Protests Erupt After Wisconsin Police Shoot Black Man
Police in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Kenosha shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in...
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Residents Flee as Gulf Coast Sees Possible Tandem Hurricanes
The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two dangerous storms swirled toward the U.S from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Officials feared a history-making onslaught of...
Read MoreMassive Northern California Wildfires Rage On; 1 Man Dead
Three massive wildfires chewed through parched Northern California landscape Sunday as firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system packing high winds and more of the...
Read MoreThousands Allowed to Bypass Environmental Rules in Pandemic
Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise bypass rules intended to protect health and the environment because of the...
Read MoreNC Unemployment Rate Higher Even as Employed Number Grows
North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose in July, the state announced on Friday, even as the overall number of people working grew compared to the previous month. The 8.5% jobless rate reflected a large return of North Carolina...
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein Joins Lawsuit Against USPS
Democratic attorneys general in six more states and the District of Columbia sued the Postal...
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NCAA Eligibility Ruling Solves Some Problems, Creates Others
For the college athletes who are heading into a season of uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, the...
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Biden Vows to Defeat Trump, End U.S. ‘Season of Darkness’
Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the...
Read MoreCalifornia Fires Claim 5 Lives, Threaten Thousands of Homes
Wildfires that blackened skies, took at least five lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes have blazed through California — straining firefighting resources by the sheer vastness of the battle lines. Three...
Read MorePostmaster Says ‘No Idea’ Mailboxes, Equipment Being Removed
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he had “no idea” blue mailboxes and sorting machines were being removed until a public uproar nationwide, as he testifies before a Senate committee digging into disruptions and changes...
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