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Vindman retiring from Army, lawyer blames Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide who played a central role in President Donald Trump's impeachment case, announced his retirement from the Army on Wednesday in a scathing statement that accused the president of running a “campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation.”
Several veto override attempts at N.C. legislature fail
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican-controlled General Assembly again fell short Wednesday in overriding several of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes. The unsuccessful votes for the GOP mean directives within the governor's COVID-19 executive orders that keep many businesses closed remain intact.
The Latest: China easing into reopening as local cases wane
BEIJING — China says it has nine new confirmed coronavirus cases, all of them brought from outside the country, and no new deaths.
NFL's stay-at-home order means no travel for training camp
Tim Flynn was looking forward to one final year as the mayoral host of training camp for the Dallas Cowboys in Oxnard, California.
Dakota pipeline still moving oil despite shutdown order
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline continued to fill it with North Dakota crude oil on Wednesday and said it has no immediate plans to shut down the line, despite a federal judge’s order that it be stopped within 30 days for additional environmental review.
Bolsonaro now the 'poster boy' for dubious COVID treatment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same.
Australia ends Hong Kong extradition treaty, extends visas
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and extended visas for Hong Kong residents in response to China’s imposition of a tough national security law on the semi-autonomous territory, the prime minister said Thursday.
The Latest: China easing into reopening as local cases wane
BEIJING — China says it has nine new confirmed coronavirus cases, all of them brought from outside the country, and no new deaths.
The Latest: Australia state bars entry from locked down area
BRISBANE, Australia — An Australian state has closed its doors to people fleeing a second lockdown in Australia’s second-largest city.
Minneapolis council members pledge thoughtful police revamp
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Members of the Minneapolis City Council are pledging a thoughtful approach to their proposal to dismantle the city's police department following the killing of George Floyd.
The Latest: Texas hits new high for COVID-19 deaths, with 98
AUSTIN, Texas —
Bolsonaro becomes 'poster boy' for unproven virus treatment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same.
UN Council rejects Russia bid to limit Syrian aid deliveries
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a Russian resolution that would have cut back the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest to just one crossing point from Turkey.
The Latest: Fauci cautiously optimistic on COVID vaccine
UNITED NATIONS — The leading U.S. infectious disease expert says he is cautiously optimistic that a coronavirus vaccine with some degree of effectiveness will be successfully developed by the end of the year or the beginning of 2021.
Marty Small declares victory in Atlantic City mayoral race
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s incumbent mayor declared victory Wednesday in a Democratic primary election conducted almost totally by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic, even before all the votes were counted.
Dakota pipeline still moving oil despite shutdown order
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline continued to fill it with North Dakota crude oil on Wednesday and said it has no immediate plans to shut down the line, despite a federal judge’s order that it be stopped within 30 days for additional environmental review.
Double win at Supreme Court elates religious conservatives
NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative-leaning faith leaders and their allies, outspoken in recent years about what they consider infringements on religious liberties, cheered Wednesday as the Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings that protected certain rights of religious employers.
Ivy League suspends fall sports due to coronavirus pandemic
The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the coronavirus pandemic is better controlled by then.
AP Explains: Options narrowing for Venezuela's opposition
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is increasingly moving to sideline the opposition led by U.S.-backed lawmaker Juan Guaidó. A string of recent court rulings dismantling three influential opposition parties along with growing citizen disillusionment — not to mention the coronavirus pandemic — have thrown a new wrench in the opposition’s efforts to oust Maduro.
The Latest: Official says Tulsa rally likely led to surge
OKLAHOMA CITY — President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of people, along with large protests that accompanied it, “likely contributed” to a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases, health officials said Wednesday.