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‘Turning Point for the Nation’: Pro-Life Leaders Urge Trump to ‘Move Quickly’ to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy

19 Sep 2020, 7:17 PM PDT

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Dallas Stars beat Lightning 4-1 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup

19 Sep 2020, 7:15 PM PDT

The Dallas Stars and the Tampa Bay Lightning line up for the national anthem during NHL Stanley Cup finals hockey action in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Huskers get tough draw; UCF rising star

19 Sep 2020, 7:15 PM PDT

In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, front left, shakes hands with Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, front right, after an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Big Ten's third football schedule of the 2020 season is highlighted by Michigan-Ohio State …

Tigers manager Gardenhire announces immediate retirement

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

Detroit Tigers' Willi Castro (49) celebrates with manager Ron Gardenhire, right, in the dugout after scoring on a Jorge Bonifacio single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Twisted Sister singer to anti-maskers: Don’t use our song

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

In this Sept. 2, 2016, file photo, Dee Snider from the band Twisted Sister performs on the Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" show, in New York. Snider took to social media to condemn anti-maskers who went into a Florida Target store blaring the group's hit “We're Not Gonna Take …

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

In this April 6, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg applauds after a performance in her honor after she spoke about her life and work during a discussion at Georgetown Law School in Washington. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age …

Ginsburg, a feminist icon memorialized as the Notorious RBG

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

In this Aug. 10, 1993, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes the court oath from Chief Justice William Rehnquist, right, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Ginsburg's husband Martin holds the Bible and President Bill Clinton watches at left. The …

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

In this July 31, 2014, file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in her chambers in at the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Ginsburg, a feminist icon memorialized as the Notorious RBG

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

In this Aug. 10, 1993, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes the court oath from Chief Justice William Rehnquist, right, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Ginsburg's husband Martin holds the Bible and President Bill Clinton watches at left. The …

Is 8 enough? Court vacancy could roil possible election case

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

The flag flies at half-staff at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ginsburg’s death draws big surge of donations to Democrats

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

People gather at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell’s legacy: Wielding majority power to reshape court

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., takes the elevator as he leaves a Senate Republican policy meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s virus revisionism; Biden on the hoax

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charges

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Greta Gerwig, right, talks to Jerry Harris on the red carpet at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” was arrested Thursday, Sept. 17 on child pornography charges. (AP Photo/John Locher File)

Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man

19 Sep 2020, 7:14 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by his family in September 2020 shows Ronald A. Greene. Greene's family filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit in May 2020 alleging Louisiana state troopers "brutalized" Greene, used a stun gun on him three times and "left him beaten, bloodied and in cardiac arrest" before covering …

Coronavirus pandemic shrinks Europe’s monitoring of US vote

19 Sep 2020, 7:13 PM PDT

In this Nov. 2, 2004, file photo, parliamentarians Goran Lennmarker, right, of Sweden and Stavros Evagorow, of Cyprus, observe the American voting process as voters cast their ballots at Robbinsdale City Hall in Robbinsdale, Minn. The two men are members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Officials …

Minneapolis to name stretch of street for George Floyd

19 Sep 2020, 7:13 PM PDT

In this June 25, 2020 file photo, Carter Sims, 3, of Pine Island, Minn., runs past a mural at the George Floyd memorial outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis. A stretch of a Minneapolis street that includes the place where Floyd was killed will soon be named in his honor. The …

The Latest: On holiday weekend, travel surges in Japan

19 Sep 2020, 7:13 PM PDT

Indian passengers queue up to test for COVID-19 at a facility erected at a railway station to screen people coming from outside the city, in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. India's coronavirus cases jumped by another 96,424 in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of leveling. India is …

Democrat County Clerk Calls Cops on Toilet Lawn Display Mocking Mail-In Voting

19 Sep 2020, 7:10 PM PDT

A political display is set up in the lawn of a home on West Columbia Street in Mason, Mich., on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)

Thai protesters rally to push demands for democratic reforms

19 Sep 2020, 7:03 PM PDT

Pro-democracy activities display placards and raise a three-fingers salute, a symbol of resistance during a protest at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Aug, 16, 2020. A two-day rally planned for this weekend is jangling nerves in Bangkok, with apprehension about how far student demonstrators will go in pushing demands …

‘We (Heart) You RBG’: NY celebrates Ginsburg, homegrown icon

19 Sep 2020, 7:03 PM PDT

This image provided by the Supreme Court, shows Joan Ruth Bader at two-years-old in 1935, at her home in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via AP)

