By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce op…
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Critics question `less lethal’ force used during protests
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/ Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When a participant at a rally in Austin to protest police brutality threw a rock at a line of officers in the Texas capital…
Trump’s attacks seen undercutting confidence in 2020 vote
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a startling declaration about one of the pillars of American democracy, all the more so given its source. The president of the United States la…
World hits coronavirus milestones amid fears worse to come
By NICOLE WINFIELD and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press ROME (AP) — The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday — 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases — an…
As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap ‘Obamacare’
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overtu…
As virus grows, governors rely on misleading hospital data
By JIM SALTER and LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press Governors in places seeing huge spikes in coronavirus infections often cite statewide data to assure the public they have plenty of hospital capacity …
Some states revert to restrictions as virus cases surge
By PAUL J. WEBER and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas and Florida reversed course and clamped down on bars again Friday in the nation’s biggest retreat yet as the da…
Hard-hit tribe takes strict steps as virus surges in Arizona
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — People in the deserts of Arizona flee to the White Mountains when the triple-digit heat is too much to bear, cooling off in the forest a few…
Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts – even Trump’s
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from Pre…
House adopts bill to make DC 51st state; Senate GOP opposes
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, saying Congress has both the moral obligation…