Jul 30 Trump floats November election delay, but that’s not within his power By Zeke Miller, Mark Sherman, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a "delay" to the Nov. 3 presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. Continue reading
Jul 30 U.S. economy shrank at record-breaking 33 percent rate last quarter By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a dizzying 33% annual rate in the April-June quarter — by far the worst quarterly plunge ever — when the viral outbreak shut down businesses, throwing tens of millions out of work… Continue reading
Jul 30 Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam's holiest site, to pray and repent on the most important day of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Jul 30 After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam By Hau Dinh, Associated Press For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn't a single reported case of community transmission. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH: Barr, Park Police distance Trump from clearing of protesters By Associated Press The head of U.S. Park Police insisted Tuesday that the forceful routing of protesters from the square in front of the White House last month had “zero correlation” with President Donald Trump's staged photo event minutes later. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH: Barr condemns ‘rioters’ in much-anticipated House testimony By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying on Tuesday "violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests" sparked by George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police. Continue reading
Jul 28 ‘Watchmen’ leads all Emmy nominees with 26 By Lynn Elber, Associated Press The prime-time Emmys are the first major entertainment awards to cope with limitations forced by the pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 28 Malaysian ex-Prime Minister given 12 years in jail for corruption scandal By Eileen Ng, Associated Press A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve 12 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty in the first of several corruption trials linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the state investment fund that brought… Continue reading
Jul 28 Head of China CDC gets injected with experimental vaccine By Dake Kang, Associated Press The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to persuade the public to follow suit when one is approved. Continue reading
Jul 28 Iran fires missile at mock aircraft carrier amid U.S. tensions By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported on Tuesday. Continue reading