Pharmacists get OK to give childhood shots
NEW YORK (AP) — Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive…
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Democratic boundary breakers’ night: Obama, Clinton, Harris
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Democrats’ historic boundary breakers are joining forces at the party’s national convention in an urgent…
Billboards come down from Washington Park Cemetery
BERKELEY (AP) — Billboards that had stood over an African American cemetery in suburban St. Louis are coming down. The…
Biden’s convention focus: Experience to fix Trump’s chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden is drawing on party elders at the Democratic National Convention, making the case that…
Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a public backlash over mail disruptions, President Donald Trump’s administration scrambled to respond as the House…
Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the…
Ballot drop boxes could bypass post office
PHOENIX (AP) — With President Donald Trump’s administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around…
Michelle Obama: Vote like your lives depend on it
Michelle Obama warned Americans to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it” in her speech at the…
Democrats offer ‘big tent’ at convention in pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — The family of George Floyd, the Minnesota man whose death in police custody sparked a national…
City Hall hosts 2020 Census workers to help residents
CITY HALL – Residents visiting City Hall can take care of local business and also another vital task: Filling out…
Kennard Classical Junior Academy drops Confederate officer’s name
NORTH HAMPTON (AP) — A charter school in St. Louis named after a Confederate Army lieutenant is getting a new name.…
Democrats tap array of faith leaders for convention
The Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., who criticized President Donald Trump after he held a Bible aloft at a photo op at…
Pelosi to call House back to vote on USPS bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she was calling the House back into session this week to…
Black Portland reflects on role of white allies
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than two months of intense protests in Portland, Ore. — one of America’s whitest major cities…
‘Do something:’ Harris’ rapid rise driven by call to action
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hours before Kamala Harris took the stage for the first time as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick, she…
Census Bureau adds emails, phone calls to door-knocking
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If you haven’t filled out the 2020 census form yet, you may be getting an email,…