Vegas casinos reopen after long coronavirus closure

Mask use was spotty among customers as casinos in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada reopened Thursday for the first time since March

Contractors being asked for ideas to make border wall less vulnerable

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has asked contractors for help making President Donald Trump's border wall more difficult to climb over and cut through, an acknowledgment that the design currently being installed across hundreds of miles of the...

CDC director says protesters should consider getting tested for COVID-19

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told a House panel Thursday that demonstrators protesting racial injustice need to get tested for the coronavirus, and that crowds at a Missouri tourist hot spot and the SpaceX launch...

`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis

A spirited and fiery memorial service for George Floyd is underway with a call for action for reform

1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs

Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many employers are still cutting jobs even as the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the pace of layoffs

Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence

For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic

Biden to focus on economic plans, inequality in weeks ahead

Joe Biden is pledging to unveil a series of proposals in coming weeks aimed at reversing the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic and addressing inequalities sparking protests sweeping the country

Coronavirus strands merchant ship crews at sea for months

Countries across the world have imposed lockdowns, shut borders and suspended international flights to curb the spread of the new coronavirus

On Tiananmen anniversary, Hong Kong bans insults to anthem

Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a contentious bill that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem

German man identified as suspect in case of missing U.K. girl

British police say a German man has been identified as a suspect in the case of a 3-year-old British girl who disappeared 13 years ago while on a family holiday in Portugal

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E

Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyd's death

Prosecutors have charged three more police officers in the death of George Floyd and filed a new, tougher charge against the officer at the center of the case

Trump administration moves to block Chinese airlines from US

The Trump administration says it will block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. later this month

US Legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force

A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of force

Ferguson elects first black mayor as new protests roil US

Ferguson voters have elected Ella Jones as the city’s first black mayor as protests over police treatment of black communities roil the nation

Demonstrators continue to fill streets across U.S.

Large protests against police violence again filled the streets of several U.S. cities on Tuesday, as elected leaders struggled to cope with the damage already done - civilians injured by police, police hurt by civilians and looters who used the...

Defiant NYC protesters march through curfew

An 8 p.m. curfew didn’t stop thousands of defiant demonstrators from marching through the streets of New York City throughout the night though some of the repant destruction seen over the last few nights was quelleed

Cities gird for more violence, Trump blames unrest on 'lowlifes and losers'

President Donald Trump is stepping up the pressure on governors to crack down after a week of unrest set off by the death of George Floyd, demanding New York call in the National Guard to stop the “lowlifes and losers.”