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Virus Relief Bill Remains Up in Air as Negotiations Resume
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a thousand people showed up in downtown Portland early Saturday ...
Portland Protest Peaceful After Federal Presence Reduced
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a thousand people showed up in downtown Portland early Saturday ...
Hurricane Isaias Hits Bahamas; Virus-Battered Florida Braces
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it ...
‘Rebuilding Paradise’ Looks at Emotional Toll of Deadly Fire
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Almost two years since a wildfire swept through his mountain town and ...
Judge Orders Man to Pay $85K in Deaths of 2 Whooping Cranes
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A man who admitted that he and a juvenile shot and killed ...
Rent’s Due, Again: Monthly Anxieties Deepen as Aid Falls Off
Another month passes. The coronavirus pandemic marches on. And Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once ...
Can the Coronavirus Spread Through the Air?
A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of ...
Amid the Pandemic, Big Tech Reports Mixed Earnings
A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of ...
Police Launch Morning Sweep of Homeless Camp Near Capitol
A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of ...
GOP’s Jobless Benefit Plan Could Mean Delays, States Warn
A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of ...
Faith in Protest as Young People Find Fervor on the Street
"I can't breathe!'" the crowd chanted, invoking the dying words spoken by George Floyd as a ...
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine is Put to its Biggest Test
The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of ...
Eyes Turn to Senate After House Passes Police Reform Bill
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Critics of a wide-ranging police accountability proposal that passed the House of ...
Gov’t: New Foreign Students Can’t Enter US If Courses Online
A week after revoking sweeping new restrictions on international students, federal immigration officials on Friday announced ...
New Jersey Gives Parents More Options to Keep Kids Home
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — State officials provided more details Friday on the reopening of schools this ...
Extra Unemployment Aid Expires as Virus Threatens New States
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As public health officials warned Friday that the coronavirus posed new risks ...
White House Drops Payroll Tax Cut After GOP Allies Object
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reluctantly dropped his bid to cut Social Security ...
NY Lawmakers Vote to Pause Facial Recognition in Schools
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated the waters of two remote beaches ...
Trump’s Show of Federal Force Sparking Alarm in Cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is using the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways ...
Virus Antibodies Fade Fast but Not Necessarily Protection
New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only ...
How the Coronavirus Spread Through One Immigration Facility
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gregory Arnold walked into the warden's office April 1 as the novel ...
Millions of Kids Told Full Return to School in Fall Unlikely
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions more children in the U.S. learned Friday that they're unlikely ...
Asylum Rules Test Trump’s Legal Skills to Make New Policy
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Critics of the Trump administration's most sweeping set of rules to restrict ...
Philadelphia Protesters Sue City Over Tear Gas, Use of Force
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three civil rights lawsuits filed in Philadelphia on Tuesday accuse the city of ...
Nonprofit Report: Providing Services to Children and Families During COVID
Host Mark Oppenheim interviews guests: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley President & CEO Marcia ...
White House-Backed Campaign Pushes Alternate Career Paths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump on Tuesday unveiled a White House-backed national ad campaign ...
Florida Reports Largest, Single-Day Increase in COVID Cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase ...
Pandemic, Racism Compound Worries About Black Suicide Rate
CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on ...
Virus Spread, Not Politics Should Guide Schools, Doctors Say
As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public ...
Ocala Homeless Fined, Jailed: Nowhere to Sleep Legally
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Diane Coleman drives past run-down motels, mom-and-pop cafes and car repair shops ...
Worker Advocates File Meat Plants Discrimination Complaint
Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
US Wholesale Prices Fell 0.2% in June as Food Costs Plunged
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs dropped sharply, offsetting ...
CDC Head Sticking to School-Opening Guides Trump Criticized
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials won't revise their coronavirus guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism ...
Layoffs Stuck at High Level as 1.3 Million Seek Jobless Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically ...
Court OK’s Limiting Free Birth Control on Religious Grounds
WASHINGTON (AP) — More employers who cite religious or moral grounds can decline to offer cost-free ...
AIDS Report: Kids are Lagging and COVID-19 is Harming Care
New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and ...
Amazon Homeless Shelter Boosts Unique Program for Sick Kids
SEATTLE (AP) — After becoming homeless, Connie Wade realized she'd be missing something critical to care ...
Debates Turn Emotional as Schools Decide How and If to Open
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions ...
Hollowed Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus
The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront ...
Preview: National Immigration Law Center – Marielena Hincapie
Marielena Hincapie, Executive Director of the National Immigration Law Center, discusses how the nation's only legal ...
