By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump…
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Ex-Green Beret behind Venezuela raid suspected of plagiarism
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — The former Green Beret behind a failed military incursion in Venezuela can add another infraction to his growing list of potential screw ups — cu…
Hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage in Florida Panhandle
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press MILTON, Fla. (AP) — All day it had been sunny. Then it grew dark as the winds began to whip. Daniel Felder stepped out into the road to watch the acrid smoke bil…
Official: Strict US border policy may remain as virus eases
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S, policy of quickly expelling migrants apprehended along the Mexican border may have to stay in place even after coronavirus quarantine restriction…
Malaria drug shows no benefit in another coronavirus study
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A new study finds no evidence of benefit from a malaria drug widely promoted as a treatment for coronavirus infection. Hydroxychloroquine did not lower th…
‘It’s gone haywire’: When COVID-19 arrived in rural America
By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press DAWSON, Ga. (AP) — The reverend approached the makeshift pulpit and asked the Lord to help him make some sense of the scene before him: two caskets, side by side, i…
`If this thing boomerangs’: Second wave of infections feared
By ERIC TUCKER and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Europe and the U.S. loosen their lockdowns against the coronavirus, health experts are expressing growing dread over what they…
AP-NORC poll: Pandemic especially tough on people of color
BY KAT STAFFORD and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — People of color have not only been hit harder by the deadly coronavirus than have Americans overall, but they’re also bearing the brun…
Trump: COVID-19 task force not dismantling, just refocusing
By ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed course on plans to wind down his COVID-19 task force, attempting to b…
Judicial nominee pledges open mind on health law he blasted
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge nominated to the nation’s second-most powerful court said Wednesday that he was writing as an academic and commentator when he critic…