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Two police officers shot amid Louisville protests over Breonna Taylor ruling

Two police officers are shot and wounded in Louisville, Kentucky, during protests of a grand jury ruling decried by civil rights activists as a miscarriage of justice in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor in March.
US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

The US death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable threshold six weeks before an election that is certain to be a referendum in part on President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis.
Trump could face tax fraud probe, Manhattan prosecutor says

Manhattan's district attorney says he might have grounds to investigate President Donald Trump and his businesses for tax fraud, as he seeks to persuade a federal appeals court to let him obtain Trump's tax returns.
1 dead, hundreds rescued after Hurricane Sally

Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165 kph) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, killing at least one person, swamping homes and forcing the rescue of hundreds as it pushed inland for what could be a slow and disastrous drenching across the Deep South.
Trump and Biden clash over US wildfires as campaign turns to climate change

Joe Biden brands President Donald Trump a "climate arsonist" for refusing to acknowledge global warming's role in deadly wildfires sweeping the western United States, while Trump blames lax forestry and declares, "I don't think science knows."
3 dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California

Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes while carving a 25-mile path of destruction through mountainous terrain and parched foothills, authorities say.
Trump calls Biden 'stupid,' demands apology for challenging him on vaccines

Republican President Donald Trump, accused by Joe Biden of putting lives at risk in his handling of the coronavirus, on Monday called his Democratic rival "stupid" and demanded an apology for what Trump called anti-vaccine rhetoric.
Suspect in fatal Portland shooting killed by officers during arrest

A suspect in the fatal shooting of a supporter of the Patriot Prayer group in Portland was killed when authorities moved to arrest him, the New York Times reports, citing officials familiar with the investigation.
Trump visits Kenosha, not to urge racial healing but to back police

President Donald Trump defies requests to stay away and visits Kenosha, Wisconsin, not to urge racial healing after a white officer shot a Black man in the back but to express support for law enforcement in a city rocked by civil unrest.
White House slams WHO over criticism of push for Covid-19 vaccine

The White House pushes back on concerns expressed by the World Health Organization (WHO) after a US health official said a coronavirus vaccine might be approved without completing full trials.
Trump defends accused Kenosha gunman, saying his life was likely in danger

President Donald Trump sides with a 17-year old charged with killing two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, saying the accused gunman was trying to get away and would have been killed by demonstrators if he had not opened fire.
Trump seizes on protests as Democrats blame him for tensions

Democrats accuse President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions and incite violence to benefit his campaign after he praised supporters who clashed with protesters during a deadly night in Portland, Oregon and announced he will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid anger over the shooting of another Black man by police.
Trump assails rival Biden as he accepts Republican nomination from White House lawn

A defiant President Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination for a second term with a blistering attack on Democratic rival Joe Biden, asserting that a Biden victory in November would only exacerbate the racial strife and coronavirus pandemic besieging the nation.
Illinois teen arrested after 2 killed during protest in Kenosha

A white, 17-year-old police admirer is arrested after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.
Shots fired on third night of Wisconsin unrest over police shooting of Black man

Three people were shot, one of them fatally, as gunfire broke out on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the third straight night of unrest sparked by the police shooting of a Black man, the New York Times reports citing law enforcement.
Melania Trump offers sympathy on coronavirus, racial suffering in convention speech

First lady Melania Trump offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding in a Republican convention speech on Tuesday aimed directly at the women voters who have abandoned US President Donald Trump.
Wisconsin calls out National Guard after unrest over police shooting of Black man

Wisconsin's governor calls out the National Guard, and police in the city of Kenosha skirmished with protesters during a second night of unrest over the wounding of a Black man shot in the back by police as his three children looked on.
Harris makes history in accepting VP nomination

US Senator Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination for vice president, imploring the country to elect Joe Biden in November and accusing President Donald Trump of failed leadership that has cost lives and livelihoods during a pandemic.
Democrats nominate Joe Biden for president, vowing to end Trump 'chaos'

Democrats formally nominate Joe Biden for president vowing his election would repair a pandemic-battered America and put an end to the chaos that has defined Republican President Donald Trump's administration.
Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with scathing attack on Trump

Former first lady Michelle Obama launches a blistering attack on President Donald Trump and urges Americans to elect Democrat Joe Biden in November to end the chaos she says have been created during the four years of Trump's presidency.
Biden campaign raises $48 million in 48 hrs after naming Kamala Harris as VP choice

The campaign of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has raised $48 million in the 48 hours since he named US Senator Kamala Harris the Democratic vice presidential nominee, a campaign spokesman tells Reuters.
Biden chooses Senator Kamala Harris for running mate

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picks Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, making her the first Black woman on a major-party US presidential ticket and giving him a partner well prepared to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump.
US records a coronavirus death every minute as total surpasses 150,000

One person in the United States died about every minute from Covid-19 as the national death toll surpassed 150,000, the highest in the world.
US Democrat women call out abusive treatment by men

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s outrage over a Republican lawmaker’s verbal assault broadens into an extraordinary moment on the House floor as she and other Democrats assail a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women” whose adherents include President Donald Trump.
Singaporean pleads guilty to acting as Chinese agent in US

A Singaporean man who set up a fake consulting site to solicit information from US government and military workers has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of Chinese intelligence, the Justice Department says.
China orders US to shut Chengdu consulate, retaliating for Houston

China orders the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu, in a tit-for-tat response to being told to shut its consulate in Houston earlier, as relations between the two world powers deteriorates further.
Portland mayor tear gassed by federal agents

The mayor of the US city of Portland, Ted Wheeler, is stung by tear gas after he joined demonstrators protesting against racial injustice and police brutality.
Biden labels Trump first racist US president

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden labels Donald Trump the first racist to become US president in remarks his opponent's re-election campaign quickly rebuked.
Trump says virus in US will get worse before it gets better

President Donald Trump, in a shift in rhetoric and tone, encouraged Americans on Tuesday to wear masks if they cannot maintain social distance and warned that the coronavirus pandemic would get worse before it got better.
US civil rights pioneer, congressman John Lewis dies, Pelosi says

US Representative John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the US House of Representatives, has died, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says.