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ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting "white power," a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard "the one statement" on the video. The video appeared to have been taken at The Villages, a Florida retirement community, and showed dueling demonstrations between Trump supporters and opponents. "Thank you to the great people of T...
DEEPTI HAJELA and BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There were protests, rainbow flags and performances — it was LGBTQ Pride, after all. But what was normally an outpouring on the streets of New York City looked a little different this year, thanks to social distancing rules required by the coronavirus. With the city's massive Pride parade canceled, Sunday's performances were virtual, the flags flew in emptier than normal spaces and the protesters were masked. The disruption caused by the virus would be an agg...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man is recovering today after being shot by police, authorities said. The man - who officers thought they recognized from a wanted poster - pointed a gun at them, according to authorities' account of events. Two San Diego police officers, who were in the 1200 block of Sixth Avenue at 5:45 p.m. Saturday noticed a man leaving a building on the west side of the street and thought he resembled a man sought in connection with a recent robbery, according to Lt....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials have reported 436 new positive COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths, bringing the county's totals to 12,837 cases and 360 fatalities. Saturday marked the sixth time in seven days that health authorities reported more than 300 new COVID-19 cases. On Friday, the county reported 440 new cases, a record. The deaths reported Saturday were of a woman and a man who died June 25, they were in their early 70s and 80s, respe...
A traffic collision required North County Fire to rescue at least one of the people involved in a crash in the area of Horse Ranch Creek Road and Andalusian Way on Saturday evening. North County Fire officials reported that Horse Ranch Creek Road was closed to traffic and drivers were asked to avoid the area....
RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Statues of Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate are now in storage after demonstrators in New Mexico threatened to topple them. Protesters in California have pulled down sculptures of Spanish missionary Junipero Serra, and now schools, parks and streets named after Spanish explorers are facing uncertain futures. As statues and monuments associated with slavery and other flawed moments of the nation's history come tumbling down at both the hands of protesters and in...
ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence called off campaign events in Florida and Arizona this coming week as the states experience a surge in new coronavirus cases. Pence will still travel to those states, which have set records for new confirmed infections in recent days, the White House confirmed, saying he will meet with governors and their health teams. Pence said Friday during a briefing by the White House's coronavirus task force that he would be visiting Florida, Texas and Arizona t...
LYNN BERRY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump on Saturday over a report that he said, if true, contains a "truly shocking revelation" about the commander in chief and his failure to protect U.S. troops in Afghanistan and stand up to Russia. The New York Times reported Friday that American intelligence officials concluded months ago that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The report said t...
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into cheers and applause Saturday as lawmakers took a big step toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. "The eyes of the state, the nation and indeed the world are on this House," Republican Rep. Jason White told his colleagues. On the other end of the Capitol, Sen. Briggs Hopson d...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 436 new positive COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths Saturday, bringing the county's totals to 12,837 cases and 360 fatalities. Saturday marked the sixth time in seven days that health authorities reported more than 300 new COVID-19 cases. On Friday, the county reported 440 new cases, a record. Three new cases were reported Friday in Fallbrook, bringing the total up to 82 total cases. Bonsall reported...
CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) - With only one polling place open on election day this week in Louisville, Kentucky, voting went relatively smoothly compared with other recent primaries held amid the global pandemic. Does that mean other cities should consider the same in November? Voting rights groups say no. They caution that just because Kentucky's largest city didn't have excessively long lines...
JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - The din of conversation and music that normally fills The Cottonmouth Club in downtown Houston fell silent last Friday when the owners shut it down for a second time during the coronavirus pandemic - a week before the Texas governor ordered all bars to follow suit amid a surge in infections. Co-owner Michael Neff - questioning what he saw as a rush to reopen by the state and wondering if his industry was making things worse as...
ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For a moment, Congress had a chance to act on a policing overhaul, mobilized by a national trauma and overwhelming public support. Those efforts have stalled now and seem unlikely to be revived in an election year. It's latest example of how partisanship and polarization on Capitol Hill have hamstrung Congress' ability to meet the moment and respond meaningfully to public opinion. Major changes in policing policy appear likely...
