Election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of…
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At Lewis’ funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that…
County prosecutor won’t charge Wilson in Brown’s death
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he would not charge the former police officer who fatally…
2012 GOP presidential hopeful Cain dies of COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) — Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of a major pizza chain who went…
Trump floats unlikely idea of election delay
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, lagging in the polls and grappling with deepening economic and public health crises, floated…
As virus aid talks stall, Trump scorns help for cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump dismissed on Wednesday Democratic demands for aid to cash-strapped cities in a new coronavirus relief…
Circuit attorney contest mirrors U.S. debate on crime, reform
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor may rest with which side city voters choose in…
Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised that his economic agenda would combat long-standing racial inequalities as…
As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden’s America
President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden’s America might look like, asserting crime and chaos…
Trump again pushes disproven drug as COVID-19 treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attempt to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus lasted for about a week. On…
U.S. going in wrong direction, Americans say in poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong…
White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations over a new COVID-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment…
Armed U.S. agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration of President Donald Trump’s deployment of agents with tactical gear to confront protesters in downtown…
Biden offers plan for jobs, children, elderly
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden offered on Tuesday a massive plan to generate 3 million jobs and improve…
U.S. House votes to remove statues of Dred Scott judge, others
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bill to remove a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the…
Gardner charges couple who pulled guns on protesters
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner charged a white husband and wife on Monday with felony unlawful use…