8 of 10 Premier League matches this weekend streamed in US

19 Sep 2020, 7:03 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, July 22, 2020 file photo, Chelsea's Christian Pulisic controls the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England. Frank Lampard’s squad has certainly seen the most intriguing changes ahead of the new campaign - having been banned …

Media celebrates Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life, legacy

19 Sep 2020, 6:54 PM PDT

In this Aug. 3, 1993, file photo, then-Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses in her robe in her office at U.S. District Court in Washington. Earlier, the Senate voted 96-3 to confirm Bader as the 107th justice and the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg died …

FSU coach Norvell tests positive for virus before Miami

19 Sep 2020, 6:54 PM PDT

In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell speaks at n during an NCAA college football press conference in Tallahassee, Fla. Norvell has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not coach the Seminoles in-person this week as they prepare for Miami. He released a …

Thai protesters reinstall plaque symbolizing democracy

19 Sep 2020, 6:53 PM PDT

Pro-democracy student leaders install a plaque declaring "This country belongs to the people" at the Sanam Luang field during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. Thousands of demonstrators turned out Saturday for a rally to support the student-led protest movement's demands for new elections and reform of …

Sen. Thune: Committee Should Move ‘As Soon As Possible’ to Confirm Trump’s FCC Nominee

19 Sep 2020, 6:47 PM PDT

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US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored, but world yawns

19 Sep 2020, 6:45 PM PDT

In this Aug. 20, 2020 file photo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council about Iran's alleged non-compliance with a nuclear deal at the United Nation in New York. The Trump administration has declared that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been …

Trump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick

19 Sep 2020, 6:44 PM PDT

President Donald Trump speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after a campaign rally at Bemidji Regional Airport, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Bemidji, Minn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Manager ordered census layoffs despite judge’s ruling

19 Sep 2020, 6:44 PM PDT

A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. A half-million census takers head out en mass this week to knock on the doors of households that haven't yet responded to the 2020 census. …

More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery in detention

19 Sep 2020, 6:43 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, Dawn Wooten, left, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta protesting conditions at the immigration jail. An Associated Press review of medical records for four detained immigrant women at the detention center …

The Latest: U of Colorado shifting students for virus cases

19 Sep 2020, 6:34 PM PDT

Passengers wait to board a humanitarian flight to Canada at the La Aurora international airport in Guatemala City, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Authorities are preparing for the reopening of the airport on Friday as part of the gradual reopening of the country's borders by allowing national flights and some duly …

Trump backs proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in US

19 Sep 2020, 6:33 PM PDT

In this July 21, 2020 file photo, a man opens social media app 'TikTok' on his cell phone, in Islamabad, Pakistan. President Donald Trump said Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for the U.S. operations of TikTok, the Chinese-owned app …

CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash

19 Sep 2020, 6:24 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield pauses while speaking at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a "Review of Coronavirus Response Efforts" on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, the CDC dropped a controversial …

Bettman: Next NHL season could start in December or January

19 Sep 2020, 6:15 PM PDT

Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders players shake hands after the Lightning won in overtime of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference final, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Longtime baseball pro scout Gary Hughes dies at 79

19 Sep 2020, 6:15 PM PDT

In this Aug. 21, 2017, photo, baseball scout Gary Hughes, left, talks with Milwaukee Brewers managers Craig Counsell before a baseball game in San Francisco. Hughes' son, Michael, is married to Counsell's sister. Hughes, a beloved longtime professional scout for numerous big league organizations during a 54-year career, has died …

Arizona Senate race could play crucial role in confirmation

19 Sep 2020, 6:14 PM PDT

In this Feb. 23, 2019, file photo, Mark Kelly speaks during his senate campaign kickoff event in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona will be in the national spotlight in November as a presidential battleground and the home of one of the most closely watched Senate contests in the country. But Tuesday's primary …

Homes destroyed after winds push California fire into desert

19 Sep 2020, 6:13 PM PDT

A firefighter puts out a hot spot along Highway 38 northwest of Forrest Falls, Calif., as the El Dorado Fire continues to burn Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10, 2020. The fire started by a device at a gender reveal party on Saturday. (Will Lester/The Orange County Register/SCNG via AP)

Former Canadian prime minister John Turner dead at 91

19 Sep 2020, 5:55 PM PDT

Former Canadian prime minister dead at 91

California cool, Matthew Wolff takes detour to US Open lead

19 Sep 2020, 5:55 PM PDT

Matthew Wolff, right, bumps fists with his caddie after finishing the third round of the US Open Golf Championship, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Mamaroneck, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Donald Trump Jokes: ‘Sleepy Joe’ Biden Will Get ‘Big Fat Shot in the Ass’ Before Debate

19 Sep 2020, 5:39 PM PDT

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