By MATTHEW PERRONE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies was under fire this week after controversial dec…
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GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press At almost every turn at the Republican National Convention, speakers from the president on down portrayed American cities like Portland, Orego…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
At D.C. march, families decry ‘two systems of justice’
By AARON MORRISON, KAT STAFFORD and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. famously laid out a vision for…
Teen accused of killing 2 thrust into debate over protests
By STEPHEN GROVES and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) — A white 17-year-old who says he went to protests in Wisconsin to protect businesses and people has become a flashpoint in a d…
Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?
By The Associated Press Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me? It likely provides protection for both. Studies on the new coronavirus and other germs show wearing a mask helps stop…
Ill. teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1
By STEPHEN GROVES and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third …
COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms
By ANDREW MELDRUM, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country — South Africa, Australia, Arg…
17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night o…
Central Park monument honors women’s rights pioneers
By KAREN MATTHEWS and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bronze statue depicting women’s rights pioneers Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in Centr…