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'There's a lemur!' 5-year-old helps crack SF Zoo theft case

SAN FRANCISCO — Police said Friday they arrested a man suspected of stealing a ring-tailed lemur from the San Francisco Zoo, where officials rewarded a 5-year-old boy who helped recapture the endangered primate with a lifetime membership.

Oct 17, 2020 11:12 AM Read more >

Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term

WASHINGTON — Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force.

Oct 17, 2020 9:58 AM Read more >

Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000, in what has been the Mideast region's worst outbreak.

Oct 17, 2020 8:48 AM Read more >

Michigan court blocks 2-week absentee ballot extension

DETROIT — Absentee ballots must arrive by Election Day to be counted, the Michigan Court of Appeals said Friday, blocking a 14-day extension that had been ordered by a lower court and embraced by key Democratic officials in a battleground state.

Oct 16, 2020 8:19 PM Read more >

Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in September

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was outraised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day.

Oct 16, 2020 8:06 PM Read more >

Trump on defence, courting voters in two must-win states

MACON, Ga.

Oct 16, 2020 7:42 PM Read more >

Statue of former governor removed after policies criticized

SAN DIEGO — A statue of former California Gov. Pete Wilson was removed from a San Diego park after critics said the governor supported laws and policies that hurt immigrants and LGBTQ community members, a newspaper reported.

Oct 16, 2020 7:30 PM Read more >

Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election

More than 22 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes. The 22.

Oct 16, 2020 6:30 PM Read more >

Minnesota ruling boosts Enbridge Energy's Line 3 replacement

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Oct 16, 2020 4:50 PM Read more >

Justices to weigh Trump census plan to exclude noncitizens

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up President Donald Trump's policy, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people living in the U.S.

Oct 16, 2020 4:03 PM Read more >