Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
Jul 27, 2020
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP - The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates…
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China tells US to close Chengdu consulate in growing spat
Jul 24, 2020
By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk…
Portland’s mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages
Jul 23, 2020
By GILLIAN FLACCUS PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents late Wednesday as he stood outside a federal courthouse during another night of protests against the presence…
Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami
Jul 22, 2020
By MARK THIESSEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A powerful earthquake off Alaska’s southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami. There were no…
Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure
Jul 21, 2020
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight. NASA’s Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy floated…
Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base
Jul 20, 2020
By STEVE PEOPLES AP - In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party’s divergent and often warring factions. As the closing stretch of…
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday
Jul 17, 2020
By MICHAEL TARM TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A meth kingpin from Iowa who was convicted of killing two young girls and three adults is scheduled Friday to become the third federal inmate to be…
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
Jul 16, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The three nations alleged that…
Body camera footage of Floyd arrest could show more of story
Jul 15, 2020
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Video from the body cameras of two officers charged in George Floyd’s death is being made available for public viewing by appointment on Wednesday, but a…
US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades
Jul 14, 2020
By MICHAEL BALSAMO TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — 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…