Judge to hear arguments in George Floyd case, four ex-officers in court

All four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd are due to appear in court on Friday, where a judge will hear arguments on several key issues, including whether the men should be tried together or separately.

Despite Trump's 'law and order' rhetoric, protesters won't back down

Anti-racism protesters recognize the risk that comes with their calls for equal justice, knowing that for all their peaceful protests, scenes of burning buildings will hand U.S. President Donald Trump the images he needs for his "law and order" re-election campaign.

In town made by coal, family wrestles with climate-change legacy

Mike Gaval looks out from the Gilberton coal-fired power plant down the valley to Mahanoy City, the town he grew up in, and up the hill to the wind turbines spinning on the horizon.

Georgia judge to decide if voters can dissolve police department at center of Arbery murder case

A Georgia Superior Court judge could decide on Friday whether voters have the right to dissolve a county police department accused of mishandling of the killing of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in an incident caught on a cellphone video that went viral.

Exclusive: Microsoft believes Russians that hacked Clinton targeted Biden campaign firm - sources

By Joel Schectman, Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn

Microsoft: Foreign hackers are targeting Biden and Trump camps

Hackers linked to Russia, China, and Iran are trying to spy on people tied to both U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Microsoft Corp said on Thursday.

Russia says accusations that it meddled in U.S. affairs by hacking are 'unsubstantiated'

Accusations that Russia used hackers to meddle in the United States' internal affairs are "unsubstantiated", Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Removal of flag honoring veterans from White House sparks anger

A decision by the Trump administration earlier this year to move the flag honoring missing war veterans from a prominent position atop the White House to a less visible spot on the South Lawn has angered some veterans and lawmakers, who see it as disrespectful and potentially illegal.

U.S. Senate could be a narrow strait for Biden agenda, even in Democratic hands

Even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election and his fellow Democrats gain full control of Congress, his ability to secure passage of an ambitious legislative agenda may be limited by a stubborn Washington reality: the high hurdle for getting things done in the Senate.

Trump, Biden to commemorate 9/11 attacks in Pennsylvania, New York

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will commemorate the 19th anniversary on Friday of the Sept. 11 attacks, with both candidates separately visiting the rural Pennsylvania field where one of the hijacked planes crashed.

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