NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
AMANDA SEITZ, ALI SWENSON, BEATRICE DUPUY, and ARIJETA LAJKA
Associated Press
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals...
Virginia evicts Confederate monuments from its state Capitol
ALAN SUDERMAN
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has removed from its iconic state capitol the busts and a statue honoring Confederate generals and...
Speaker snared in Ohio bribery probe liked to play long game
JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tension was thick in the air. After 10 consecutive votes in which another man had garnered...
Always rocky, China-US relations appear at a turning point
KEN MORITSUGU
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Four decades after the U.S. established diplomatic ties with Communist China, the relationship between the two may have...
What does ‘defund the police’ mean?
In the past two months, “defund the police” has surged into the public consciousness as a rallying cry for Black Lives Matter protesters.It is...
Portland standoff with US agents ongoing after mayor claims he was gassed
GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The tense standoff between demonstrators and federal police dispatched to Portland, Oregon, dragged on Thursday after the...
HUD revokes Obama-era rule designed to diversify the suburbs
ASHRAF KHALIL
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it is revoking an Obama-era housing regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities...
Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention
ZEKE MILLER and BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to the coronavirus threat, President Donald Trump on Thursday scrapped plans for a four-night...
Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation got another dose of bad economic news Thursday as the number of laid-off workers seeking...
Ocasio-Cortez, Dems assail men’s abusive treatment of women
ALAN FRAM
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outrage over a Republican lawmaker's verbal assault broadened into an extraordinary moment on the House...