Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020
CHICAGO (AP) — Homicides and shootings have surged in Chicago during the first seven months of the year.
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Portland protest peaceful after federal presence reduced
SARA CLINE and GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a thousand people showed up in downtown Portland early Saturday to peacefully...
Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas, virus-hit Florida braces
DÁNICA COTO and CURT ANDERSON
Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through...
Trump says he’ll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday
TALI ARBEL
AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a...
US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule
MARCIA DUNN
AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years said Friday...
Supreme Court won’t halt challenged border wall projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined by a 5-4 vote Friday to halt the Trump administration's construction of portions of the border wall...
Joe Biden’s search for a running mate enters final stretch
ALEXANDRA JAFFE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are...
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg released from hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from a hospital in New York City and has returned home, the Supreme Court...
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Associated Press
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge...
3 charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam
DAVID FISCHER
Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) — A British man, a Florida man and a Florida teen were identified by authorities Friday as the hackers...