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Astronauts: SpaceX Dragon capsule 'came alive' on descent
The astronauts on SpaceX's first crew flight said Tuesday that their Dragon capsule "came alive" and sounded like a beast as it descended through the atmosphere to a smooth splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
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Military finds human remains, sunken tank off California
The Navy has located a seafaring tank that sank off the Southern California coast last week and was working to recover human remains, officials said Tuesday.
Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount
U.S. testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day, a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans getting discouraged over having to wait hours to get a test and days or weeks to find out the results.
The Latest: Spain's virus cases rise since easing lockdown
The number of new daily coronavirus infections in Spain continues increased to 1,772 cases on Wednesday.
Virginia first to roll out pandemic app from Apple, Google
Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.
Maloney, Torres win after delayed count in NY House primary
After six weeks of delays and fights over disputed ballots, New York City Council member Ritchie Torres and U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney have been certified as the winners of Democratic congressional primaries in New York City.
Family of Black man killed by officer gets autopsy report
An autopsy report on a Black man fatally shot in May by an Indianapolis police officer was released to the man's family Wednesday, three months after his death and following repeated requests from his relatives for the report's release.
Judge unsure if virus requires changes to Wisconsin election
A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether it would be right to order an easing of Wisconsin's absentee voting regulations ahead of the November presidential election, saying the coronavirus might pose less of a threat to in-person voting by then.
Survivors of doctor's sex abuse object to dismissal filing
Lawyers for survivors of decades-old sexual abuse by an Ohio State University team doctor have objected to the university's request that an updated lawsuit against it be dismissed based on the statute of limitations.
Hindu temple ad runs in Times Square despite opposition
A large digital billboard in Times Square is displaying images of a Hindu deity and a temple being built on disputed ground in India, despite calls from a coalition of advocacy organizations — including Muslim, human rights, anti-fascist and secular groups — asking advertisers not to show the images.
5 found dead in suspected arson fire at Denver home
Five people were found dead Wednesday after an early morning fire destroyed a suburban Denver home — a blaze that authorities said they suspect was intentionally set. Three people escaped the fire by jumping from the home's second floor.
Judge issues tight schedule in district redrawing case
Noting the late timing of President Donald Trump's order seeking to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the process of redrawing congressional districts, a federal judge on Wednesday set a compressed schedule for legal arguments challenging the order as unconstitutional and a deterrent for immigrants participating in the 2020 census.
Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist and novelist, dies
Pete Hamill, the self-taught, street-wise newspaper columnist whose love affair with New York inspired a colorful and uniquely influential journalistic career and produced several books of fiction and nonfiction, died Wednesday morning. He was 85.
Girl Scouts sex-abuse claim included in NY civil case flurry
As a Girl Scout growing up in upstate New York, Alice Weiss-Russell says she lived with a dark secret: The husband of her troop leader was sexually abusing her in the bathroom of a church basement where scout meetings were held in the 1980s.
'We are no less American': Deaths pile up on Texas border
When labor pains signaled that Clarissa Muñoz was at last going to be a mom, she jumped in a car and headed two hours down the Texas border into one of the nation's most dire coronavirus hot spots.
Judge upholds corruption convictions of Lindberg, consultant
A federal judge has upheld the convictions of two men found to be trying to bribe North Carolina's top insurance regulator with large political contributions so that scrutiny of a defendant's businesses would be eased.
Tribe, economy, even cemeteries hurt as virus hits Choctaws
When Sharon Taylor died of coronavirus, her family — standing apart, wearing masks — sang her favorite hymns at her graveside, next to a tiny headstone for her stillborn daughter, buried 26 years ago. Fresh flowers marked row after row of new graves. Holy Rosary is one of the only cemeteries in this Choctaw Indian family's community, and it's running out of space — a sign of the virus's massive toll on the Choctaw people.
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Struggling Zoos story
In a story August 1, 2020, about zoos struggling financially because of the pandemic, The Associated Press erroneously reported the Oakland Zoo spends $55,000 a day to feed the animals. The zoo spends $55,000 a month to feed the animals.
Iowa governor to sign order restoring felon voting rights
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will sign an executive order Wednesday granting convicted felons the right to vote, ending Iowa's place as the only remaining state to broadly deny voting rights to felons.