Kanye West Criticizes Harriet Tubman At His Political Rally
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the ...
Jewish And Israel-Related Groups Mourn The Passing Of 80-Year-Old Rep. John Lewis
WASHINGTON (JNS) - Israel-related and Jewish communities expressed their condolences over the passing of civil-rights icon and longtime congressional Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Jul...
Twitter: Hack Hit 130 Accounts, Company ‘Embarrassed’
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords ...
Trump Not Ready To Commit To Election Results If He Loses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks befo...
Roger Stone Calls Black Radio Host Racial Slur In Interview
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by President Donald Trump, his longtime friend, used the racial slur “N...
Applications Taken For 1 Day To Replace Rep Lewis On Ballot
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats will gather Monday to decide a replacement on November's ballot for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday after serving for more than 30 years in C...
Russian Ambassador Rejects Virus Vaccine Hacking Claims
LONDON (AP) — Russia’s ambassador to Britain has rejected allegations that his country’s intelligence services sought to steal information about a coronavirus vaccine.
Andrei Ke...
Texas Coronavirus Cases Include More Than 80 Infants
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A health official on the Texas Gulf Coast said 85 infants have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Corpus Christi Nueces County Public Health Director Anne...
Fires Set, Fences Moved: Police Call Portland Protest A Riot
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night in Oregon's largest city, police said, as demonstrations that ...
14 Hours Later, Trump Says He Is ‘Saddened’ By Lewis’ Death
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours after the death of American civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to retweet old missives about Democratic rival ...
John Lewis, Lion Of Civil Rights And Congress, Dies At 80
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who wen...
Prosecutor: Video Shows NYC Dismemberment Suspect Buying Saw
NEW YORK (AP) — Surveillance video shows the personal assistant charged in the death of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered in his luxury Manhattan condo buying the e...
Federal Reserve Expands Lending Program To Nonprofit Groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has opened one of its lending programs to nonprofit groups, including hospitals, educational institutions, and social service organizations.
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Pentagon Effectively Bans Confederate Flags From Military Bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention th...
Iowa Drug Kingpin Who Killed 5 Set For Execution Friday
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A meth kingpin from Iowa who was convicted of killing two young girls and three adults is scheduled Friday to become the third federal inmate to be execute...
ComEd To Pay $200M Over Bribery, Illinois Speaker Implicated
CHICAGO (AP) — Electric utility ComEd has agreed to pay $200 million to resolve a federal criminal investigation into a long-running bribery scheme that implicates Illinois House S...
Jamaal Bowman Topples US Rep. Engel In NY Democratic primary
NEW YORK (AP) — Former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman has toppled 16-term U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in New York's Democratic primary in another upset victory for the party's ins...
2 Men Charged In Assault On Black Man At Indiana Lake
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two men were charged Friday after a Black man said a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to “get a noose” after claiming that he and his friends had...
China Says It’s Not Trying To Replace US, Won’t Be Bullied
BEIJING (AP) — China isn't seeking to confront or replace the United States as the world's top technological power, but will fight back against “malicious slander" and attacks from...
3M Files Lawsuits For Price Gouging Of N95 Masks
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — The leading manufacturer of N95 masks in the U.S. says it has investigated 4,000 reports of fraud, counterfeiting and price gouging in connection with the produc...