Los Angeles County has asked a court to hold Grace Community Church in contempt for holding indoor services on Sunday, seeking more than $20,000 in damages for violating public health orders on the novel coronavirus. Pastor John MacArthur held three Sunday services indoors, defying a California Court of Appeal ruling the day before that blocked…

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Here’s what you need to know:VideotranscriptBacktranscriptPresidency Is ‘One More Reality Show’ to Trump, Obama SaysBarack Obama criticized President Trump in his comments at the Democratic National Convention, saying Mr. Trump had shown “no interest” in using the office to help anyone but “himself and his friends.”Tonight I want to talk as plainly as I can…

Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, was among four suspects arrested Thursday and indicted in connection with an online fundraising campaign that allegedly defrauded donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Justice Department announced.According to the indictment, Bannon and co-defendant Brian Kolfage told the public that they were a "volunteer organization" and that…

Alexei Navalny is unconscious and on a ventilator, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. The Russian opposition leader, center, is seen here during a rally in Moscow last year along with his wife, Yulia, right. The rally marked five years since the assassination of politician Boris Nemtsov. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption…