Forest Raises $2.4M, Still Behind in NC Governor’s Money Race
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest recorded his largest fundraising haul in his...
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Global Vaccine Plan May Allow Rich Countries to Buy More
Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus...
Read MoreU.K. Demands the Public Wear Face Coverings in Shops
Britain’s government will demand people wear face coverings in shops as it seeks to clarify its message after weeks of prevarication amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to tell the House of...
Read MoreU.S. Carries Out the 1st Federal Execution in Nearly 2 Decades
The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific...
Read MoreJudge Seeks More Details on Trump’s Clemency for Roger Stone
A federal judge on Monday demanded more information about President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the parties provide her...
Read MoreReady or Not: Election Costs Soar in Prep for Virus Voting
The demand for mail-in ballots is surging. Election workers need training. And polling booths might have to be outfitted with protective shields during the COVID-19 pandemic. As officials prepare for the Nov. 3 election, one...
Read MoreWashington’s NFL Team Drops ‘Redskins’ Name After 87 Years
The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must...
Read MoreU.S. Grapples With Pandemic as Its Origins Are Traced in China
The United States was grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world on Monday, as Florida shattered the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in new confirmed cases. Meanwhile, two World Health...
Read MoreLook Out, Mars: Here We Come With a Fleet of Spacecraft
Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time. Three countries — the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates — are sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet in quick succession beginning this week, in the...
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NC Republicans Try Again to Dislodge Voter ID From Courts
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders are trying to reinstate the implementation of a...
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