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Born in Oakland, California to a Jamaican father and Indian mother, Harris won her first election in 2003 when she became San Francisco’s district attorney.

The pick fulfills the Democratic presidential contender’s promise to select a woman as his running mate, and puts to rest the sometimes bristly rivalry the pair shared during the early phase of the Democratic primary.

Kamala Harris's rising political career began with roots right here in the Bay Area.

Gov. Greg Abbott met with doctors and local leaders in the Beaumont area Tuesday. Afterward, he spoke about a variety of topics including reopening schools, reopening bars, unemployment benefits and the upcoming football season.

Biden’s campaign has refused to comment on his search, but his team has been in recent contact with a small group of finalists that includes at least four women of color: California Sen. Kamala Harris, former national security adviser Susan Rice, California Rep. Karen Bass and Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

Texas has averaged more than 34,000 tests a day over the past week, down from a daily average of more than 60,000 in late July.

President Donald Trump says his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination will be held at either the White House or the Gettysburg battlefield.

"I do not know the condition of the person, it seems the person was shot by Secret Service, so we'll see what happens," the president said.

As the political world awaits the imminent announcement of Joe Biden’s vice-presidential pick, there is a real sense among allies and adversaries that the decision matters more in 2020.

President Trump appeared to support college football players who wish to play in the fall despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The New York Times reported on Saturday that in 2019, a White House aide asked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's office about how a president could get added to the famed mountain sculpture.

The executive orders signed by President Donald Trump to help Americans cope with an economic recession are far less sweeping than any relief bill Congress could pass and raise questions about effective they will be.

For his part, President Trump also praised Favre’s skills in a tweet late last month, noting the former Packers star hits a long drive.

A plan from President Donald Trump to extend additional unemployment benefits requires states to provide 25 percent of the funds, and it's unclear whether states have the money or the will to do it.

Caylee Anthony, the daughter of Florida mother Casey Anthony, would have turned 15-years-old today.

Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California.

President Trump signed four executive orders Saturday aimed at delivering relief to Americans struggling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday extended a statewide disaster declaration he first issued in March to allow the state to better respond to the coronavirus pandemic.