New virus cases decline in U.S.; experts credit masks
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts say…
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St. Louis couple, in RNC speech, defend show of weapons
(AP) — A white St. Louis couple criminally charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their…
Postal leader defends changes, denies ‘sabotaging’ election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told lawmakers Monday that he had warned allies of President Donald Trump that…
Trump’s vision of American greatness at center of convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump’s presidency when they hold their national convention,…
House passes bill hoping to reverse postal changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would…
Mail-delivery concerns put spotlight on ballot deadlines
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Postal Service warnings that it can’t guarantee that mailed ballots will arrive on time have put…
Biden vows to unite an America mired in crises
Joe Biden is vowing to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt. Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on…
Booker, Buttigieg among speakers on Day 4 of DNC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is set to make his case for his White House candidacy on the fourth and…
Harris makes history in accepting VP nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris made history Wednesday night as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a…
A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service
By Patty Heyda, Washington University – The U.S. Postal Service is under threat of collapse and privatization. This comes after…
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…