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A Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter makes a water drop over a brush fire in the Sepulveda Basin in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. In Southern California, crews scrambled to douse several fires that popped up. The largest was a blaze in the foothills of Yucaipa east of Los Angeles that prompted evacuation orders for eastern portions of the city of 54,000 along with several mountain communities. (AP)

Fire on all sides: Californians trapped by wildfire airlifted to safety

The blaze was 0% contained on Sunday afternoon, while nearly 15,000 firefighters were battling some two dozen fires across the US state

07 Sep 2020 11:06 AM

Protesters gather in Rochester, New York, on September 5, 2020, on the fourth night of protest following the release of video showing the death of Daniel Prude. - Prude, a 41-year-old African American who had mental health issues, died of asphyxiation after police arrested him on March 23, 2020, in Rochester. (AFP)

Rochester mayor promises police reforms following Daniel Prude's death

Warren suspended the officers involved in Prude's death last week after his family released police video of him restrained on a city street

07 Sep 2020 9:20 AM

Examination of the mystery packages revealed at least 14 different kinds of seeds, including mint, mustard, rosemary, lavender, hibiscus and roses. (Representational Image)

Amazon bans sales of foreign seeds in US after mystery packets

'Moving forward, we are only permitting the sale of seeds by sellers who are based in the US,' the e-commerce giant said in a statement

06 Sep 2020 3:48 PM

"Your life, and not only just your life, your legs -- something that you need to move around and forward in life -- can be taken from you like this, man," Blake said, snapping his fingers. (Screengrab from the video released Saturday by Blake's lawyer Ben Crump)

Blake says 'hurts to breathe' in video from hospital bed

Coming three months after the death of George Floyd, Blake's shooting has touched off a new round of demonstrations in several US cities

06 Sep 2020 1:09 PM

A Texas boat parade in support of President Donald Trump's reelection campaign ran into trouble on Saturday, as multiple vessels took on water or sank. (Photo: Twitter/@mmpadellan)

Vessels in distress, sink at pro-Trump boat parade in Texas

More than 2,500 people marked themselves on Facebook as having attended the parade, which officers said was two to three miles long

06 Sep 2020 12:25 PM

US President Donald Trump. Many who have placed their bets on Trump now are hoping for a repeat of 2016, when the Manhattan real estate mogul staged a stunning comeback against Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton to win the White House.(AP)

Trump may be down in the polls, but he's tops for bettors

All the action is happening on foreign gambling sites as betting on national or local elections is illegal in US

06 Sep 2020 10:50 AM

A right-wing Trump supporter is treated after being shot Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Portland, Ore. A man who said he believed a civil war was coming to America was suspected of killing the protester. On Thursday, the suspect died in a hail of police gunfire in neighboring Washington state, officials and witnesses said. (AP)

Portland police made 'multiple arrests' overnight as city nears 100 days of protests

Portland, in particular, has seen over three months of daily demonstrations calling for policing and social justice reforms

05 Sep 2020 3:52 PM

Jessica Krug. The post caused an immediate furore on social media, with Black academics, writers and activists recalling their interactions with Krug. (Image: Duke University Press).

White US history professor’s racial hoax claim stokes anger

In a blog post that has gained international attention Jessica Krug wrote that she is in fact a white Jewish woman from suburban Kansas City

05 Sep 2020 10:36 AM

Indian people would be voting for me: Trump

The Trump campaign believes that Indian Americans can play an important role in the election, especially in the battleground states

05 Sep 2020 9:01 AM

Michael Reinoehl is seen during a protest in front of Mayor Ted Wheeler's residence Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Reinoehl, suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland last week, was killed as investigators moved in to arrest him. (AP)

Federal task force kills Portland shooting suspect at arrest

Reinoehl was the prime suspect in the killing of right-wing supporter Aaron Danielson, who was shot in the chest Saturday night

04 Sep 2020 1:55 PM

Non-citizens are not eligible to register to vote or to vote in federal elections under US law. (Representaional Image: AP)

Indian national charged with voting illegally in 2016 US presidential elections

Baijoo Pottakulath Thomas and 11 other foreign nationals were charged for unlawfully casting ballots in the 2016 elections

04 Sep 2020 11:45 AM

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on September 3, 2020 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AFP)

Donald Trump called US Marines killed in WWI battle 'losers': report

Trump slammed the report late Thursday, after his aides earlier called the allegations 'disgusting, grotesque, reprehensible lies'

04 Sep 2020 9:43 AM

US President Donald Trump claps as he arrives for a campaign event at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AFP)

Trump encourages supporters to try to vote twice, sparking uproar

The US president has repeatedly asserted that mail-in voting would increase fraud and disrupt the November election

04 Sep 2020 8:57 AM

Satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Nana approaching Belize. (via AP)

Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize after shaking Honduras

The 2020 hurricane season, which runs from June to November, has been more active than average

03 Sep 2020 1:22 PM

US President Donald Trump arrives at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina. (AFP)

US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Trump pullout

However, US will continue to participate in select WHO technical and policy meetings that have a direct bearing on the country

03 Sep 2020 1:00 PM

Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot

West has already qualified to appear on the ballot in several states, including Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Tennessee and Utah

03 Sep 2020 10:38 AM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to speak at a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP)

Pompeo announces fresh restrictions on senior Chinese diplomats in US

Washington cast the move as a response to Beijing’s restrictions on American diplomats in China

03 Sep 2020 10:13 AM

President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that threatens to cut federal funding to “lawless” cities, including Seattle, Portland, New York and Washington. (AP)

Trump threatens to cut federal funds to 'lawless' cities

NYC Governor Andrew Cuomo said that Trump was trying to cut off funding that states and cities must receive to recover from the pandemic

03 Sep 2020 9:18 AM

Vials used by pharmacists to prepare syringes used on the first day of a first-stage safety study clinical trial of the potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, in Seattle. The US federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. (AP File)

US states told to be ready for vaccine distribution by November 1

The timeline raised concern among public health experts about a vaccine approval driven by political considerations ahead of the election

03 Sep 2020 9:02 AM

US Representative for Massachusetts Joe Kennedy III, grandnephew of assassinated president John F. Kennedy, speaks to reporters outside a Savin Hill polling station during the Massachusetts State Primary Election in Boston on September 1, 2020. (AFP)

End of a dynasty? Joe Kennedy defeated in US Senate primary

For all but two years since 1947 - nearly a third of the history of the United States - a Kennedy has served in elected office

02 Sep 2020 1:15 PM

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