CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- The remains of seven Marines and a sailor lost when their amphibious vehicle sank near San Clemente Island have been recovered and will be transported to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for preparation for burial, the Marines said late Friday.

The sunken Assault Amphibious Vehicle was also recovered from the sea floor...Read more

BEIRUT -- Thousands of Lebanese on Saturday mourned the victims of the Beirut port blast with anger and protests, amid reports of clashes with police as demonstrators called for the removal of what they described as "corrupt politicians."

At least 130 people have been injured in clashes in Beirut between police and protesters, according to the ...Read more

Global leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump will participate in an international aid conference on Sunday to support Lebanon, as the country, crippled by corruption, a banking crisis and growing popular defiance against the authorities, is seeking massive relief after blasts in Beirut.

The video-conference will be co-hosted by French ...Read more

CARBONDALE, Pa. -- Mayor Justin Taylor sat in his office in the century-old brick City Hall building overlooking downtown Carbondale, a framed photo of him with former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell on the wall. Taylor became mayor in this small city of 8,000 when he was 25, just a few years out of the University of Scranton.

Now, 18 years later,...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For 30 days, Kansas City physician Michael Waxman took a daily dose of hydroxychloroquine.

Or maybe, he didn't.

Maybe, those pills were nothing more than a placebo.

He won't know until the end of a national clinical trial investigating whether hydroxychloroquine -- the drug that keeps popping up in headlines -- can prevent...Read more

Dr. Eric Coe jumped at the chance to help test a COVID-19 vaccine.

At his urging, so did his girlfriend, his son and his daughter-in-law. All received shots last week at a clinical research site in Central Florida.

"My main purpose in doing this was so I could spend more time with my family and grandchildren," Coe said, noting that he's seen ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Louis DeJoy has hosted presidents, built a nationwide business and donated millions to politicians and philanthropies.

But he's never drawn the attention he has since becoming the nation's postmaster general in June.

Critics say the Greensboro businessman already has launched policies that have slowed mail service. They ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- A Hennepin County judge has ordered the public release of body camera video from the night George Floyd was killed after a challenge by a coalition of local and national media companies, including the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

In a ruling issued Friday, Judge Peter Cahill wrote that "Members of the Media Coalition, as well as ...Read more

ATLANTA -- The chairwoman of Georgia's Democratic Party on Friday condemned Senate candidate Matt Lieberman for authoring a book with "racist and discriminatory tropes," while the head of the state NAACP called on the Democrat to abandon the race.

Lieberman, the son of former vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, faced the calls to quit his ...Read more

SEATTLE -- Since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a total of 11 children in Washington state have been hospitalized with a rare but serious syndrome that appears to be triggered by infection with the virus, state health officials said Friday.

The state's first four cases were reported in May, and seven other children have been ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An additional 59 people have been arrested as part of the federal anti-violent crime initiative Operation LeGend, according to a release Friday from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

Of those arrested since Aug. 1, six new defendants face federal charges, meaning Operation LeGend has so far resulted in ...Read more

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern launched her campaign for a second term by reminding voters of her leadership credentials and pledging to steer the country through the economic crisis unleashed by COVID-19.

The Sept. 19 election is "more important than ever" because of the pandemic, Ardern told Labour Party ...Read more

A 29-year-old man has died after jumping into California's Kings River to save three children he saw struggling in the water.

The man, identified as Manjeet Singh, was visiting Reedley Beach on Wednesday evening near his home in Fresno County when he saw three children struggling in the river. The children, two 8-year-old girls and a 10-year-...Read more

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said he will be "pursuing" an executive order in the next two weeks requiring health insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions for all customers.

"That's a big thing," he told reporters at his golf club Friday evening in Bedminster, New Jersey. "We have to cover preexisting conditions. This has ...Read more

Fighting corruption allegations and a resurgence of COVID-19, Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez will face voters Sunday as she vies to lead the U.S. commonwealth out of a historic bankruptcy and recession.

Vazquez and the island's former delegate to the U.S. House, Pedro Pierluisi, are in a tight race to represent the New Progressive Party, or PNP...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Can President Donald Trump quickly issue an executive order and start hundreds of dollars in unemployment payments flowing to millions of Americans again? Maybe, but he'd face significant hurdles.

Like the Constitution.

Congress, not the president, has the power "to lay and collect taxes" in order "to pay the Debts and provide ...Read more

1 in 3 Americans would refuse COVID-19 vaccine, new Gallup poll finds

One in 3 Americans would refuse an FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine even if it were offered at no cost, a new Gallup poll released Friday found.

The results, based on survey conducted between July 20 and Aug. 2, found that 65% of respondents said they would accept the offer ...Read more