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US Judge Blocks Postal Service Changes That Slowed Mail
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide. The judge called them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election. Judge Stanley Bastian…
‘Nothing Left in the Bucket’: Wildfire Resources Run Thin
(AP) – Firefighters battling the West Coast wildfires say this year’s blazes are some of the worst they have ever seen. They say the fires are taxing the human, mechanical and financial resources of the nation’s wildfire fighting forces to…
Hurricane Sally Unleashes Flooding Along the Gulf Coast
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally has lumbered ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, with top winds of 105 mph. The coast is being pummeled with sideways rain and beach-covering storm surges. Sally’s northern eyewall raked…
US Outlines Sweeping Plan to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is outlining a sweeping plan to make COVID-19 vaccines available for free to all Americans. But polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism across the country. In a report Wednesday to Congress and an…
City to Pay Millions to Breonna Taylor’s Mom, Reform Police
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The city of Louisville will pay several million dollars to the mother of Breonna Taylor and install police reforms as part of a settlement of a lawsuit from Taylor’s family, The Associated Press has learned. The…
Trump, Biden Face off on West Coast Wildfire, Climate Change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role. He reiterated his unfounded claim that poor forest management is…
Slow-Moving Hurricane Sally Carrying a Deluge to Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Storm-weary residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast are preparing for a new weather onslaught as Hurricane Sally churns toward them. Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Sally is expected to reach the shore…
Relocated Isle Royale Wolves Form Groups, Reduce Moose Herd
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Scientists say gray wolves that were taken to Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park to rebuild its nearly extinct population are forming social groups, staking out…
Us Remembers 9/11 as Pandemic Changes Tribute Traditions
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are commemorating 9/11 as a new national crisis in the form of the coronavirus pandemic reconfigures and divides anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carves a path through the observances. In New York, victims’ relatives…
Us Layoffs Remain Elevated as Job Market’s Gains Weaken
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs remain stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral pandemic flattened the economy. The latest figures…
Donald Trump Jr. Makes Pitch for Father on Duluth Stage
DULUTH, Minn.- To a DECC ballroom of 250 Trump supporters, Donald Trump Jr. used his "Make America Great Again" event to bolster his father's first term in office while bashing his Democratic opponent…
Explosive Wildfires Across California Stoked by Fierce Winds
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires are raging unchecked across parts of the Western United States, and authorities say gusty winds could drive flames with new ferocity. Diablo winds in northern California and Santa Ana winds in the south are…
Bold Hopes for Virus Antibody Tests Still Unfulfilled
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coronavirus tests touted by President Donald Trump and his top officials to help reopen the economy are widely available, but predictions for their usefulness haven't panned out. The tests check the blood for antibodies that help fight…
Jobless Claims Fall to 881,000 but Layoffs Remain Elevated
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to roughly 880,000 last week, a sign of possible improvement but the evidence that the viral pandemic keeps forcing many businesses to slash jobs. The latest figures,…
Biden Focuses on Schools and Pandemic, Then to Visit Kenosha
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Joe Biden is traveling to Wisconsin on Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump, as the key swing state becomes the focal point for political debate over violence at protests. First, Biden is hammering Trump on…
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
- Madrid zookeeper seriously injured after gorilla attack
- Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes: US, others must intervene as conflict escalates, experts say
- South Korea’s Moon Jae-in says government failed to protect citizen killed by North
- Paris attack suspect wanted to avenge Prophet Muhammad cartoons, cell phone video claims
- North Korea accuses South of crossing disputed boundary to find dead official
- Herd of charging cows in England kill second man in month
- Mexican authorities issue warrants for military, police allegedly linked to disappearance of 43 students
- Syrian foreign minister says U.S. sanctions 'suffocate Syrians, just like George Floyd'
- Azerbaijan, Armenia fight over disputed region as tanks destroyed, helicopters shot down
- Alps surprised by early snowfall, Swiss town sees new record
CNN HEADLINES
- Romanian village re-elects dead mayor, saying he deserved to win
- Beijing to avoid frozen food from countries with major Covid-19 outbreaks
- The grim, disturbing truth behind British country estates
- Armenia and Azerbaijan clash over disputed region
- Worldwide pandemic draining resources from Al-Hol camp
- What it's really like to run a British pub right now
- Who's still hiring? These companies
- How Jack Ma built China's money supermarket into a $200 billion company
- Trump is stealing China's playbook to deal with TikTok
- Seven-foot robots are stacking shelves in Tokyo convenience stores
