By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Confederate-themed Mississippi flag drew opposition Tuesday from two big forces in the culturally conservative state: Southern Baptis…
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Despite green pledges, Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15%
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that its carbon footprint rose 15% last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment. The online sh…
Surging US virus cases raise fear that progress is slipping
By TAMARA LUSH, NATHAN ELLGREN and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alarming surges in coronavirus cases across the U.S. South and West raised fears Monday that the outbreak i…
Mail voting: Pence, aides embrace practice panned by Trump
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and a half-dozen other senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted by mail, according to election rec…
In Minneapolis, talk of changing PD means taking on union
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The fiery leader of Minneapolis’ police union has built a reputation of defying the city, long before he offered the union’s full support…
AP-NORC poll: Politics drive divergent view of US economy
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ outlook on the national economy has improved somewhat from its lowest points during the early weeks of the coronaviru…
Watchdog eyes violent routing of protesters near White House
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer An Interior Department watchdog office will investigate law enforcement and security forces’ violent clearing of protesters from a square in front of the Wh…
Injuries at protests draw scrutiny to use of police weaponry
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In law enforcement, they’re referred to as “nonlethal” tools for dealing with demonstrations that turn unruly: rubber bullets, pepper …
Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco park to the writer of…
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
By JOSEPH WILSON and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,00…