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Developer tied to Texas AG says feds tampered with warrants
DALLAS - On a summer morning last year, FBI agents arrived at the home of a prominent real estate developer in Austin and began scouring the palatial French-style chateau for documents, videos and pho...
Oct 29, 2020
Trump fights headwinds as he and Biden battle over Florida
TAMPA, Fla. - Pressing against stiff headwinds from the pandemic, President Donald Trump steered toward what he hoped was safer political ground with the U.S. economy Thursday, as Democratic rival Joe...
Oct 29, 2020
Trump's diversity training order faces lawsuit
NEW YORK - Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certa...
Oct 29, 2020
Harris target of more misinformation than Pence, data shows
CHICAGO - Long before Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced her as his running mate, Kamala Harris was the target of widespread online misinformation. Social media posts included racist ...
Oct 29, 2020
Portland, Oregon, delays vote to cut $18M more from police
PORTLAND, Ore. - City councillors in Oregon's largest city have delayed a vote on an additional $18 million in cuts to the Portland police budget until after next week's presidential election amid a h...
Oct 29, 2020
As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands
WASHINGTON - There are no crowds at Disneyland, still shut down by the coronavirus. Fewer fans attended the World Series this year than at any time in the past century. Big concerts are cancelled. But...
Oct 29, 2020
Two same-sex couples in military marry in first for Taiwan
TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Two lesbian couples tied the knot in a mass wedding held by Taiwan's military on Friday in a historic celebration with their peers. Taiwan is the only place in Asia to have legalized...
Oct 29, 2020
Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha
CHICAGO - The mother of a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is among those slated to testify Friday during a hearing in Illinois to decide if her son should be ex...
Oct 29, 2020
Asia Today: Japan crosses 100,000 cases, 9 months after 1st
TOKYO - Japan's coronavirus cases have topped 100,000, nine months after the first case was found in mid-January, the health ministry said Friday. The country confirmed 808 new cases on Thursday, brin...
Oct 29, 2020
Police who shot Wallace were improperly trained, family says
PHILADELPHIA - The footage from body-worn cameras that was taken as police responded to a call about Walter Wallace Jr. shows him emerging from a house with a knife as relatives shout at officers abou...
Oct 29, 2020