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How nations are going back to school -- or not

By Associated Press

Governments around the world are taking different strategies toward the new school year, depending on how many infections they're seeing, the state of their health care systems and political considerations.

WATCH: Jesse Jackson holds briefing on Jacob Blake police shooting

By Joshua Barajas

Jackson, joined by other officials, is expected to speak at 12:30 p.m. ET. Watch their remarks here.

Chemical fire breaks out in Hurricane Laura's wake, Louisiana governor warns

By Associated Press

A large chemical fire has sent a dangerous cloud over Lake Charles, Louisiana, hours after the eye of Hurricane Laura passed directly over the city.

NFL teams cancel practice in response to Blake shooting

By Dennis Waszak Jr., Associated Press

The Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans and Washington Football Team all decided to not take the field Thursday.

Laura still a hurricane 170 miles after landfall

By Associated Press

The powerful storm struck land near Cameron on the southwest Louisiana coast at about 1 a.m. Thursday. Nine hours later, it was about 10 miles north of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and had not yet weakened into a tropical storm.

Led by NBA, athletes again put focus on racial justice

By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press

While players and teams from baseball, the WNBA, MLS and tennis sat out their competitions Wednesday night, NBA players and coaches met for nearly three hours in a Disney hotel to determine next steps, including whether the season should continue.

1st death reported from Hurricane Laura

By Associated Press

Gov. John Bel Edwards said he's received report of the first fatality from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, a 14-year-old girl who died when a tree fell on her home. The governors of Louisiana and Texas say search and rescue teams…

17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during protests in Kenosha

By Stephen Groves, Scott Bauer, Associated Press

A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests.

More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, again

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse.

PHOTOS: Laura blasts destructive, life-threatening Gulf Coast path

By Gerald Herbert, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte, Asssociated Press

Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday, threatening the lives of people who didn't evacuate.