Minneapolis
July 31, 2020
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, left, abruptly withdrew from a virtual roundtable that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, right, was also scheduled to attend

Chicago mayor pulls out of event to avoid sharing stage with Jacob Frey

Mayor Jacob Frey has faced criticism in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
Nation
July 30, 2020
Rep. John Lewis laid to rest at historic Atlanta cemetery

Rep. John Lewis laid to rest at historic Atlanta cemetery

It came after nearly a week of observances to remember the civil rights hero.
Nation
July 30, 2020
Rep. John Lewis lauded as a warrior and hero

Rep. John Lewis lauded as a warrior and hero

John Lewis was lauded as a warrior and hero during a ceremony Wednesday at the Georgia Capitol
Nation
July 29, 2020
Oregon governor: Feds will withdraw from Portland

Oregon governor: Feds will withdraw from Portland

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she has reached an agreement with the Trump administration.
Nation
July 29, 2020
NASA ups the ante with its newest Mars rover

NASA ups the ante with its newest Mars rover

NASA is dispatching a six-wheeled rover to Mars, where scientists hope it will collect rock samples that will be brought back to Earth for analysis in about a decade.
Nation
July 29, 2020
Trump again touts hydroxychloroquine for COVID

Trump again touts hydroxychloroquine for COVID

President Donald Trump again touted the benefits of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients, insisting many doctors believe it's "extremely successful."
Nation
July 28, 2020
US to send sample-collecting rover to Mars

US to send sample-collecting rover to Mars

The U.S. is dispatching a six-wheeled rover the size of a car, called Perseverance, to collect rock samples that will be brought back to Earth for analysis in about a decade.
Nation
July 27, 2020
Body of John Lewis makes final Selma bridge crossing

Body of John Lewis makes final Selma bridge crossing

The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis has crossed Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon.
Nation
July 26, 2020

States issue warnings about seed packets from China

Nation
July 25, 2020
US civil rights icon Lewis remembered at memorial

US civil rights icon Lewis remembered at memorial

A memorial service has been held in Troy, Alabama for the famed civil rights icon John Lewis.
Nation
July 25, 2020
Federal agents fire tear gas at protesters in Portland

Federal agents fire tear gas at protesters in Portland

A persistent crowd of protesters remained outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by US agents, lingered above.
Local
July 24, 2020
"We need communities to adopt the actions to slow the spread of COVID now," Dr. Robert Redfield said Friday.

CDC: Schools near uncontrolled virus spread may want to close

Deputy secretary of education said the "default" should be schools fully open this fall.
Coronavirus
July 24, 2020
Biden: Trump won't do 'hard work' to open schools

Biden: Trump won't do 'hard work' to open schools

In an interview this week with a Phoenix television station, the Democrat said his opponent was worried about re-election.
Coronavirus
July 24, 2020
White House: Schools, teachers considered 'essential'

White House: Schools, teachers considered 'essential'

Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany doubled down on President Donald Trump's insistence that U.S. schools reopen in the fall.
Business
July 24, 2020
Trump signs executive orders to reduce drug prices

Trump signs executive orders to reduce drug prices

At a White House ceremony, Trump signed four executive orders.
Coronavirus
July 24, 2020
Trump 'felt it was wrong' to host Florida convention

Trump 'felt it was wrong' to host Florida convention

Trump's formal renomination will still go forward in North Carolina.
Coronavirus
July 23, 2020
Trump says some schools may need to delay opening

Trump says some schools may need to delay opening

It marks a shift from Trump's previous demand for a full reopening of the nation's schools this fall.
Nation
July 23, 2020
Pelosi, Schumer decry federal agents in Portland

Pelosi, Schumer decry federal agents in Portland

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to put federal agents in Portland.
Nation
July 23, 2020
Federal agents tear gas Portland mayor

Federal agents tear gas Portland mayor

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city.
Nation
July 22, 2020
Pfizer: Vaccine trial has 'robust immune response'

Pfizer: Vaccine trial has 'robust immune response'

The Trump administration will pay Pfizer nearly $2 billion for a December delivery of 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharmaceutical company is developing.

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