Trump Considers Suing His Niece Over Her Tell-All Book, Saying She Signed an NDA  —  The president has long favored using legal threats to stop people from writing bad books about him.  Going after his own family may be next.  —  This past Sunday, news broke that the president's niece …

Google bans two websites from its ad platform over protest articles  —  Google has banned two far-right websites from its advertising platform after research revealed the tech giant was profiting from articles pushing unsubstantiated claims about the Black Lives Matter protests.

Fauci: No Need for a Second Lockdown for COVID-19  —  The infectious-diseases specialist doesn't think we'll have another New York City.  But he's nervous about re-openings and said he personally wouldn't go to Trump's rallies.  —  With top officials in the Trump White House declaring …

There Isn't a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’  —  With testing, treatments and vaccine trials ramping up, we are far better off than the media report.  —  In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections.  Such panic is overblown.

Montgomery City Council votes down mask ordinance, sends doctors out in disgust  —  Jackson Hospital pulmonologist William Saliski cleared his throat as he started describing the dire situation created by the coronavirus pandemic in Montgomery to its City Council before they voted on a mandatory mask ordinance.

Earlier this year, Tulsans collectively undertook great sacrifice to “flatten the curve”.  We did this to slow the spread of COVID-19 and allow our local health care system the time it needed to become properly equipped for handling a longer term pandemic.  —  We acted early and we were successful.

Biden opens 13-point advantage as Trump popularity drops to seven-month low: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Donald Trump - the widest margin this year - according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll …

Buffalo protester Martin Gugino has a fractured skull and cannot walk  —  (CNN)Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester who was pushed by two Buffalo, New York, police officers earlier this month, has a fractured skull and is not able to walk, his lawyer said in a statement provided to CNN on Monday.

Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is ‘based on a racial stereotype’  —  The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognizes that “Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype.”

‘I am taken aback’: Here's why Arizona's COVID-19 trajectory is concerning  —  From the perspective of Arizona emergency room physician Dr. Murtaza Akhter, the COVID-19 pandemic here could be even worse than the state's numbers are showing.  —  “I am taken aback.

Trump turns to establishment players to offset his renegade instincts  —  Facing worrisome polls, Trump is turning to establishment figures to supplement his own 2020 instincts.  —  President Donald Trump.  Nearly two years after boasting that his gut tells him “more sometimes than anybody else's brain …

Suspect in killing of 2 Bay Area cops tied to right-wing Boogaloo group, prosecutors allege  —  An Air Force sergeant suspected of killing a Santa Cruz County sheriff's sergeant will be charged, along with a Millbrae man, in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer last month in downtown Oakland, federal officials said Tuesday.

U.S. Files Breach-of-Contract Suit Against Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton  —  Suit claims Bolton will compromise national security by publishing book it says contains classified information  —  The U.S. on Tuesday filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against former national security …

Nebraska Democrats renounce their Senate pick over comments  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Democratic Party called on its U.S. Senate nominee to drop out of the race Tuesday after he made sexually repugnant comments about a campaign staffer in a group text with her and other staffers.

A Woman And 15 Of Her Friends Have The Coronavirus After One Night Out  —  They had been “doing everything the right way,” the woman told a local news outlet.  “And then the first night we go out, Murphy's Law, I guess.”  —  Copy … A Florida woman and 15 of her friends …

Justice Department to Propose Limiting Internet Firms' Protections  —  The action follows President Trump's executive order seeking to weaken broad immunity enjoyed by Facebook, Twitter and other platforms  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is set to propose a roll back of legal protections …

New ad by anti-Trump GOP group uses clip of president's slow walk at West Point  —  EXCLUSIVE: A Republican group that opposes President Trump's reelection is going up with a new ad that spotlights the president slowly walking down a ramp Saturday during his appearance at the U.S. Military Academy's commencement ceremony at West Point.

Ex-Bumble Bee CEO gets 3 years for tuna price-fixing scheme  —  Now he'll be the one spending time in the can.  —  The former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods on Tuesday was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to fix the price of canned tuna.

Getting ‘Tough’ on Protests Is Counterproductive  —  As Americans have taken to the streets, protesting the killing of George Floyd, Donald Trump has repeatedly urged police to “dominate the streets,” pressing law-enforcement agencies and the military to act aggressively against the protesters.

‘We just need a win’: The left unites to take down Eliot Engel  —  Desperate for victory after watching the presidential nomination slip through their fingers, progressives have found a new cause to rally around.  —  Across the country, they're channeling their grief, volunteer muscle …

Berlin authorities placed children with pedophiles for 30 years  —  The ‘Kentler Project’ in West Berlin routinely placed homeless children with pedophile men, assuming they'd make ideal foster parents.  A study has found the practice went on for decades.  —  Starting in the 1970s psychology …

How to Topple a Statue Using Science  —  It hasn't been a great past few weeks for statues.  —  to  —  , people all over the world have been grappling with the  —  legacy of racism  —  by tossing their grappling hooks around the heads of  —  problematic monuments

Facebook takes down Proud Boys, American Guard accounts connected to protests  —  The Proud Boys and American Guard are identified as hate groups by the SPLC.  —  Facebook executed a takedown Tuesday of social media accounts connected to two organizations the company considers to be hate groups …

At Least 20 Indian Soldiers Killed in Border Clashes with China (Update)  —  “First deadly confrontation between the two Asian giants since 1975.”  —  The ongoing India-China border dispute turned deadly on Tuesday after 20 Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer …

Lafayette Square could decide Trump's legacy — and election  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Charlottesville.  Helsinki.  The children in cages at the Mexican border.  —  And now Lafayette Square.  —  Only a few legacy-defining moments have clung to President Donald Trump, who often appears …

How ‘Defund the Police’ went from moonshot to mainstream  —  To many watching the historic protests against racism and police brutality unfold across the country, it was a call that came out of nowhere: Defund the Police.  —  Yet hours after the first videos of George Floyd's killing …

Mark Zuckerberg: Historic Facebook campaign will boost voter registration, turnout and voices  —  The 2020 election is going to be unlike any other.  It was already going to be a heated campaign, and that was before the pandemic — and before the killing of George Floyd and so many others forced us yet again …

Beijing's new outbreak raises fears for rest of the world  —  BEIJING (AP) — China raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital — a sharp pullback for the nation …

Is Trump Trying to Spread Covid-19?  —  Does he start each day wondering what expert advice to ignore next?  —  When the full record of the coronavirus in America is written, historians may argue that President Trump's biggest mistake was not what he failed to do in early 2020 …