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President Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

Updated: 14 minutes ago

By Associated Press

The White House was placed on lockdown following the incident.

National

Dr Pepper trying to address soda shortage at grocery stores

Updated: 14 minutes ago

By Travis Leder

Many Dr Pepper fans have struggled to find the popular soda at grocery stores across the country, and the company says it is working on a solution.

National

Boy with autism kicked out of NJ church for making noise during sister’s baptism

Updated: 15 minutes ago

By WABC Staff

The boy's family says the priest refused to apologize and instead attempted to justify his actions. However, he later said he regrets the mistake in a statement released by the archdiocese.

National Politics

Dems say Trump’s payroll tax break weakens Social Security

Updated: 1 hours ago

By Associated Press

With more than 60 million beneficiaries, Social Security is funded by a 12.4% payroll tax evenly divided between employees and employers. Deferral could mean that up to $100 billion in payments would be delayed.

National

LA sheriff concerned after deputies detain 3 Black teens at gunpoint

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Associated Press

The sheriff says the incident is being investigated. The teens were not arrested and were released at the scene.

National Politics

States strain to carry out Trump order on unemployment aid

Updated: 8 hours ago

By MATTHEW BARAKAT

Governors and state labor department officials around the country are scrambling to figure out if it is feasible to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order to partially extend enhanced unemployment insurance for millions of Americans struggling to find work in the pandemic-scarred economy.

National

Hundreds ransack downtown Chicago businesses after shooting

Updated: 9 hours ago

By DON BABWIN

Hundreds of looters descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city’s South Side, with vandals smashing the windows of dozens of businesses and making off with merchandise, cash machines and anything else they could carry, police said.

Coronavirus

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the world reach 20 million

Updated: 9 hours ago

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and LAUREN WEBER

Vilified, threatened with violence and in some cases burned out, dozens of state and local public health officials around the country have resigned or have been fired amid the coronavirus outbreak, a testament to how politically combustible masks, lockdowns and infection data have become.

National

1 dead, 6 rescued after gas explosion levels Baltimore homes

Updated: 9 hours ago

By JULIO CORTEZ

A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman and trapping other people in the wreckage. At least two people were hospitalized with serious injuries, firefighters said.

National

Liberty University names acting leader with Falwell on leave

Updated: 10 hours ago

By SARAH RANKIN and ELANA SCHOR

The board of private evangelical Liberty University in Virginia has chosen an interim leader, days after Jerry Falwell Jr. began a leave of absence.

Coronavirus

In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm; Mnuchin wants a deal

Updated: 10 hours ago

By Associated Press and LISA MASCARO

With Republicans again balking at big government bailouts, Democratic leaders are holding firm. They are using their leverage to force President Donald Trump into a politically risky standoff over help for millions of Americans.

National

Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest

Updated: 11 hours ago

By Associated Press and RYAN J. FOLEY and SETH BORENSTEIN

A rare wind storm with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power.

National

Stray 1,500-pound spool destroys Nebraska man’s pickup truck

Updated: 12 hours ago

By Mike McKnight

A strange crash in southwest Omaha caused extensive damage to a man’s truck and a lot of head-scratching.

National Politics

Trump: Convention speech locale is White House or Gettysburg

Updated: 12 hours ago

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Monday that his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination will be held at either the White House or the Gettysburg battlefield.

National

GOP senator subpoenas FBI over Russia, defends Biden probe

Updated: 14 hours ago

By ERIC TUCKER

Johnson's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is one of multiple Republican-led Senate panels scrutinizing the FBI's investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

National

Money offered for info on former ‘Tiger King’ star husband

Updated: 15 hours ago

By TAMARA LUSH

The family of a Florida man who disappeared in 1997 and who appeared on the hit TV series “Tiger King” has hired a lawyer and is offering $100,000 in exchange for information to help solve the case.

Coronavirus

Antonio Banderas says he’s tested positive for coronavirus

Updated: 15 hours ago

By Associated Press

Antonio Banderas says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is celebrating his 60th birthday in quarantine.

National

Hong Kong newspaper raided, tycoon detained under new law

Updated: 16 hours ago

By ZEN SOO

Hong Kong authorities arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Monday, broadening their enforcement of a new national security law and stoking fears of a crackdown on the semi-autonomous region’s free press.

National

Fire engulfs cooking show star Rachael Ray’s home

Updated: 16 hours ago

By THALIA BEATY

Authorities say a massive fire engulfed celebrity chef Rachael Ray’s New York home.

National Sports

Sources: Big Ten votes to cancel football season; Conference spokesman says otherwise

Updated: 17 hours ago

By Ed Payne

The Sunday vote by school presidents was 12-2 to call off fall sports because of the pandemic.

National Politics

China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations

Updated: 17 hours ago

By Associated Press

China on Monday announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have already been singled out by Beijing.

National

McDonald’s sues ousted CEO, alleging employee relationships

Updated: 17 hours ago

By DEE-ANN DURBIN

McDonald’s says it’s suing Stephen Easterbrook, the CEO it ousted last year over an inappropriate relationship with an employee, alleging Monday that he covered up relationships with three other employees and destroyed evidence.

National

Portland protesters set fires, use mortar; 2 officers hurt

Updated: 17 hours ago

By Associated Press

Protesters outside a Portland police union building set fires and used a mortar to launch commercial grade fireworks at police and officials said Monday that two officers were injured and 16 demonstrators were arrested.

National

103-year-old woman gets her first tattoo after COVID-19 lockdown

Updated: 18 hours ago

By CNN Staff

A 103-year-old woman got her first tattoo, then got a ride on a motorcycle as she crossed off items on her bucket list after spending months of isolation in a nursing home during a coronavirus lockdown.

