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Trump presides as Israel, 2 Arab states sign historic pacts Hundreds of people amassed on the sun-washed South Lawn to witness the signing of agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. by DEB RIECHMANN, MATTHEW LEE and JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press Published Sep. 15 2020 @ 12:44pm

Judge chastises government for not producing census records A federal judge chastised government attorneys Monday for failing to produce documents that showed how the U.S. Census Bureau made its decision to cut short by a month the head count of every U.S. resident. by Associated Press Published Sep. 15 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump spurns science on climate: 'Don't think science knows' With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role in historic West Coast infernos and renewed his unfounded claim that poor forest management is mostly to blame. Published Sep. 15 2020 @ 12:05am

Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with a slow drenching NHurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Louisiana-Mississippi coast Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 90 mph and the potential for up to 2 feet of rain that could bring severe flooding. Published Sep. 15 2020 @ 12:05am

Teacher departures leave schools scrambling for substitutes With many teachers opting out of returning to the classroom because of the coronavirus, schools around the U.S. are scrambling to find replacements and in some places lowering certification requirements to help get substitutes in the door. Published Sep. 14 2020 @ 12:05am

Death toll reaches 33 from West Coast fires Nearly all the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said over the weekend as crews battled wildfires that have killed at least 33 from California to Washington state. by Associated Press Published Sep. 14 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump makes stop in Nevada, questions integrity of election Kicking off a Western swing, President Donald Trump made his way to Nevada for the weekend, looking to expand his path to victory while unleashing unsubstantiated claims that Democrats were trying to steal the election. by Associated Press Published Sep. 14 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House Pushing for new roads to re-election, President Donald Trump is going on the offense this weekend in Nevada, which hasn't supported a Republican presidential candidate since 2004. Published Sep. 13 2020 @ 12:05am

Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some towns and displaced tens of thousands of people, the latest in a series of calamities this year. by Associated Press Published Sep. 13 2020 @ 12:05am

Biden audio first shared by 'Russian agent' thrives online The leaked recordings were hardly a political bombshell: The apparent phone conversations between Joe Biden and Ukraine's then-president largely confirm Biden's account of his dealings in Ukraine. Published Sep. 13 2020 @ 12:05am

Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores children can bring the germ home and infect others. by Associated Press Published Sep. 12 2020 @ 12:05am

Citations for 9 people who demonstrated near McCloskey home Nine protesters have been issued trespassing summonses for marching onto a private St. Louis street in June, a demonstration that prompted a couple to emerge from their home with guns to confront the demonstrators. by Jim Salter, Associated Press Published Sep. 11 2020 @ 2:30pm

Explosive wildfires across California stoked by fierce winds Wildfires raged unchecked across parts of the western U.S. on Wednesday amid gusty and dry conditions, but forecasters said some weather relief was in sight that could help firefighters overwhelmed by the blazes. by Associated Press Published Sep. 10 2020 @ 12:05am

NIH: Halted vaccine study shows 'no compromises' on safety The suspension of a huge COVID-19 vaccine study over an illness in a single participant shows there will be "no compromises" on safety in the race to develop the shot, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 10 2020 @ 12:05am

Teacher deaths raise alarms as new school year begins Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year, and a teachers' union leader worries the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S. if proper precautions aren't taken. by Associated Press Published Sep. 10 2020 @ 12:05am