AAMER MADHANI Associated Press Forgive the American people if they're in a fog about face masks. President Donald Trump and the federal government have done a number on them. First there was the don't-do-it phase. Then the nice-but-not-for-me dissonance. Followed by the local-rules-don't-apply exceptions. Topped off by Trump's stated suspicion that some people wear masks just to troll him. It has all added up to a murky message about one of the critical tools in the fight...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Before George Floyd stopped pleading for air beneath a police officer's knee, 19-year-old Weidmayer Pierre was planning to work at Wal-Mart during his summer break from Palm Beach State College. Now his days look completely different. Pierre has quit his retail job to focus on organizing Black Lives Matter protests every few days in Florida, determined to channel the groundswell of energy around the world into meaningful reform in his hometown. "Every time someone gets killed by police...
MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Nevada prepared to start reopening parts of its economy last month, a team of medical experts recommended to Gov. Steve Sisolak that he require people wear masks in public to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The governor promoted masks but resisted making them a requirement, saying he feared the rule could create a backlash for businesses trying to enforce the order on customers. With reported coronavirus cases rising the past four weeks, Sisolak on Wednesday f...
DON BABWIN and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press For many states and counties in the U.S., the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic in April unfolded on their television screens, not on their doorsteps. But now, some places that appeared to have avoided the worst are seeing surges of infections, as worries shift from major cities to rural areas. While much of the focus of concerns that the United States is entering a dangerous new phase has been on big Sunbelt states that are reporting thousands of new cases a day — like T... Full story
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Princeton University has announced plans to remove the name of former President Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing a decision the Ivy League school made four years ago to retain the name. University president Christopher Eisgruber said in a letter to the school community Saturday that the board of trustees had concluded that "Wilson's racist views and policies make him an inappropriate namesake" for Princeton's School of Public and International A...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Fair and seasonal weather is expected Saturday throughout San Diego County after the marine layer burns off, forecasters said. Saturday afternoon will be sunny and warm, the National Weather Service said, with temperatures in the lower deserts reaching 108-112 degrees. High temperatures along the coast will range from 69-74 degrees, with overnight lows 59-64, the NWS said. Inland highs will be 78-83 and overnight lows 56-62. Cooler weather is expected for...
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California voters will decide in November whether 17-year-olds should be allowed to vote in primaries or special elections if they will turn 18 by the date of the general election. The California Assembly approved a proposed Constitutional amendment on Friday by a vote of 54-8. Voters must still approve the amendment before it can become law. At least 17 states and the District of Columbia already allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary or special elections if...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Seven families who say they were affected by last year's E. coli outbreak linked to the San Diego County Fair, including one whose 2-year-old son died as a result, filed a lawsuit Friday against the fair's operators. The suit alleges the 22nd District Agricultural Association was negligent in the operation of its petting zoo and other animal exhibits featured at the 2019 County Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Jedediah Cabezuela died as a result of E. coli...
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - An Escondido restaurant has been ordered by the county to shutter its doors after its owner allegedly refused to comply with the county's COVID-19-related public health order. County health officials issued the notice Thursday to Hernandez Hideaway, stating that the establishment must remain closed until its owner prepares a revised COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Plan, which would show the county ``that social distancing and sanitation standards will be followed in Hernandez Hideaway.'' The county's order...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the fourth time in a week, San Diego County public health officials reported a record-high number of daily COVID-19 cases, with 440 new positive cases recorded Friday. It's the fifth time in six days that health authorities reported more than 300 new COVID-19 cases and the first day yet with new cases topping 400. The total number of cases recorded since the pandemic began is now 12,401, and with six additional deaths reported Friday, the number of... Full story
ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street fell sharply Friday as confirmed new coronavirus infections in the U.S. hit an all-time high, prompting Texas and Florida to reverse course on the reopening of businesses. The combination injected new jitters into a market that's been mostly riding high since April on hopes that the economy will recover from a deep recession as businesses open doors and Americans begin to feel more confident that they can leave their homes again. The S&P 500 dropped...
ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are intensifying their attacks on President Donald Trump and his Republican allies over health care, hoping that an issue that helped lift the party during the 2018 midterms will prove even more resonant as the White House seeks to repeal the Affordable Care Act during a public health crisis. Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, told an audience in the swing state of Pennsylvania this week that efforts to undermine the O...
