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Governor Declares Emergency After Police Shooting In Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. - Wisconsin's governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after some protesters vandalized businesses and set dozens of buildings on fire in a city where police shot a Black man multi...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

Melania Trump’s Night: GOP Convention Stars First Lady
WASHINGTON - The people closest to President Donald Trump - his family - are starring on the second night of the Republican National Convention as the GOP works to reintroduce the president to the Ame...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

New Virus Cases Decline In The US And Experts Credit Masks
NEW YORK - The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling - a development experts say most likely reflects more mask-wearing but also insufficient testing - even as the diseas...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

Police Union HQ Targeted At Portland Protest, 25 Arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. - Protesters repeatedly set fire late Monday night to a police union headquarters building and were repelled by officers spraying tear gas, officials said. Twenty-five people were arres...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

After Back-And-Forth, Falwell Says He’s Resigned From Liberty University
RICHMOND, Va. - Jerry Falwell Jr. said Tuesday that he has resigned as head of evangelical Liberty University because of ongoing controversies about his wife's sexual involvement with a younger busine...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

Teen From Video Of 2019 Washington Protest To Address RNC
WASHINGTON - A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man during dueling demonstrations at the Lincoln Memorial last year is among Tuesday's speakers at the virtua...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

American Airlines Plans 19,000 Furloughs, Layoffs In October
DALLAS - American Airlines said Tuesday it will eliminate 19,000 jobs in October as it struggles with a sharp downturn in travel because of the pandemic. Flight attendants will bear the heaviest cuts,...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

FDA Chief Apologizes For Overstating Plasma Effect On Virus
WASHINGTON - Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 pa...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

Evacuations Ordered As Hurricane Laura Aims At U.S. Coast
NEW ORLEANS - Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam into land as a major storm wit...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2020

National Guard Called Out To Wisconsin After Shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. - Wisconsin's governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday after the police shooting of a Black man under murky circumstances turned Kenosha ...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020
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