Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — For those conservative voters long turned off by former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, his somewhat softened tone in accepting the Republican nomination Thursday night was a welcome relief. “He’s much improved,” said Dave Struthers, a 57-year-old farmer from Collins, Iowa, after watching the beginning of Trump’s speech in the basement
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Associated Press Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump were at the Republican National Convention on its last night. Their presence Thursday was a rare appearance in support of former President Donald Trump’s third bid for president. The former first lady and the former president’s eldest daughter have largely steered clear of the campaign trail this year,
Continue Reading Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. The announcement was made by Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the ruling Awami League
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has a delicate balance to strike: how to weigh the mounting opposition to President Joe Biden continuing his campaign with his loyalty to his former running mate. In recent days, Obama has taken calls from congressional leaders, Democratic governors and key donors in which he has
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself. A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in 10 Democrats believe Kamala Harris
Continue Reading Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Tel Aviv on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in the group’s first lethal strike into Israel. The aerial strike rumbled through the center of the city near the U.S. Embassy, causing shrapnel to rain
Continue Reading Associated Press A bootcamp on a California ranch could help improve internet access on U.S. tribal lands. Tribal Broadband Bootcamps have brought together 72 tribal nations from across the U.S. to learn more about how to build sustainable broadband networks. Indian Country has historically struggled with internet access. The bootcamps come as the Biden administration
Continue Reading Associated Press UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank (AP) — First came the Israeli military bulldozers. They tore down a quarter of the homes in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair. Then came the settler attacks. In the aftermath, dozens of people were left homeless and without consistent access to water and electricity. Several were
Continue Reading Associated Press CABOT, Pa. (AP) — The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small Pennsylvania town on Friday as hundreds gathered to honor an ex-fire chief who was shot and killed at a rally for former President Donald Trump. Following funeral services for Corey
Continue Reading By Eugenia Yosef, Jennifer Hansler, Eyad Kourdi and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Israel authorities are investigating the circumstances and potential security lapses around a deadly drone blast in Tel Aviv that killed one man and injured at least 10 others on Friday. The attack was claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, in what the Iranian
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Christian homeless shelter is challenging a Washington state anti-discrimination law that would require the charity to hire LGBTQ+ people and others who don’t share its religious beliefs. Lawyers for Union Gospel Mission in Yakima asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday to revive a lawsuit
Continue Reading Hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko has led Belarus for 30 years and intends to seek yet another term in office. The former collective farm manager has harshly stifled the opposition with arrests, beatings and long prison terms. He also has antagonized the West with human rights abuses and a close relationship with Moscow. Much of the
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play. The game officially launched Friday, with EA Sports increasing its server capacity ahead of time to
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AP Sports Writer EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play. The game officially launched Friday, with EA Sports increasing its server capacity ahead of time to
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By Associated Press (CNN) — Employees of the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the US repeatedly sexually abused and harassed children in their care for at least eight years, the Justice Department said Thursday, alleging a shocking litany of offenses that took place as the company amassed billions of dollars in government
Continue Reading Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For three decades, European leaders have come and gone by the dozens, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute control of Belarus. His longevity is due to a mixture of harshly silencing all dissent, reverting to Soviet-style economic controls and methods, and cozying up to Russia, even as he sometimes
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Friday tentatively scheduled Harvey Weinstein’s planned retrial on rape and sexual assault charges to begin on Nov. 12. Weinstein wore an American flag pin on his jacket during a brief court appearance in Manhattan that was delayed by more than 90 minutes due to a disruption
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hospice El Paso has announced its new Center for Compassionate Care (CCC). Hospice El Paso celebrated the new center with a ribbon cutting ceremony held today, July 18th, at 5 p.m. Hospice El Paso says the new center is state-of-the-art and includes pain and anxiety management care. The facility offers
Continue Reading Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — University of Florida president Ben Sasse, a controversial pick almost two years ago when he was named to lead one of the top public universities in the U.S., plans to leave his position to focus on taking care of his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy. In
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves. Decades after Beijing began working with zoos in the U.S. and Europe to protect the species, the number of giant pandas in the wild has risen to 1,900, up from about 1,100 in the 1980s, and they are no
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By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said on Thursday that it has made “substantial progress” in finalizing an agreement with Boeing to plead guilty to defrauding the US government, but more time is needed to work out the remaining details. Earlier this month, Boeing (BA) agreed to plead guilty to one
Continue Reading SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit northern Chile near its border with Argentina. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at at 9:51 p.m. Chilean time and had a depth of 117 kilometers. Its epicenter was 45 kilometers (28 miles) east-southeast of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Chilean President Gabriel
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Tel Aviv se encuentra en “alerta máxima” tras el “grave” incidente con un dron ocurrido este jueves por la noche, en el que murió una persona y “otras resultaron heridas”, según informó el alcalde de la ciudad, Ron Huldai, en un comunicado difundido por X. La policía dijo a CNN que
Continue Reading Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a delivery driver during a robbery attempt in 1998 was executed by chemical injection Thursday evening in Alabama. Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southwest Alabama, authorities said. He was convicted
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — A significant Microsoft outage brought low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines and some competitors to a standstill for hours after a regulator halted departures. The ground stop was lifted late Wednesday night. “Our systems are currently impacted by a Microsoft outage, which is also affecting other companies,” Frontier said in a
Continue Reading AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tucker Carlson returned to Fox News’ airwaves 15 months after being unceremoniously fired, seen Thursday in its coverage of a Republican National Convention speech that highlighted his growing influence in Donald Trump’s world. Carlson called the Republican nominee to return as president a changed man who effectively “became
Continue Reading By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday with the most dishonest speech of the four-day Republican National Convention, making more than 20 false claims by CNN’s count. Many of the false claims were ones Trump has made before, some of them for years. They spanned a
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Amnistía Internacional señaló este jueves que la evidencia “apunta a la posible responsabilidad penal de la presidenta Dina Boluarte” sobre las muertes ocurridas durante las protestas realizadas entre diciembre de 2022 y marzo de 2023, de acuerdo con las conclusiones de un informe que la organización de defensora de derechos
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed in part at addressing some of the issues raised after Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing in May that it filed for bankruptcy protection. Democratic Sen. Cindy Friedman, Senate chair of the Joint Committee
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Imagine this: you need to pick up a package, top up your metro card, grab lunch and take out some cash. In most places, that would probably mean separate trips to the post office, the subway station, a restaurant and an ATM. But in South Korea,
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