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The Latest: Trump says he ‘enjoyed’ debate with Biden

September 30, 2020 9:08 pm Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local): 10:15 p.m. President Donald Trump says he “enjoyed” debating…

Seven people shot at Milwaukee funeral home, police say

September 30, 2020 8:36 pm CNN

Seven people were shot at a funeral home in Milwaukee on Wednesday, police officials said. “At approximately 12:45 p.m., Milwaukee police were…

Unseasonably hot weather and dry conditions continue to fuel the Glass and Zogg fires in California

September 30, 2020 8:10 pm CNN

California fire crews have spent the summer going from one fire to another as the state contends with a record-shattering wildfire season that has…

Texas-based American Airlines says it will begin furloughing 19,000 workers due to no aid deal

September 30, 2020 6:35 pm Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines says it will furlough 19,000 workers on Thursday because negotiations over more federal help for airlines…

The police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is crowdfunding money to retire

September 30, 2020 6:50 pm CNN

The Louisville police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is currently raising money to fund his retirement. Detective Myles Cosgrove was one of…

Man arrested in ambush shooting of 2 Los Angeles County deputies

September 30, 2020 11:18 am Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, California — Prosecutors have charged a 36-year-old man Wednesday with a brazen ambush of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies…

U.S. Senate sends Trump bill to fund government through Dec. 11, averting shutdown

September 30, 2020 4:03 pm Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate is sending President Trump legislation to temporarily fund the government. The vote Wednesday averts the…

AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely blames Biden for vet deaths

September 30, 2020 2:50 pm Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely blames Democratic rival Joe Biden for the deaths of 308,000 veterans who he said couldn’t…

Kentucky attorney general given until Friday to release grand jury recordings in Breonna Taylor case

September 30, 2020 2:19 pm CNN

The release of grand jury recordings in the Breonna Taylor case will be delayed until noon Friday, according to a judge’s order. The highly…

Debate commission considering ‘changes’ to structure, format of debates after chaotic Trump-Biden contest

September 30, 2020 11:27 am Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The Commission on Presidential Debates says it’s adding new “tools to maintain order” to the upcoming debates after a…

Kentucky attorney general seeks delay in release of grand jury recordings in Breonna Taylor case

September 30, 2020 11:08 am CNN

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has asked for a one-week delay in the release of the grand jury recordings in the Breonna Taylor case. The…

AP FACT CHECK: False claims swamp first Trump-Biden debate

September 30, 2020 10:49 am Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabrications and fear-mongering in a belligerent debate with Joe Biden, at one…

Tennessee’s medication abortion law blocked by judge

September 30, 2020 9:42 am Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a Tennessee law that required women undergoing drug-induced abortions be informed the procedure…

US says it will block palm oil shipments from one of Malaysia’s biggest producers, citing widespread labor abuses

September 30, 2020 7:30 am Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will detain shipments of palm oil and its products from a major producer in Malaysia after a wide range of…

Cardinal George Pell returns to Rome after acquittal on sex abuse charges to find Vatican mired in financial scandal

September 30, 2020 6:14 am Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Cardinal George Pell has returned to Rome after his acquittal on child sexual abuse charges to find the Vatican mired in a financial…

In Trump-Biden debate chaos, China and other opponents of democracy are the big winners

September 30, 2020 2:27 am CNN

In an ugly, cantankerous presidential debate, one of the few things Donald Trump and Joe Biden agreed upon was China. Both criticized the other for…

There is still plenty of fire season left to go as California firefighters struggle to contain the Glass and Zogg fires

September 30, 2020 2:20 am CNN

California fire crews have spent the summer going from one fire to another as the state contends with a record-shattering wildfire season that is…

Indian court acquits all 32 accused in 1992 demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence

September 30, 2020 1:22 am Associated Press

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An Indian court has acquitted all 32 people who had been accused of crimes in a 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th century…

An 11-year-old boy and a woman are dead after an Oregon hostage situation

September 29, 2020 11:41 pm CNN

A woman and an 11-year-old boy were killed in a hostage situation that unfolded in Salem, Oregon, state police said Tuesday. The suspect was also…

AP FACT CHECK: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate

September 29, 2020 11:29 pm Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabrications and fear-mongering in a belligerent debate with Joe Biden, at one…