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Minnesota Lawmakers Ban Neck Restraints After Floyd’s Death
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Legislature passed a package of police accountability measures early Tuesday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before hi...
Jul 21, 2020
St. Louis Couple Charged For Pulling Guns At Protest
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' top prosecutor on Monday charged a husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.Mark and Pat...
Jul 20, 2020
First Lady Delivers Lunch To Firefighters And Families In DC
WASHINGTON - Lunch was on the first lady during the coronavirus pandemic.The White House delivered lunch and possibly some reassurance to people in the nation's capital who could use a helping of both...
Jul 20, 2020
Georgia Dems Choose State Chair To Replace Lewis On Ballot
ATLANTA - Georgia Democrats have selected state Sen. Nikema Williams, chair of the state party, to replace Rep. John Lewis on the ballot in November.The executive committee of the Democratic Party of ...
Jul 20, 2020
Trump Faces Divisions With Senate GOP On Virus Aid
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump insisted "good things" were underway on the next COVID-19 aid package Monday as he met with Republican congressional leaders, but new divisions between the Senate G...
Jul 20, 2020
Braves Remove ‘Chop On’ Sign, Slogan, But No Call On Chant
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves have removed a "Chop On" sign that sat near an entrance to Truist Park and are still considering their stance on the fans' tomahawk chop chant.The removal of the wooden si...
Jul 20, 2020
White House To Resume Daily COVID-19 Briefings
WASHINGTON - The White House is reviving its public coronavirus task force briefings, and President Donald Trump will again take on a starring role.Trump says he'll lead a briefing at 5 p.m. Tuesday, ...
Jul 20, 2020
UK Coronavirus Vaccine Prompts Immune Response In Early Test
LONDON - Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. Brit...
Jul 20, 2020
Portland Protesters Gassed After Setting Fire At Courthouse
PORTLAND, Ore. - Protesters outside Portland's U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building's entryway early Monday in yet another night of conflict with federal agents who repeatedly tear gassed the de...
Jul 20, 2020
Son Of US District Judge Esther Salas Killed, Husband Shot
A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge and wounded her husband at their New Jersey home before fleeing, according to judiciary officials. The shoot...
Jul 20, 2020
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