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Kerry Martinez, right, who is graduating from California State University, Los Angeles has her picture taken in front of the home of Diane Scott, second from left, during the coronavirus outbreak, Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Los Angeles. Scott, who owns a party and event planning business called “Just RSVP Events,” put the decorations on her front lawn because she wanted to do something for the 2020 graduates that were not able to attend their own graduation or prom. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Coronavirus: U.S., European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine

May 17, 2020 at 5:25 p.m.

On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the U.S. and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a...

Politics mixes with science as states turn to coronavirus models

April 11, 2020 at 4:42 p.m.

State leaders are relying on a hodgepodge of statistical models with wide-ranging numbers to guide their paths through the deadly coronavirus emergency and make critical decisions, such as shutting down...

“QAnon” conspiracy theory creeps into mainstream politics

February 9, 2020 at 5:08 p.m.

President Donald Trump was more than halfway through his speech at a rally in Milwaukee when one of his hand gestures caught the eye of a supporter standing in the...

Judge agrees to block Trump order on refugee resettlement

January 15, 2020 at 11:10 a.m.

A federal judge agreed Wednesday to block the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order allowing state and local government officials to reject refugees from resettling in their jurisdictions.

“OK” hand gesture added to hate symbols database

September 26, 2019 at 9:20 a.m.

The "OK" hand gesture, a mass killer's bowl-style haircut and an anthropomorphic moon wearing sunglasses are among 36 new entries in a Jewish civil rights group's online database of hate...

Christopher Cleary, 27, makes a court appearance in Provo, Utah, on Feb. 28, 2019. Rick Bowmer, Associated Press file

Plea deal for Denver man who threatened to kill “as many girls as I see” fits lenient pattern for serial online harassers

May 22, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

Only hours before women marched through many U.S. cities in January, a Denver man set off a manhunt when he posted a Facebook message threatening to kill "as many girls...

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