gucci rethink physical shows from digital platforms

MILAN (AP) — The coronavirus-provoked fashion runway rethink was in full swing on the last day of Milan’s first Digital Fashion Week.

July 17, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions more children in the U.S. learned Friday that they're unlikely to return to classrooms full time in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic as death tolls reached new highs.

July 17, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya

Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general concluded in a new report, its first to detail Turkish deployments that helped change the course of Libya's war.

July 17, 2020 2:03 p.m.

State and local officials tussle over virus restrictions

Across the U.S., state and local officials are trying to balance the competing priorities of protecting their citizens from the coronavirus while keeping the economy running. Add into the mix strong feelings about individual freedom, weak and sometimes contradictory guidance from the federal government, and a highly partisan political atmosphere, and that balancing act suddenly becomes a wrestling match.