Military suicides up as much as 20 percent in COVID era
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military suicides have increased by as much as 20 percent this year compared with the same period…
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The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
(AP) – Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be…
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…
2020 census must continue for another month, U.S. judge rules; St. Louis lags
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at month’s end and suspended a…
Court weighs fate of Missouri abortion restrictions
(AP) — A federal appeals court panel is weighing the fate of a sweeping Missouri abortion law, including a provision…
Trump promotes health care ‘vision,’ but gaps remain
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an election, President Donald Trump…
‘No cutting corners’ in vaccine tests, experts vow
WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is…
In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
“Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and…
Police chief hopeful after residency law change
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden is optimistic that the removal of the residency requirement…
BLM gets first mention at U.N.’s virtual gathering
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is the first world leader at the United Nations’ annual gathering…
Ginsburg’s death exposes fragility of health law protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 the newest preexisting condition, the Obama-era health law that protects Americans from insurance discrimination is…
Biden warns GOP: Don’t jam through Ginsburg nominee
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Biden slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans on Sunday for trying to jam through…
U.S. virus toll nears 200,000; Trump sees no need for regret
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic began bearing down on the United States in March, President Donald Trump set out his…
Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death Friday, just six weeks before Election Day, is expected to unleash a…
Barr under fire for comparing virus lock-in to slavery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr drew sharp condemnation Thursday for comparing lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to…
U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge blocked on Thursday controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them…