News

Celebrate National Lazy Day by doing absolutely nothing

Updated: 18 hours ago

By Justin Reyes

If you don’t feel like doing anything, you are not alone, today is National Lazy Day.

National

New Zealand marks 100 days of coronavirus elimination

Updated: 18 hours ago

By Associated Press

New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease.

National Sports

Players unite in push to save college season, create union

Updated: 18 hours ago

By Associated Press

College football players from across the country united Sunday in an attempt to save their season and ensure they will no longer be left out of the sport's biggest decisions.

National

US investigates electrical fires in 2014 Chrysler minivans

Updated: 19 hours ago

By Associated Press

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has three reports of fires and one injury in minivans from the 2014 model year.

Coronavirus

Police: Rape suspect killed accuser after release from Va. jail due to COVID-19

Updated: 21 hours ago

By WJLA Staff

After a car chase, authorities say they found the suspect with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken into custody but died from his injuries just days later.

National

NY Times: White House reached out to S.D. gov about adding Trump to Rushmore

Updated: 21 hours ago

By CNN staff

Noem spoke about Trump's interest in appearing on the monument in 2018, and the president had talked about it a year earlier.

Coronavirus

Schools mull outdoor classes amid virus, ventilation worries

Updated: 21 hours ago

By TERRY SPENCER

Concerns about school infrastructure are adding momentum to plans in some districts, even in colder climates, to take classes outdoors for the sake of student and teacher health.

National Politics

Why choice of running mate matters more than usual this election year

Updated: 22 hours ago

By STEVE PEOPLES and ALEXANDRA JAFFE

For all the secrecy and speculation that typically surrounds the search for a vice presidential candidate, the decision rarely sways an election. But ahead of Joe Biden’s imminent announcement, this year could be different.

National Sports

James Harris, a wrestler known as Kamala, dies

Updated: 23 hours ago

By Gray News Staff

James Harris, who wrestled as Kamala, has died at the age of 70, the WWE announced Sunday night.

National

Man beaten, robbed of $200,000 life savings outside Calif. bank

Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 1:42 AM CDT

By KTLA Staff

The victim suffered severe trauma to the head, a dislocated shoulder and significant bruising on his side and arm, according to his daughter.

National

‘I screamed so loud’: Fla. woman finds python when she reaches into washer

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 11:36 PM CDT

By WPEC Staff

Animal control speculates the snake could be an escaped pet that got into the woman's apartment through the vents.

National Politics

Azar meets with Taiwan President Tsai on breakthrough visit

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:06 PM CDT

By JOHNSON LAI

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei in 1979.

National Sports

Morikawa delivers great shot in quiet moment to win PGA

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:05 PM CDT

By Associated Press

Morikawa has three victories in 29 career starts on the PGA Tour. He is the first player to win the PGA in his debut since Keegan Bradley in 2011.

National Politics

Puerto Rico halts primary voting in centers lacking ballots

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 8:58 PM CDT

By Associated Press

The primaries for voting centers that had not received ballots by early afternoon are expected to be rescheduled, while voting would continue elsewhere, the commission said.

National Politics

Trump’s end run around Congress raises questions on his claims

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 8:51 PM CDT

By Associated Press

After negotiations with lawmakers on the next package of pandemic economic assistance hit a wall, Trump used what he said were the inherent powers of the presidency to forge ahead on tax and spending policy that Congress says it is granted by the Constitution.

National

Simon Cowell has surgery for broken back after bike accident

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 8:49 PM CDT

By Associated Press

Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California.

Coronavirus

Georgia school with large crowds reports positive cases

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 7:16 PM CDT

By Gray News staff

The principal of North Paulding High School in a suburb west of Atlanta sent a letter Saturday to parents disclosing the positive tests.

National

Man serving life sentence for $30 of marijuana to be freed in La.

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 6:57 PM CDT

By KATC staff

Prosecutors in Louisiana agreed earlier this week to release Derek Harris, who has served nine years in prison.

National

5.1-magnitude quake hits North Carolina, causes minor damage

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 6:14 PM CDT

By Associated Press

Officials say an earthquake - the strongest in more than 100 years - shook much of North Carolina early Sunday, rattling homes, buildings and residents.

National

DC shooting leaves 1 dead, some 20 injured

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 4:13 PM CDT

By Associated Press

A dispute that erupted into gun fire at an apparent outdoor party in Washington, D.C., early Sunday left one person dead and some 20 others injured, including an off-duty officer “struggling for her life,” according to police.

National

World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 4:10 PM CDT

By SARAH EL DEEB and SYLVIE CORBET

The money to rebuild Lebanon’s shattered capital will come only with the same change demanded by mourning protesters in Beirut, said world leaders and international organizations on Sunday after a global aid teleconference.

National

Crystal Rogers investigation: FBI searching for drivers in newly released surveillance photos

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 2:02 PM CDT

By Dustin Vogt, WAVE

The two photos show several vehicles that were driving or stationed around several investigation points.

Coronavirus

Ohio governor’s conflicting COVID-19 tests raise backlash

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM CDT

By DAN SEWELL and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS

The Ohio governor’s positive, then negative, tests for COVID-19 have provided fuel for skeptics of government pandemic mandates and critics of his often-aggressive policies.

Coronavirus

US tops 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, to Europe’s alarm

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 12:13 PM CDT

By NICOLE WINFIELD and LISA MARIE PANE

The confirmed number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. reached 5 million Sunday, by far the highest in the world, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

National

Riot declared as fire burns in Portland police union offices

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 6:51 AM CDT

By Associated Press

Since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, protests over racial injustice and police brutality have occurred nightly for more than 70 days.

National

Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing

Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 6:14 AM CDT

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.