By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on …
Report: Much needs doing to shield nursing homes from virus
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is claiming “resounding vindication” from an independent commission’s report on the coronavirus crisis in n…
Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Graphic photos that surfaced online this week appear to show deep bruises on the face of a Black man who died following a police chase in Louisiana last year, raising n…
Barr under fire over comparison of virus lock-in to slavery
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr drew sharp condemnation Thursday for comparing lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to slavery. In remarks We…
Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters
By AAMER MADHANI and DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump intensified efforts to appeal to his core base of white voters on Thursday by downplaying the historical le…
Wall Street slumps as Big Tech once again leads decliners
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Another slide in technology companies helped pull stocks lower on Wall Street Thursday, extending losses from the day before. The S&am…
At town hall, Biden blasts Trump’s ‘criminal’ virus response
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, LISA MASCARO and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press MOOSIC, Pa. (AP) — Joe Biden on Thursday went after President Donald Trump again and again over his handling of COVID-19, calling Tr…
Infection rates soar in college towns as students return
By CASEY SMITH, IRENA HWANG and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Just two weeks after students started returning to Ball State University last month, the surrounding county had beco…
1 in 6 Ohio districts ask to add extra seating for sports
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — About one in six Ohio school districts asked the state for permission to add additional spectators for fall sporting events, exceeding th…
Coal giant Murray Energy out of bankruptcy under new name
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A major U.S. coal mining company has emerged from federal bankruptcy protection under a new name and ownership group. Murray Energy Holdings said…