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A Short Summer Outdoor Season May Put Chicago's LGBTQ Bars at Risk of Closing
"We're resilient. I do believe we'll recover," says Chicago nightclub owner and LGBTQ community advocate Mark Liberson. "It's just a matter of when. Remember, the last pandemic led into the Roaring 20s."
21 Savage Launches Free Online Financial Program for Youth
Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Police with Lots of Military Gear Kill Civilians More Often than Less-Militarized Officers
Police departments that get more equipment from the military kill more civilians than departments that get less military gear, research finds.
Booker Reaches Out to Unite Democrats Against McConnell
Looking to flex his newfound influence among Kentucky Democrats after his Senate campaign fell just short, Charles Booker reached out Thursday to unite behind Amy McGrath's uphill fight to unseat Mitch McConnell.
Florida Officer Fired After Bodycam Shows Him Hitting Woman
A Florida police officer is losing his job after he struck a woman who was yelling at him inside a terminal at Miami International Airport.
Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting in Alabama
The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting in Alabama and waiving some absentee ballot requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
White Mich. Couple Arrested After Gun Pulled on Black Family
A white couple was arrested after at least one handgun was pulled on a Black woman and her daughters during a videotaped confrontation in a restaurant parking lot in Michigan, authorities said Thursday.
Cleared in Shooting, Iowa Officer Fired for Letting Woman Go
What appeared to be a victory for those demanding accountability has become more complicated as information about the reasons for one officer's firing has emerged.
Post-Brexit Talks Deadlocked After Latest Negotiating Round
EU and U.K. negotiators in charge of finding a post-Brexit compromise resumed in-person talks this week, but the result remained the same, with no progress achieved on a range of key issues.
Court Record Shows St. Louis Couple Pulled Gun Before
The white St. Louis couple who became internationally famous for standing guard with guns outside their mansion during a protest have pulled a gun before in defense of their property.
US Jobs Surge: Trump Sees Sunshine, Biden 'No Victory Yet'
The U.S. economy just posted its best single-month job gain in history. U.S. unemployment is at one of its worst points since the Great Depression.Both are true.
Watch: YouTube Demonetizes Out Vlogger Shane Dawson's 3 Channels Over Controversies
YouTube will no longer allow out vlogger Shane Dawson to make money from his three channels, which have 34 million subscribers between them, following controversy that includes blackface and much more.
Los Angeles to Reset Troubled Marijuana Licensing Program
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a makeover of its widely criticized marijuana licensing program to enlist more operators who endured the consequences of the nation's war on drugs.
Alaska Oil Checks Smaller, but They Help Pay Virus Bills
The oil-wealth check, which some in Alaska see as an entitlement, typically is derived from the earnings of a nest-egg investment account the state has seeded with oil money.
A Predicted Surge in U.S. Job Growth for June Might Not Last
U.S. employers likely rehired several million more workers in June, thereby reducing a Depression-level unemployment rate, but the most up-to-date data suggests that a resurgent coronavirus will limit further gains.
AP Fact Check: Trump Falsely Asserts Biden Was Fed Questions
President Donald Trump has fabricated a complaint that Democratic rival Joe Biden was fed questions at a news conference and read his answers from a teleprompter. This didn't happen.
Maine, Vermont Next in Fight Over Aid to Religious Schools
A Supreme Court decision that states can't cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education could support efforts to force Maine and Vermont to help fund religious educations.
Ex-Bush Officials Launch Super PAC Backing Biden over Trump
A group of former George W. Bush administration and campaign officials have launched a new super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Immigration judges in Lawsuit Say U.S. Government Muzzles Them
Immigration judges said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the U.S. Department of Justice that they are being muzzled by the Trump administration.
Analysis: Trump Fights to Keep A Job Dems Say He Isn't Doing
President Donald Trump is asking Americans to let him keep his job. His critics are questioning how much of that job he's actually doing.