By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation’s criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like…
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Civil rights groups denounce Facebook over hate speech
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Facebook keeps telling critics that it is doing everything it can to rid its service of hate, abuse and misinformation. And the company’s det…
Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low ag…
Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefits
By MATTHEW DALY and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to newly released governmen…
Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools…
‘Senseless crime’: The victims of July Fourth shootings
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A 6-year-old computer whiz. A young mother working for a better home for her kids. An 8-year-old who loved to make dance videos. From San Francisco to South Carol…
Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hospitals rapidly approached capacity across the Sunbelt, and the Miami area closed restaurants and gyms again because of the s…
Army identifies buried remains as missing Texas soldier
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/ Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Army commander confirmed Monday that dismembered remains found last week buried near Fort Hood belonged to a 20-year-old…
Kanye West? The Girl Scouts? Hedge funds? All got PPP loans
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s small business lending program has benefited millions of companies, with the goal of minimizing the number of layoff…
Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US polling
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for public opinion on social issues to change sharply and swiftly. And yet in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Americans…