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NEW YORK (AP) - Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S. will hold a virtual convention in August to produce a new politic...

One of the world’s most famous Covid-19 survivors has reportedly made his feelings known about those who don’t wear masks.Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress/singer Rita Wilson, were two...

WASHINGTON - The federal agency that was created to improve the nation's response to terrorism announced Wednesday that it will be adding the protection of statues and monuments to its mission.Acting ...

SALT LAKE CITY - After years of resisting calls to change, a university in Utah is considering dropping "Dixie" from its name in another example of the nation's reexamination of the Confederacy and sl...

WASHINGTON - A group of former George W. Bush administration and campaign officials have launched a new super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the latest in a growing number...

NEW YORK - There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's death caused a significant increase in U.S. coronavirus infections, according to public health experts. If the p...

SEATTLE - Seattle police turned out in force early Wednesday at the city's "occupied" protest zone, tore down demonstrators' encampments and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordere...

MOSCOW - A majority of voters approved changes to Russia's constitution that would allow President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that ended Wednesday was tarnish...

The first of four experimental COVID-19 vaccines being tested by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech showed encouraging results in very early testing of 45 people, the companies said Wednesday. Stu...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate officers. Trump took to Twitter late Tuesday to threaten ...