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Prosecutors decline to retry Kennedy cousin in 1975 slaying

30 Oct 2020, 12:26 PM PDT

Trump fights headwinds as he and Biden battle over Florida

30 Oct 2020, 12:25 PM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden appears on a "Zoom with Oprah Winfrey" virtual show at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million

30 Oct 2020, 12:25 PM PDT

In this Sept. 17, 2020 file photo President Donald Trump throws a hat to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally at the Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, Wis. Hackers stole $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party's account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump …

Trump officials tout progress on border wall before election

30 Oct 2020, 12:25 PM PDT

Border Patrol agent Justin Castrejon speaks in front of newly replaced border wall sections Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, near Tecate, Calif. Top Trump administration officials will visit South Texas five days before Election Day to announce they have completed 400 miles of U.S.-Mexico border wall, attempting to show progress on …

The Latest: Biden tells hard-hit Iowa he has plan for virus

30 Oct 2020, 12:25 PM PDT

President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Poland’s leaders defend abortion ruling, condemn protests

30 Oct 2020, 12:25 PM PDT

A protester with a sign of the women's rights campaign joins others on the fifth day of nationwide protests against recent court ruling that tightened Poland's restrictive abortion law, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. The court said it was unconstitutional to terminate a pregnancy due to fetal …

Divided Belgium among Europe’s worst virus hotspots

30 Oct 2020, 12:25 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 file photo, medical staff work in the intensive care ward for COVID-19 patients at the CHR Citadelle hospital in Liege, Belgium. Small, yet so divided, Belgium is hit hard again by the pandemic, and now has some of the worst results to show in …

EU: WHO should have more power to investigate outbreaks

30 Oct 2020, 12:25 PM PDT

In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends the weekly government cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin. Spahn said Friday Oct. 30, 2020, that World Health Organisation (WHO) should receive more political support and financial backing for its international efforts to manage …

Fair housing groups: Redfin ‘redlines’ minority communities

30 Oct 2020, 12:25 PM PDT

Lisa Rice, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, poses for a photo in her office, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Washington. Several fair housing organizations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit filed Oct. 29, saying the online real estate broker offers fewer services to …

Mississippi city won’t lose lights after threat over debt

30 Oct 2020, 12:24 PM PDT

Birdia Williams turns on her ceiling fan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, to help cool the house she and her husband, John Williams, purchased 23 years earlier in Itta Bena, Miss., a few blocks from what was then a busy downtown. Now, the couple, living on a fix income as retirees, …

Voting, virus, race are hot topics in state high court races

30 Oct 2020, 12:24 PM PDT

In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, file photo, The Michigan Supreme Court's Hall of Justice is seen in Lansing, Mich. SANTA FE, N.M. _ Court majorities are at stake beyond Washington, D.C., as voters chose justices for state supreme courts that have been thrust into politicized clashes over voter access …

Harris target of more misinformation than Pence, data shows

30 Oct 2020, 12:24 PM PDT

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at a mobile campaign event, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

If 2020 is like 2000, Trump believes he’s got the votes

30 Oct 2020, 12:23 PM PDT

The Supreme Court is seen as morning fog lingers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Verifiability, Not Truth: How Wikipedia Buries Stories Like the Biden Corruption Scandal

30 Oct 2020, 12:21 PM PDT

Joe Biden Primary Night Event at the University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC - February 29, 2020

Household Incomes and Spending Jump Higher, Beating Forecasts

30 Oct 2020, 12:21 PM PDT

US President Donald Trump gestures during a Keep America Great Rally at Kellogg Arena December 18, 2019, in Battle Creek, Michigan. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Nolte: Donald Trump Jumps to 2-Point Lead in North Carolina, Within 1 in Nevada

30 Oct 2020, 12:16 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (R) to the White House July 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump and López Obrador also met in the Oval Office and are scheduled to deliver a joint press statement later in the …

Russell Wilson, Ciara fund charter school in Seattle area

30 Oct 2020, 12:14 PM PDT

In this Oct. 11, 2020, file photo, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson looks for a receiver during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Seattle. Wilson and his Grammy-winning wife, pop singer Ciara, are putting their money and celebrity behind rebranding a charter …

‘Difficult winter’: Europe divided on lockdowns; cases soar

30 Oct 2020, 12:14 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech about German government's policies to combat the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 disease at the parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Donald Trump: Joe Biden ‘Twisted the Knife in the Back of Michigan Workers’

30 Oct 2020, 12:14 PM PDT

WATERFORD, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump greets supporters at a campaign rally at Oakland County International Airport on October 30, 2020 in Waterford, Michigan. With less than a week until Election Day, Trump and his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, are campaigning across the country. (Photo …

The Latest: Spain to keep state of emergency until May 2021

30 Oct 2020, 12:14 PM PDT

A health official from the district office wearing protective gear, walks near a banner showing a precaution against the coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Eurozone growth soars record 12.7% but fears grow for winter

30 Oct 2020, 12:14 PM PDT

In this file photo dated Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, a man wearing a face mask walks over a bridge with the buildings of the banking district in background in Frankfurt, Germany. New figures released Friday Oct. 30, 2020, show that the European economy grew by an unexpectedly large 12.7% in …

New program allows soldiers to innovate from the bottom up

30 Oct 2020, 12:13 PM PDT

U.S. Army Maj. Evan Adams pitches his idea of a new mobile app to manage training areas on bases in real time on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at Fort Campbell, Ky. Adams, who is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, won round one of the competition. The Shark Tank like …

Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth

30 Oct 2020, 12:13 PM PDT

In this undated image provided by NASA, a sample container hovers over a capsule on the Osiris-Rex spacecraft near the asteroid Bennu. The capsule will eventually return to Earth with rubble collected in the container on Oct. 20, 2020, from the asteroid’s surface. (NASA via AP)

Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha

30 Oct 2020, 12:13 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse carries a weapon as he walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. In a document filed Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, defense attorneys say sending Rittenhouse, accused of …

As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands

30 Oct 2020, 12:13 PM PDT

President Donald Trump gestures as he is introduced by first lady Melania Trump during a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Qatar: Officials behind women exams referred to prosecutors

30 Oct 2020, 12:13 PM PDT

This image made from the Oct. 2, 2020, surveillance camera footage obtained by the website Doha News shows officials care for an abandoned baby at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. Qatar apologized Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, after authorities forcibly examined female passengers from a Qatar Airways flight to Sydney …

Quake strikes Turkish coast and Greek island, killing 14

30 Oct 2020, 12:13 PM PDT

People work on a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has shaken Turkey and Greece. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said Friday's earthquake was centered in the Aegean at a depth of 16.5 kilometers (10.3 miles) and registered …

Bernie Marcus: Trump’s Pandemic Response Is Far Superior to ‘Obama-Biden Stagnation’

30 Oct 2020, 12:11 PM PDT

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Santa Clara U. Apologizes for ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Sign Displayed by Campus Safety Official

30 Oct 2020, 12:07 PM PDT

An unidentified man participates in a Blue Lives Matter rally Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

MLB owners approve sale of Mets to Steve Cohen

30 Oct 2020, 12:05 PM PDT

In this Dec. 10, 2009 file photo, billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen attends a benefit in New York. Major League Baseball owners voted Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, to approve the sale of the New York Mets to Cohen. The sale from the Wilpon and Katz families values the franchise …

Perdue declines to participate in final debate with Ossoff

30 Oct 2020, 12:05 PM PDT

Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., meets with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, not pictured, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Stocks slump again as Wall Street’s miserable week continues

30 Oct 2020, 12:05 PM PDT

A currency trader walks by screens showing the foreign exchange rates and the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Asian stocks sank Friday as investors looked ahead to next week's U.S. presidential election and weighed the …

Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray

30 Oct 2020, 12:05 PM PDT

In this Oct. 22, 2019, photo, plastic and other debris sits on the beach on Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. According to a study released on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, more than a million tons a year of America's plastic trash isn't ending up where it should. The …

‘Activist Mommy’ Elizabeth Johnston: ‘#VoteLikeAMother’

30 Oct 2020, 11:58 AM PDT

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Virus cases spike at Milan’s La Scala, Naples’ San Carlo

30 Oct 2020, 11:55 AM PDT

In this early Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 file photo, A military vehicle drives past La Scala opera theater in Milan, northern Italy. The number of performers at Milan’s famed La Scala opera house positive with the coronavirus has risen to 21, even as the theater was forced to close due …

Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album

30 Oct 2020, 11:55 AM PDT

This cover image released by Arista Records shows "Whitney" by Whitney Houston. The late singer has earned her third diamond certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston's 1987 sophomore album, “Whitney," has …

Ahead of the election, a landslide of documentaries

30 Oct 2020, 11:55 AM PDT

This combination photo shows poster art for political documentaries, from left, "All In: The Fight for Democracy," "Boys State," "537 Votes," "Slay the Dragon," and "The Fight." The election has unleashed an avalanche of documentaries like no season before it. Dozens of films, exploring issues from gerrymandering to white supremacists, …

Country artist Cam confronts hard truths on ‘The Otherside’

30 Oct 2020, 11:55 AM PDT

Country singer Cam poses in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 to promote her second album “The Otherside.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Herb Adderley, 81, cornerback great with 6 NFL titles, dies

30 Oct 2020, 11:53 AM PDT

This Sept. 1972, file photo shows cornerback Herb Adderley, of the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team. Hall of Fame cornerback Herb Adderley has died. He was 81. His death was confirmed Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, on Twitter by nephew Nasir Adderley, a safety for the Los Angeles Chargers. Adderley played …

Twitter Stock Crashes 20% as User Growth Fizzles

30 Oct 2020, 11:50 AM PDT

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