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Probe: Top US official misused office to get son-in-law job
BILLINGS, Mont. – A senior Trump administration official misused his office for private gain by…
Powell: Fed to soon begin ‘challenging’ Main Street lending
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged Friday that the Fed faces a major…
Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of…
Missouri man charged with 9 felonies in bridge shooting
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – A 37-year-old Kansas City-area man was charged Friday with attempted first-degree murder…
Baltimore voters face watershed moment with mayoral primary
Baltimore’s most consequential election in a generation is set to take place next week, when…
US cuts World Health Organization ties over virus response
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will be terminating its relationship…
Vice-President Pence mourns loss of evangelist at service
ATLANTA – The world has lost a great evangelist in Ravi Zacharias, who could use…
Hong Kong on borrowed time as China pushes for more control
BANGKOK – Hong Kong has been living on borrowed time ever since the British made…
Another Asian giant hornet found in northwestern Washington
SPOKANE, Wash. – A dead Asian giant hornet has been found in Washington state, and…
Stocks erase a loss as worries over China tensions fizzle
Stocks closed out a solid week on Wall Street Friday with a late-afternoon rebound after…
‘Never Have I Ever’ brings rare voice, and a newcomer, to TV
LOS ANGELES – When Mindy Kaling was growing up in the Boston area, few classmates…
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus
A comedian whose faces made generations laugh. The cinematographer behind E.T’s glowing finger and moonlight…
Not all water parks reopen despite eased Abbott restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas – It may be days or weeks before some Texas water parks reopen,…
Veteran AP journalist Alvin Orton Jr. dies in Ohio at age 84
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Al Orton, a veteran Associated Press journalist who spent much of his…
Charged Minn. cop used ‘overkill’ tactics as nightclub guard
NEW YORK – A white Minneapolis police officer and the black man he’s charged with…
Trump exacerbates rage over Floyd death with incendiary post
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday responded to outrage over the police killing of…
Large cruises banned in Canada at least until Oct. 31
OTTAWA – Large cruise ships will continue to be prohibited from operating in Canadian waters…
War hero McRaven tells MIT grads they’re the ‘real heroes’
William McRaven, the retired U.S. Navy admiral who directed the raid that killed Osama bin…
Woman sentenced for supporting Islamic State
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida woman was sentenced Friday to five years and 10…
Michigan sheriff: Woman hit by deputy had bitten him first
DETROIT – A black woman who was seen on video being punched by a Michigan…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of…
Ex-Indiana prisons worker charged with murder in stabbings
INDIANAPOLIS – A former Indiana Department of Correction worker is charged with murder and other…
Washington DC begins reopening in fits and starts
WASHINGTON – As the nation’s capital took the first tiny steps toward reopening Friday, the…
OSHA cites nursing home for delayed coronavirus reporting
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The federal agency that oversees workplace safety said Friday that it had…