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Vanessa Bryant Sues LA Sheriff Over Helicopter Crash Photos
LOS ANGELES - Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2020

Court Papers: Woman Wrote ‘Give Up’ In Ricin Note To Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to "give up and remove your a...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2020

Some Dems, Not Yet Biden, Talk Of Expanding Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - The prospect that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans will fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat before the year is out has ignited a call for major changes...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2020

Ranked Voting To Be Used In Maine For Presidential Election
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Court, which concluded a GOP petition drive came up short...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2020

Bloomberg Raises Millions To Help Florida Felons Vote
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Just days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a court victory to keep felons from voting until they've paid off fines, restitution and court fees, billionaire Mike Bloomberg h...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2020

City Restricts Access Before Decision In Breonna Taylor Case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police in Louisville, Kentucky, were restricting access to downtown in preparation for the state attorney general's announcement about whether he will charge officers in Breonna...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2020

Romney Won’t Oppose Senate Vote On Trump Pick
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not oppose a Senate vote on President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. In a statement Tuesday, Romney said he intends to follow the Constitution and prec...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2020

Florida Governor Seeks New Penalties For Violent Protesters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The state of Florida is going to get tough on people who engage in violence during protests, Florida's Republican governor said Monday in announcing new legislation. Gov. Ron ...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2020

CDC Changes, Then Retracts, Its Take On Coronavirus Spread
NEW YORK (AP) - The top U.S. public health agency has stirred confusion by posting - and then taking down - an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to p...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2020

Feds Threaten Funds To NYC, Seattle And Portland Over Unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department identified New York City, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle as three cities that could have federal funding slashed under a memorandum by President Donald Trump th...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2020
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