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Mounting U.S. deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press, Damini Sharma, Anna Flagg, The Marshall Project, Larry Fenn, Associate Press

As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2020 and half the dead were people of color — Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans.

WATCH: Your questions about the 2020 DNC, answered

By Julia Griffin

Former Vice President Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president Thursday, capping off an unprecedented four-night virtual convention.

Judge lifts veil on New York City police discipline records

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New York City's police watchdog agency, police department and other entities from making such information public.

California's jobless rate improves, but economy still struggles to make a full comeback

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California added more than 140,000 jobs in July and lowered its unemployment rate to 13.3%. But the unemployment rate is still higher than it ever was during the Great Recession a decade ago.

Pentagon says use of surveillance planes in protests was legal

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The investigation by the Air Force inspector general found that the planes were used to gather information about crowd size, crowd flows and fires but they did not monitor individuals.

Watchdog says the U.S. Census lacks door knockers needed for 2020 count

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The Office of Inspector General this week issued an alert saying it was concerned about the bureau's ability to hire and retain workers, with six weeks left in the head count of every U.S. resident. The census helps determine the…

WATCH: Brayden Harrington on how Joe Biden helped him manage a stutter

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Brayden Harrington, of Concord, New Hampshire, described meeting Biden this year and getting tips on speaking without a stutter. Brayden said, "Joe Biden cared."…

WATCH: Postmaster says 'no idea' mailboxes, equipment being removed

By Lisa Mascaro, Anthony Izaguirre, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

Facing public backlash, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is testifying that it's his "sacred duty" to ensure election mail delivery. A Senate committee is digging into service changes he made ahead of the November election, just as millions of Americans are…

Loughlin, Giannulli get prison time in college bribery plot

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin must serve two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, must serve five months for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters into the University of Southern…

With Bannon arrest, federal prosecutors ensnare another member of Trump's inner circle

By Jim Mustian, Associated Press

Legal observers say that new wire fraud charges against Steve Bannon show virtually no one in President Donald Trump's inner circle is immune from federal scrutiny.