Next U.S. presidential debate to be held virtually: commission

The second U.S. presidential debate on October 15 will be virtual, the Commission on Presidential Debates said on Thursday, with President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden participating in the townhall style event from remote locations.

Trump's COVID-19 case rattles Republican hopes to hold Senate

President Donald Trump's response to his COVID-19 diagnosis, including his shock move to upend talks with Congress on shoring up a pandemic-hit economy, has fellow Republicans fearing they might lose their U.S. Senate majority in next month's election.

Regeneron antibodies in demand after Trump treatment, doctors seek more data

Patients are asking to join clinical trials of antibody-based COVID-19 drugs after U.S. President Donald Trump was treated last week with an experimental therapy from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc , and on Wednesday he promised to make it free to Americans while touting its benefits.

After their lone debate, Harris and Pence campaign in battleground Arizona

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris will hit the campaign trail in two battleground states on Thursday, the day after a sedate debate marked by disagreements over the administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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-President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic took center stage at the vice presidential debate, although Mike Pence and Kamala Harris's relatively sedate performance stood in stark contrast to last week's chaotic presidential showdown.

Rescue network seeks to save, rehab California's fire-stricken wild animals

A 350-pound (159-kg) black bear was released by a veterinary team into the remote woodlands of northern California this week, newly healed from crippling burns it suffered last month in one of the state's devastating summer wildfires.

Trump administration asks U.S. high court to lift order extending census count

The Trump administration on Wednesday sought help from the U.S. Supreme Court in its effort to wind down counting for the 2020 U.S. census.

Trump's pandemic record in spotlight as Harris, Pence trade blows at VP debate

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris clashed over the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic during their debate on Wednesday, as the White House struggled to contain an outbreak that has infected President Donald Trump and dozens of others.

Still recovering from last storm, Louisiana braces for Hurricane Delta

Louisiana on Thursday steeled itself for another in a record-breaking series of violent storms as Hurricane Delta sped across the Gulf of Mexico toward a region still recovering from the last storm.

Despite COVID-19 treatment, Trump edges back into campaign spotlight

President Donald Trump, still confined to the White House where he is being treated for COVID-19, planned more steps on Thursday to try to reinvigorate a re-election campaign hit hard by his handling of the pandemic.

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