Sep 17 House condemns racism against Asian Americans amid pandemic By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Anti-discrimination groups have reported hundreds of acts against Asian Americans during the pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 17 U.S. attorney general under fire over comparison of virus lock-in to slavery By Eric Tucker, Associated Press In remarks Wednesday night at Hillsdale College in Michigan, Barr called the lockdown orders the "greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history" since slavery. Continue reading
Sep 17 Federal officials considered using 'heat ray' on U.S. protestors, says whistleblower By Associated Press The system, which emits a directed beam of energy that causes a burning heat sensation, was considered a non-lethal way to control crowds, particularly when it may be difficult to tell the enemy from innocent civilians in war zones. Continue reading
Sep 17 Infection rates soar in college towns as students return By Casey Smith, Irena Hwang, Collin Binkley, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis found that among the 50 U.S. counties with the highest shares of students and overall populations of at least 50,000, 20 have consistently reported higher virus rates than their states. Continue reading
Sep 17 COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week, even in the depths of the 2007-2009 Great Recession. Continue reading
Sep 17 Showdown set as U.S. to declare U.N. sanctions on Iran are back By Matthew Lee, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press In defiance of overwhelming opposition, the United States is preparing to declare that all international sanctions against Iran have been restored. Few countries believe the move is legal, and such action could provoke a credibility crisis at the United Nations. Continue reading
Sep 17 New York City again delays in-person learning for most students By Associated Press New York City has again delayed the start of in-person learning for most of the more than 1 million students in its public school system. Continue reading
Sep 17 After Sally: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers By Jay Reeves, Angie Wang, Jeff Martin, Associated Press Coastal residents, meanwhile, looked to begin the recovery from a storm that turned streets into rivers, ripped roofs off buildings, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and killed at least one person. Continue reading
Sep 17 COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in U.S. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high number of people that illustrates the broad economic damage still taking place nine months after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the… Continue reading
Sep 17 Barr takes aim at prosecutors inside his own Justice Department By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr took aim at his own Justice Department on Wednesday night, criticizing prosecutors for behaving as "headhunters" in their pursuit of prominent targets and for using the weight of the criminal justice system to launch what he… Continue reading