Sen. John Kennedy proposed Tuesday renaming all military bases after Medal of Honor recipients rather than…
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Police agree to moratorium on acquiring military equipment
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut police chiefs agreed Tuesday to not acquire additional surplus military equipment…
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
BEIRUT (AP) – The head of Hezbollah group on Tuesday said Lebanon should not observe new…
Pence praises Winnebago and Trump in northern Iowa speech
FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence offered an optimistic view of the nation…
Trayvon Martin’s mother: ‘Disgusting that black people still treated like animals’
Travyon Martin’s mother has said the killing of George Floyd shows black people are “still being…
Justice Department sues in federal court to block John Bolton’s book
The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against John Bolton on Tuesday, seeking to block the…
NOAA hurricane hunter base in Florida hit with coronavirus outbreak
A coronavirus outbreak hit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s hurricane hunter reconnaissance base in Florida…
NYPD withdraws from district attorney’s office following decision not to prosecute protesters
The New York Police Department has removed officers from the Manhattan district attorney’s office, the latest…
Nancy Pelosi Calls Out ‘Grim Reaper’ Mitch McConnell for Blocking House Police Reform Bill: ‘How Many More People Have to Die?’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his blanket refusal to consider…
Vanita Gupta, Obama DOJ official: All Americans have ‘racial bias’
The former head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division told lawmakers Tuesday that all Americans…
Columbus bans police use of tear gas, limits pepper spray
The city of Columbus on Tuesday prohibited police use of tear gas and limited use of…
UN nations to elect new Security Council members Wednesday
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly is holding elections Wednesday, including for two hotly…
West Virginia jobless rate falls to 12.9% amid reopenings
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 12.9% last month, buoyed by business…
Gun rights advocates sue to block Virginia handgun sales law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Gun rights advocates are suing to block a Virginia law from taking…
GOP leader to leave NY senate for lobbying job
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The minority GOP leader of the New York state senate announced Tuesday…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on an AIDS vaccine that doesn’t exist
WASHINGTON (AP) – Seizing on a medical milestone that doesn’t exist, President Donald Trump said Tuesday…
Flavored vaping product ban proposed by Montana officials
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Montana’s health department is proposing a permanent ban on the sale of…
‘Daunting problem’: Black service members court-martialed up to 71% more than whites
Black service members are put on trial more than whites, and Congress declared Tuesday that it…
New Jersey AG: Police agencies must release names of officers disciplined for serious offenses
New Jersey law enforcement agencies will be required to release the names of officers who were…
Authorities charge men who had ‘extremist ideology’ ties in connection to death of federal security guard David Patrick Underwood
Two men have been charged in connection with an attack that killed David Patrick Underwood, a…