Toledo: Attorney Charged In Bribery Scheme To Stay Free Until Trial
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A private attorney accused along with four Toledo City Council members of taking part in a bribery and extortion scheme will be allowed to remain free while…
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US Trade Deficit Rises 9.7% In May To $54.6 Billion
By Paul Wiseman, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit rose for the third straight month in May. Both exports and imports fell as the coronavirus outbreak continued…
High Court Won’t Hear Abortion Clinic ‘Buffer Zone’ Cases
By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday turned away pleas from anti-abortion activists to make it easier for them to protest outside clinics, declining to…
FBI Arrests Epstein Pal, Accused Of Enabling Abuse Of Girls
By Jim Mustain and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday on charges she helped recruit three girls — one as young as 14 — to be…
US Tries To Seize Iranian Gas Heading Toward Venezuela
Vehicles line up near a gas station to fill their tanks, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 29, 2020. Venezuela boasts the world’s largest underground oil reserves, but it has been forced…
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Are Rising In 40 Of 50 States
By Jake Coyle and Terry Spencer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000…
In Last Minute Move, Delta Cancels Fireworks
Village of Delta officials in cooperation with the Delta Eagles as sponsors of the 2020, July 4th Fireworks show scheduled for July 11, 2020, have decided it is in the best…
Ex-Bush Officials Launch Super PAC Backing Biden Over President Trump
By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of former George W. Bush administration and campaign officials have launched a new super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden,…
President Trump At Rushmore: Jets And Fireworks, But Masks Optional
By Stephen Groves, Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Rushmore national memorial before the first fireworks show there in years, he’ll stand…
Michigan Judge Allows Restart Of Disputed Oil Pipeline
By John Flesher, AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge Wednesday allowed Enbridge to resume pumping oil through a Midwestern pipeline, nearly a week after shutting it…
Reported Ohio Coronavirus Cases Jump Again, Topping 1,000
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The daily number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases reported to the Ohio Health Department topped 1,000 on Wednesday for the first…
Fox News Fires Ed Henry After Sexual Misconduct Allegation
By David Bauder, AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News on Wednesday fired daytime news anchor Ed Henry after an investigation of sexual misconduct in the workplace. The network…
Judge Deals Setback To Key Trump Policy Limiting Asylum
By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge has knocked down a cornerstone border policy of the Trump administration that denies asylum to people who travel through…
President Trump, Top Officials Defend Response To Russia Bounty Threat
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Lee and James LaPorta, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Criticized for inaction, President Donald Trump and top officials on Wednesday stepped up their defense of the…
Appeals Court Lifts Restraint Against President Trump Book Publisher
By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for a publisher to distribute a tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece…
Biden Tops President Trump In June, 2nd-Quarter Cash; GOP Still Flush
By Bill Barrow, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden outpaced President Donald Trump’s campaign fundraising juggernaut in June and in the second quarter of this election year,…
President Trump Plans Huge July 4 Fireworks Show Despite DC’s Concerns
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s July Fourth celebration on the National Mall will feature one of the largest fireworks displays ever and…
House Approves $1.5T Plan To Fix Crumbling Infrastructure
By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into projects…
Stonewall Jackson Removed From Richmond’s Monument Avenue
By Denise Lavoie and Alan Suderman, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Work crews wielding a giant crane, harnesses and power tools wrested an imposing statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson from…
US Adds 4.8 Million Jobs As Unemployment Falls To 11.1%
By Christopher Rugaber, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved…