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Portland Police declare ‘riot’ after officers attacked

(Reuters) – Portland Police declared a gathering of protesters as a “riot” late on Sunday after saying its officers were (More…)

Firefighters, military planes, troops arrive in California to fight massive blazes

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews from across the U.S. West, military planes and National Guard troops poured (More…)

Gilead remdesivir study finds only marginal benefit for moderate COVID-19 patients

By Deena Beasley

(Reuters) – Moderately ill COVID-19 patients saw their condition improve after a 5-day course of Gilead Sciences (More…)

Two storms head for U.S. Gulf in rare hurricane season event

By Liz Hampton

(Reuters) – A pair of tropical cyclones forecast to become hurricanes early next week are headed for (More…)

U.S. CDC reports 173,490 deaths from coronavirus

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday said the number of deaths due to (More…)

U.S. halts military cooperation with Mali as coup supporters celebrate

By Tiemoko Diallo and Aaron Ross

BAMAKO (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it had suspended cooperation with (More…)

California’s ‘Golden State Killer’ sentenced to life in prison

By Sharon Bernstein

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A former California police officer who lived a double life as the “Golden (More…)

WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 (More…)

U.S. postmaster promises timely election mail, ‘dramatic’ changes after

By Andy Sullivan and David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy on Friday told lawmakers the Postal Service (More…)

Judge exempts journalists, legal observers from Portland protest dispersal orders

By Kanishka Singh

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday against federal officers, exempting journalists and (More…)