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Tribe says new border wall harming burial sites; sues Trump

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:08:27 GMT

A California tribe whose ancestral lands span across the U.S.-Mexico border is suing the Trump administration to block construction of a section of border wall that the Kumeyaay people say is desecrating sacred burial sites

South Dakota's Noem to build security fence around residence

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:56:26 GMT

South Dakota officials say they plan to build a security fence budgeted for $400,000 around the official governor’s residence to protect Gov. Kristi Noem

Kentucky attorney general meets with Breonna Taylor's family

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:49:59 GMT

Kentucky's attorney general has met with the family of Breonna Taylor amid the ongoing investigation into her fatal shooting by police

Sheriff: Woman killed by ex during daughter's online class

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:47:50 GMT

Authorities say a Florida woman was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend as her daughter started her first day of online school

2 Indiana cops charged with battery in protesters' arrests

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:47:29 GMT

A grand jury has indicted two Indianapolis police officers on battery and other charges following an investigation into allegations that they used excessive force while arresting demonstrators at a protest in May over the death of George Floyd

Military helicopter shot at over northern Virginia, crew member injured

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:12:41 GMT

A military helicopter shot at over northern Virginia forced to make emergency landing, one crew member received a minor injury.

Watchdog report faults Trump's UK envoy Woody Johnson for 'insensitive comments'

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:51:19 GMT

A State Department watchdog report released Wednesday faults Trump's UK envoy Woody Johnson for "insensitive comments" and a "negative effect" on morale.

Florida sheriff forbids staff, visitors from wearing masks

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:06:45 GMT

Florida sheriff forbids staff, visitors from wearing masks

Trump praises QAnon-embracing candidate who won GOP runoff in Georgia

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:59:55 GMT

President Donald Trump praised Marjorie Taylor Greene who a GOP congressional runoff in Georgia, despite espousing racist views and QAnon conspiracy theories.

Ford recalls midsize SUVs to fix possible brake fluid leaks

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:40:14 GMT

Ford is recalling more than 558,000 midsize SUVs in North America because the brakes may not work properly

1 of 2 girls convicted in Slender Man stabbing loses appeal

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:38:11 GMT

One of two Wisconsin girls who repeatedly stabbed a classmate because she believed a fictional horror character named Slender Man would attack her family if she didn’t kill the girl has lost an appeal

Fire that destroyed St. Paul hotel project was arson

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:18:49 GMT

Investigators have determined a massive blaze that destroyed a hotel project under construction in downtown St. Paul was arson

Microsoft back in the smartphone business with its new Duo

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:18:24 GMT

Microsoft is back to selling smartphones for the first time since it abandoned its mobile business more than four years ago

Baby born on flight in Alaska is named Sky by his mother

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:18:07 GMT

The mother of a baby born on an airplane that was taking her to a hospital in Anchorage has named her son Sky to reflect his unique birth

Women with COVID give birth alone in Peru

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:12:05 GMT

Before she gave birth in Peru’s largest maternity hospital, María Alvarez closed her eyes and made one request through her face mask. “Where’s my husband?″ she said. “I want my husband to come.″ But the baby’s father, Marco Martínez, had died a month before from the novel coronavirus. María, who had an asymptomatic case of the virus, was giving birth to her first child, a daughter, at 24 in a special ward for mothers with COVID-19. Peru’s National Perinatal and Maternal Institute has dedicated about half its facilities to care for infected pregnant women. Between April and the start of August, more than 2,000 infected patients gave birth there, with 120 newborns testing positive. One in four people in Peru’s capital of 10 million people could be infected with the coronavirus, according to a study published by health authorities in July, with more than 483,000 confirmed infected across the country of 32 million and more than 21,000 dead. Despite wearing personal protective...

Flash flooding and heat in the Northeast, heat wave and wildfires in the West

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:13:27 GMT

The Northeast is expected to have for another hot and humid day with flash flooding possible.

Media mogul Sumner Redstone dies at 97

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:42:46 GMT

Sumner Redstone, who built a media empire from his family’s drive-in movie chain, has died

China blasts US for Taiwan visit while virus spreads at home

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:45:16 GMT

A Chinese official has lashed out at U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for visiting Taiwan amid an ongoing pandemic back home, accusing him of putting politics ahead of the lives of the American people

Virginia city council votes to remove Confederate monument

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:44:21 GMT

A Virginia city council has voted to remove a Confederate monument that has stood in the city for more than a century