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Judge says Texas mask mandate must extend to polling places

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:13:02 GMT

A federal judge has ruled that Texas’ statewide mask mandate must extend to inside polling places

Toyota adds 1.5M US vehicles to recalls for engine stalling

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:57:07 GMT

Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall

Deeper job cuts at Boeing as pandemic throttles air travel

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:45:07 GMT

Boeing will cut more jobs as it continues to lose money and revenue during a pandemic that has smothered demand for new airline planes

Pennsylvania county will evaluate discarded military ballots

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:43:40 GMT

Nine military ballots that authorities said were mistakenly discarded by a contracted elections worker in a northeastern Pennsylvania county have been linked to specific voters and can be considered for counting in the Nov. 3 presidential election

Lawyers: Cop video doesn't show fatal shooting of Black man

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:41:36 GMT

Lawyers for two Black people who were shot by suburban Chicago police say video shared by authorities shows a bullet-riddled car but not the entire incident

Change of plea scheduled in Rudy Giuliani-related case

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:39:58 GMT

A change-of-plea hearing is set for Thursday for a man charged with conspiring with associates of Rudy Giuliani to make illegal campaign contributions

Black men's votes courted as some search for political home

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:38:08 GMT

Get-out-the-vote efforts targeting Black men aren’t just about persuading them to choose former Vice President Joe Biden over incumbent Donald Trump

Phoenix Indian hospital abruptly shuts down birthing center

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:37:27 GMT

For months, Rochelle Chee diligently went to the Phoenix Indian Medical Center for prenatal checkups. She knew a midwife and other staff there well and felt confident in the idea of going to the facility to deliver her first baby, who was growing big, in the 90th percentile for his gestational age. That’s why the Navajo woman was shocked when, at 40 weeks pregnant, she learned the hospital had shut down its obstetrics services with no prior notice. “I was stressed the whole time as I have been seeing PIMC throughout my whole pregnancy and last minute, I had to go elsewhere,” said Chee, 30. “My baby and I felt abandoned.” The sudden closure of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center obstetrics, or OB-GYN, services on Aug. 26 has left dozens of expectant moms like Chee scrambling to seek birthing services elsewhere — and some facing unexpected, steep costs. Some say they’ve received conflicting explanations and unclear guidance on what to do next. The federal Indian Health Service said...

Trump to appeal to Nevada voters from neighboring Arizona

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:47:34 GMT

President Donald Trump is heading west

The Latest: Biden gets COVID-19 briefing from health experts

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:19:05 GMT

Six days out from Election Day, Joe Biden isn’t campaigning in a swing state

5 arrested, charged as illegal agents for China

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:50:01 GMT

Five people were arrested Wednesday, and one more was being sought, on charges they acted as illegal agents of China.

Hurricane Zeta roars toward Gulf Coast with life-threatening storm surge

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:26:31 GMT

The Category 1 hurricane is expected to hit Louisiana Wednesday evening.

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Dow plunges more than 700 points as COVID-19 cases spike

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:56:27 GMT

Stock markets took a tumble Wednesday morning amid uncertainty over rising virus cases and with less than a week to go before the U.S. presidential vote.

NBA star leads march to voting site at N. Carolina college

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:43:34 GMT

NBA star Chris Paul led nearly 2,500 people on a march to an early-voting site at a university in North Carolina where he also takes classes

Italian regulator investigates Google over digital ads

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:19:35 GMT

Italian regulators opened an investigation Wednesday into Google over alleged abuse of its dominant role in the country’s online ad market, adding to the global scrutiny that the Silicon Valley company is facing

VW recalls Jettas to fix fuel leaks that can cause fires

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:56:18 GMT

Volkswagen is recalling more than 218,000 Jetta sedans in the U.S. to fix a fuel leak problem that can cause fires

Growing area with rural roots a window into swing state Ohio

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:18:47 GMT

Ohio is again up for grabs in the presidential election

Ex-Texas officer's trial set for next year in woman's death

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:54:34 GMT

A judge in Texas has tentatively set an August trial date for a former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson

Maskless pope blames 'this lady called COVID' for distance

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:31:48 GMT

Pope Francis has blamed “this lady called COVID” for forcing him to keep his distance from the faithful during his general audience, which was far smaller than usual amid soaring coronavirus infections in Italy