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Trick or Treat? Experts divided on letting kids go out on Halloween due to COVID risk
As COVID-19 case numbers continue to creep up in much of the country, some parents are feeling spooked about letting their children trick-or-treat on Halloween. Should they carry on with the door-to-d...
Oct 30, 2020
Judge says 'air of reality' to Meng's allegations of abuse of process
VANCOUVER - A B.C. judge has ruled that lawyers for Meng Wanzhou can argue that the United States misled Canadian officials in a win for the Huawei executive. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes re...
Oct 30, 2020
'Our heart breaks': South digs out from Zeta's wrath
NEW ORLEANS - Trees on top of buses and cars. Roofs ripped off homes. Boats pushed onto the highway by surging seawater. Hundreds of thousands of people left in the dark. The remnants of Hurricane Zet...
Oct 29, 2020
On virus, Trump and health advisers go their separate ways
WASHINGTON - A multi-state coronavirus surge in the countdown to Election Day has exposed a clear split between President Donald Trump's bullish embrace of a return to normalcy and urgent public warni...
Oct 29, 2020
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
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
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
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