Search

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 20. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Michigan Secretary of State Says At Least 3 Million Expected To Vote By Mail

Roughly 2.5 million citizens of the approximately 5 million people expected to vote this fall have requested to vote by mail, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

People march during a protest rally Thursday for Marcellis Stinnette in Waukegan, Ill., who was killed by a police officer last week.

Waukegan, Ill., Officer Who Killed Black Man Has Been Fired; City To Release Video

Waukegan's mayor said the release of the video is expected before Thursday. An unnamed officer who shot and killed Marcellis Stinnette and injured Tafara Williams has been terminated.

A screenshot from a cellphone video appears to show a police officer pressing his knee into a man's neck, in Allentown, Pa.

Police Investigate Incident Where Officer Appeared To Use Knee To Restrain Suspect

Allentown, Pa., police released a video showing police subduing a man. Part of the video shows an officer placing a knee to the man's neck, drawing comparisons to the George Floyd incident.

Afghan police inspect the site of a bombing in Parwan province, where Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was speaking at a campaign rally. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Bombing At Afghan President's Campaign Rally Kills At Least 26

The attack, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility, occurred as President Ashraf Ghani was making a rare personal appearance. Due to security concerns, he gives many speeches through his laptop.

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.

Live Blog: Trump Declassifies Crossfire Hurricane Material

The Latest on the Capitol riot and the aftermath

A hostess at Union Kitchen and Tap checks a customer's temperature before seating them, Sept. 16, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 279 New COVID-19 Cases, One New Death

San Diego County public health officials have confirmed 279 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death, increasing the region's totals to 46,610 cases and 776 fatalities.

In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 file photo, a Pacific Gas and Electric crew works at restoring power along the Old Redwood Highway in Santa Rosa, Calif.

PG&E Shuts Power To 11,000 Customers To Prevent Wildfires

The nation's largest electric utility has temporarily shut off power to thousands of Northern California residents to prevent wildfires sparked by electrical equipment as the state braces for potentially strong winds and extreme fire weather conditions.

A woman wearing a facial covering sits in the waiting room of Scripps Clinic in Mission Valley. A sign advising of the clinic's COVID-19 prevention policies hangs on the wall. Dec. 2, 2020.

New Health Restrictions Take Effect In San Diego As Hospitalizations Soar

New health restrictions took effect Monday in San Diego County and the rest of Southern California, shutting down indoor service at restaurants among other closures, due to the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus hospitalizations.

A demonstrator holds a sign about the U.S. census outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. The Census Bureau has stopped all work on President Trump's directive to produce a count of unauthorized immigrants that could be subtracted from a key set of census numbers, NPR has learned.

Census Bureau Stops Work On Trump's Request For Unauthorized Immigrant Count

The Census Bureau has stopped trying to produce a count of unauthorized immigrants, ending the agency's role in Trump's bid to alter census numbers used for reallocating House seats, NPR has learned.

A man holding an umbrella walks past excavators at the construction site where a new quarantine and treatment center is being built to treat patients of a new coronavirus.

China Hurriedly Building Quarantine Center In Effort To Contain Wuhan Virus

Hundreds of workers were told to get the center near the city of Wuhan built in under a week as authorities cope with the new viral pneumonia that has killed 26 people and infected 876 others.

Search results for