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In a year of social distancing, virus alters how U.S. observes Sept. 11

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

The terror attacks' 19th anniversary will be marked Friday by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner nearby in New York. Vice President Mike Pence is expected at both remembrances.

Politics complicate Israeli virus response ahead of holidays

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

With the coronavirus pandemic raging and the Jewish High Holidays approaching, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself caught between his ultra-Orthodox partners and the need to drive down surging infection rates.

U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 884,000 seek jobless aid

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the pandemic flattened the economy.

What Woodward recordings reveal about Trump’s pandemic response

A new book by legendary journalist Bob Woodward has sent shockwaves across the country -- and the 2020 presidential campaign. Woodward’s reporting includes audio recordings of on-the-record conversations with President Trump in which he admits he intentionally misled Americans about…

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What Chadwick Boseman’s death means in a year marked by grief

By Joshua Barajas

Grieving for Chadwick Boseman and his family was, in a way, also grieving for everything that has happened this year.

Teacher deaths from COVID-19 raise alarms as new school year begins

By Jim Salter, Leah Willingham, Associated Press

Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year. A teachers’ union leader worries that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S.

New book reveals Trump played down the virus despite understanding its severity

By Kevin Freking, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

A new book reveals that President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that it was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had…

Top Homeland Security official defends response to protests

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said that the civil unrest in downtown Portland ranks among the top threats facing the United States, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, election interference and drug trafficking along the southern border.

WATCH: Coronavirus subcommittee holds hearing on election safety

By Justin Stabley

The U.S. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis is expected to hold a remote hearing Wednesday, September 9 on the steps that need to be taken to ensure a fair and safe general election amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

WATCH: NIH says halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety

By Lauren Neergaard

The National Institutes of Health director is telling Congress that AstraZeneca's suspension of its COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be "no compromises" on safety in developing the shots.