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Allaine Benson holds her husband Erik Benson in this undated photo.

Vet With PSTD May Spend A Year In Jail Awaiting Trial

Erik Benson was arrested in November for leaving threatening messages on his VA funded providers voice mail. He remains in federal lockup even after a jury in his case deadlocked. Prosecutors have told the judge they plan to retry him.

President Trump, pictured June 5, signs a bill extending the time period for businesses to use funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. On Saturday he signed a bill extending the deadline to apply for the program.

Trump Signs Small Business Loan Program Extension

The Paycheck Protection Program, enacted to help small businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, had expired Tuesday. With Trump's signature Saturday, the new deadline to apply is Aug. 8.

President Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden appear at a bill signing in Dec. 2016. Late in his term, Obama was using executive actions to advance much of his agenda in the face of congressional opposition. President Trump was unapologetic about taking such actions, which some Democrats think should be Biden's approach.

Obama White House Veterans Urge Biden To Embrace Executive Action

President-elect Joe Biden may face divided government that could stall his agenda. Some Democrats say he should actually channel President Trump in taking aggressive executive actions.

People protest for a $15 minimum wage in New York City in 2017.

$15 Minimum Wage Would Boost 17 Million Workers, Cut 1.3 Million Jobs, CBO Says

The Congressional Budget Office analyzed the impact of lifting the $7.25 federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. The House is expected to vote next week on a bill to lift the federal minimum.

The Federal Justice Center in downtown San Diego in this undated photo.

Hacker Who Disrupted San Diego-Based Sony Gaming Firm Gets Federal Prison

A hacker who disrupted Sony Online Entertainment and other gaming companies has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.

Climate Issues: Where 2020 Democrats Stand On The Green New Deal And More

While most Democratic presidential candidates support the goals laid out in the Green New Deal, they differ on specifics like a carbon tax, nuclear energy and federal spending to fight climate change.

Workers board up a building in downtown Washington, D.C., in preparation for possible protests.

Election 2020: Cities And Businesses Prepare For Post-Election Unrest, Violence

Across the country, there are growing concerns that the bitterness and animosity over the presidential election will not end when the polls close on the evening of Nov. 3.

Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler campaigns in Buford, Ga., telling supporters she's 100% with President Trump.

'More Conservative Than Attila The Hun': Kelly Loeffler's Push To Keep Senate Seat

The wealthy businesswoman replaced Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson who resigned last year. Now she's running in a crowded special election to serve out the remaining two years of his term.

Mini-lungs or lung organoids grow in a petri dish, August 3, 2020.

Researchers Growing Mini-Lungs To Study Coronavirus Impacts On Different Race, Gender

The lungs can be grown with stem cells in a Petri dish.

Two Cal Fire firefighters walk down a road during efforts to fight the Valley Fire in San Diego County, Sept. 8, 2020.

Valley Fire Chars Thousands of Acres, Destroys Homes In Eastern San Diego County

Firefighters battled for a fourth day Tuesday to subdue a Santa Ana-driven wildfire that blackened thousands of acres in rural eastern San Diego County over the Labor Day weekend, leveling about a dozen homes and forcing widespread evacuations.

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