September 18, 2020

Push is underway to test COVID-19 vaccines in diverse groups

TAKOMA PARK, Md. — In front of baskets of tomatoes and peppers, near a sizzling burrito grill, the “promotoras” stop masked shoppers at a busy […]
September 18, 2020

New Jersey law seeks to stem pollution in minority areas

NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday a measure giving state regulators power to deny development permits to businesses whose operations pollute […]
September 18, 2020

Ohio limit of 1 ballot drop box per county blocked, appealed

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio judge has temporarily blocked the Republican secretary of state’s order limiting counties to one ballot drop box, and both the […]
September 18, 2020

Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study

A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 […]
September 18, 2020

Judge blocks Michigan's ban on transporting voters to polls

LANSING, Mich. — A federal judge has blocked Michigan’s longstanding ban on transporting voters to the polls, ruling it conflicts with U.S. election law. District […]
September 18, 2020

AP-NORC poll: Majority plan to vote before Election Day

DENVER — A majority of President Donald Trump’s supporters plan to cast their ballot on Election Day, while about half of Joe Biden’s backers plan […]
September 18, 2020

Stove company is fueling a revival of small town Tower, Minn.

Reputedly shy, an animated Daryl Lamppa went into sharp detail about how his 85-year-old, fourth-generation business could be on the verge of the first zero-emission […]
September 18, 2020

US banning use of WeChat, TikTok for national security

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions in the U.S. using TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday. The order Friday was […]
September 18, 2020

Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has backed Democratic presidential candidates for nearly half a century and rarely receives much attention during the final stages of the race, […]
September 18, 2020

The Latest: India's virus surge continues with 96,000 cases

NEW DELHI — India’s coronavirus cases have jumped by another 96,424 infections in the past 24 hours, showing little signs of slowing down. The Health […]