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Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue removed in June. The statue, which stands 60 feet high, is the only Confederate statue still standing on the city's Monument Avenue.

Astronauts have been able to cast ballots from above since the Texas legislature gave its blessing in 1997. "It's critical to participate in our democracy," NASA astronaut Kate Rubins said.

Investors appear to once again be interested in the relative safety of U.S. stocks. A Bloomberg analysis shows investors pulling money out of emerging markets while simultaneously boosting purchases of U.S. equities.

Emory Rounds III is a career civil servant. If confirmed as director of the Office of Government Ethics, he will take charge of an agency under considerable pressure.

West Virginia's striking teachers are headed back to classrooms after the teachers union and state negotiators struck a deal Tuesday.

Former FBI Director James Comey's book, A Higher Loyalty, comes out Tuesday. Terry Gross of WHYY's Fresh Air talked to Comey about his tell-all memoir a day before it published.

Federal authorities have accused 11 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in what could be a crippling blow to the group.

Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose at the Supreme Court's Great Hall on Friday. Chief Justice William Rehnquist was the last to receive the honor in 2005.

A vigil was held Monday for those killed and wounded by a shooter. President Obama will speak at a Tuesday memorial, and those attending the vigil shared what they want to hear from the president.

As Democrats prepare for their convention in Philadelphia, protesters are preparing too. Bernie Sanders supporters and others are organizing rallies around the city.