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Kamala Harris' selection as VP resonates with Black women
DETROIT — China Cochran met Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Detroit last year and was swept away by her ambition, charisma and leadership. She hoped the California senator would advance in politics.
Aug 12, 2020 3:10 PM
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US budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year, exceeding any on record, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.
Aug 12, 2020 2:26 PM
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3 dead, 6 in hospital after train derails in Scotland
LONDON — Three people were killed and six others injured Wednesday when a passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland after heavy rain and flooding hit the area. The train driver was believed to be among the dead, British Transport Police said.
Aug 12, 2020 1:07 PM
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Sumner Redstone, who built media empire including CBS, dies
Sumner Redstone, who joined his family's drive-in movie chain in the 1950s and used it to build a vast media empire that included CBS and Viacom, has died. He was 97.
Aug 12, 2020 12:35 PM
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Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine
WASHINGTON — No, Russia isn't having a Sputnik moment.
Aug 12, 2020 11:39 AM
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1 of 2 girls convicted in Slender Man stabbing loses appeal
MADISON, Wis. — One of two Wisconsin girls who repeatedly stabbed a classmate because she believed a fictional horror character named Slender Man would attack her family if she didn’t kill the girl lost an appeal Wednesday.
Aug 12, 2020 10:10 AM
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Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida.
Aug 12, 2020 10:09 AM
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US consumer prices rose 0.6% in July, matching June uptick
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices jumped 0.6% in July as gasoline prices continued to rise. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that the increase last month in its consumer price index matched a 0.6% rise in June.
Aug 12, 2020 8:51 AM
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UK records deepest recession among top economies
LONDON — Britain has suffered the deepest recession among the world’s top economies this year, shrinking by a fifth in the second quarter alone when much of the economy was mothballed as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The 20.
Aug 12, 2020 8:51 AM
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Picture perfect? Woman receives ID with photo of empty chair
CENTERVILLE, Tenn. — Driver’s license photos aren't always the best, but when a Tennessee woman received her new ID the picture was perfect — for a furniture store.
Aug 12, 2020 8:42 AM
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