Democratic delegates nominated Joe Biden as their presidential nominee from a Montana cattle range, a California beach and other picturesque scenes across America.
Carol Semple
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Tenet,’ 1st major movie to be released since lockdown, to screen early at some theaters
Many movie houses are opening this week without any significant new movies and instead programming popular back catalog films.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Some inaccurate results underscore complexity of developing reliable COVID-19 tests
Less is known about the accuracy of COVID-19 tests because of how quickly they were rushed through the regulatory process because of the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats put divisions aside to rally behind Biden at convention
As the Democrats’ 2020 National Convention opened, Michelle Obama, making her fourth convention appearance, once again delivered an electrifying moment.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Kamala Harris brings prosecutor’s legacy to Biden ticket, for better or worse
She has gone from being California’s ‘top cop’ to leading congressional efforts to revamp the criminal justice system, and has been especially outspoken since George Floyd died in May while in police custody.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
What’s keeping Washington from a virus deal, explained
No one is giving up on an accord, though near-term prospects aren’t promising.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Appeals court seems wary of ordering dismissal of Michael Flynn case
The panel is considering whether Flynn’s attorney is entitled to leapfrog a lower court judge and get an order from the appeals court forcing the judge to dismiss the prosecution before he himself has had the chance to rule.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Surging virus cases make U.S. a weak link in global economic recovery
The United States is unlikely to pull the world economy out of its rut as it did in past downturns such as after the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s.
Posted inNation & World
Man shot near White House had shouted threats, sources say
The man approached a uniformed officer just blocks from the White House, said he had a weapon and moved aggressively toward the officer before being shot.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Lawsuit challenges use of checkpoints miles from Canadian border
A federal lawsuit filed by ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont challenges the use of checkpoints by the U.S. Border Patrol nearly 100 miles from the Canadian border, saying they are beyond the patrol’s authority