Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside...
Buttigieg, South Carolina mayor teaming up on COVID effort
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has teamed up with the mayor...
Democrats say troop threats should be pursued ‘relentlessly’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two top Democrats in Congress said Thursday that any threats to U.S....
Trump’s Rushmore trip draws real and figurative fireworks
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump will begin his Independence Day weekend on Friday with a patriotic display...
July Fourth weekend will test Americans’ discipline
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press
The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed,...
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
By The Associated Press
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks because they...
Background checks, a metric for gun sales, hit all-time high
By LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press
Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm were done in June, a trend in a...
Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US polling
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's rare for public opinion on social issues to change sharply and swiftly. And yet in the...
US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to...
Russian bounties further strain Trump’s bond with veterans
By STEVE PEOPLES and SARAH BLAKE MORGAN Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — They didn't like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for...
Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus
By LAUREN WEBER, LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH, HANNAH RECHT and ANNA MARIA BARRY-JESTER Associated Press and KHN
The U.S. public health system has been...
Analysis: What Trump leaves unspoken carries consequences
By NANCY BENAC Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump seems to rarely leave a thought unspoken.
Of late, though, it is increasingly clear there...
AP-NORC poll: White Democrats grow more critical of police
By KAT STAFFORD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — As a national reckoning over racism and policing grips the nation, white Democrats are...
Judge denies Virginia ACLU’s request to bar irritant use
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge has denied an emergency request by lawyers from Virginia's branch of the American Civil Liberties Union to...
Astronauts perform 2nd spacewalk to swap station batteries
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts performed their second spacewalk in under a week Wednesday to replace old batteries...
Distancing from Trump? Some Republicans step up critiques
By STEVE PEOPLES. JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than three years, President Donald Trump instilled such fear in...
AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019
By JAMES LaPORTA Associated Press
Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties...
Europe restricts visitors from the US amid virus resurgence
By LORNE COOK and TAMARA LUSH Associated Press
The European continent on Tuesday reopened to visitors from 14 countries, but not the U.S., where some...
How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic?
By The Associated Press
How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic?
Flying can increase your risk of exposure to infection, but airlines are taking some...
Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts – even Trump’s
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its...