Trump takes drive outside hospital to wave to fans; doctor calls move ‘insanity’
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Two days after being hospitalized with COVID-19, President Donald Trump declared, “I get it,” in a…
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Area teens’ new website hopes to inform young voters
They’re too young to vote. But they’re getting informed and ready, and helping other teens and young adults to do…
Virus spreads on panel handling Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions about…
Trump, with COVID-19, going to hospital on advice of doctors
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White…
They wanted disruption in 2016; now they’re Trump defectors
Shawna Jensen’s moment of reckoning came in March, as she sat in her suburban Fort Worth, Texas, living room next…
Trump has COVID-19, stirs shock, sympathy, criticism
(AP) — President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious…
Voting lawsuits pile up as election approaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — They’ve been fighting in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania over the cutoff date for counting mailed ballots, and in…
9 charged after McCloskey confrontation won’t be prosecuted
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nine people charged with misdemeanor trespassing after a racial injustice protest in which demonstrators walked through…
Black aldermen’s caucus opposes nonpartisan election plan
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Most of St. Louis’ Black aldermen say they oppose a Nov. 3 ballot proposal that would…
Judge rejects Gardner’s suit alleging racist efforts at ouster
A federal judge tossed out on Wednesday a federal rights lawsuit filed by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and…
Face-to-face anger: Biden, Trump lash, interrupt each other
CLEVELAND (AP) — Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger…
Missouri child welfare division head resigns after 3 months
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The director of a division that oversees child welfare services in Missouri has resigned without explanation…
Trump, Biden prepare to debate as crises mount
CLEVELAND (AP) — In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic…
Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government would begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests…
Trump’s $400 million in personal debt may threaten national security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting…
Trump paid $750 in U.S. income taxes in 2016, 2017, report says
President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first…