Two closing arguments show the stark choice between Trump and Harris
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast,…
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Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S.…
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Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald Trump
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has set a hearing Thursday morning in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon…
Continue Reading A Virginia jury acquits an ex-CIA recruit in an assault case that led to sexual misconduct reforms
Associated Press A former CIA officer-trainee has been acquitted of charges that he attacked a female colleague in a stairwell at CIA headquarters. A…
Continue Reading The Bidens hosted their final Halloween trick-or-treat event. The first lady came as a giant panda
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who dressed as a giant panda, hosted their final White House Halloween…
Continue Reading California announces sustainable fuels partnership to curb emissions from planes
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is partnering with a major airline trade group to increase the…
Continue Reading Forty-fore! Eagles get rare opportunity to play golf with former president Barack Obama
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, running back Saquon Barkley and team owner Jeffrey Lurie hit the links this week…
Continue Reading Fourth mass coral bleaching prompts UN emergency session at Colombia biodiversity summit
Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations, scientists and governments made an urgent call Wednesday for increased funding to…
Continue Reading House fire in north Chicago suburb leaves 3 people dead and another hospitalized
ZION, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire killed three people and injured a fourth person in a north Chicago suburb. The Zion Fire Rescue…
Continue Reading 2 students are among 3 people killed in an early morning house fire in Arkansas
GREENWOOD, Ark. (AP) — Three people have been killed in a house fire in western Arkansas. Greenwood Police say officers responded to the fire early…
Continue Reading Game 4 of World Series averages 16.28 million for its most-viewed game since 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series had its most-watched game in five years Tuesday night as the New York Yankees avoided a sweep. The…
Continue Reading Dozens report feeling 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off southern Oregon coast
BANDON, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck off the southern coast of Oregon.…
Continue Reading Resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents set for Dec. 11
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearing has been set for Dec. 11, when a judge will decide whether they…
Continue Reading North Korea’s long-range missile test signals its improved, potential capability to attack US
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year,…
Continue Reading Argentina’s president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on Cuba
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s President Javier Milei has dismissed his foreign minister hours after the country voted against the…
Continue Reading Washington Post report: Subscriber loss after non-endorsement reaches a quarter million
AP Media Writer The Washington Post has lost at least 250,000 subscribers since announcing last Friday that it would not endorse a candidate for…
Continue Reading 2 journalists killed in separate incidents in Mexico within 24 hours
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist who covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan for a Facebook news page has been shot to death. Mauricio…
Continue Reading Michigan removes Upper Peninsula clerks from election duties over planned hand count
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials say two clerks in the Upper Peninsula have been removed from their election duties after…
Continue Reading Europe’s human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog is urging the government of ethnically divided…
Continue Reading McDonald’s E. coli case count rises as federal officials inspect an onion grower
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday reported more cases of E. coli poisoning among people who ate at McDonald’s, as…
Continue Reading Alleged Minnesota gang members charged with string of killings in federal crackdown
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted 11 alleged members of a Minneapolis street gang on charges that include…
Continue Reading Two more Young Thug co-defendants accept plea deals
ATLANTA (AP) — Two more people standing trial along with rapper Young Thug have pleaded guilty to reduced charges after reaching deals with…
Continue Reading A Gaza medic realizes he’s carrying his own mother’s body, killed by an Israeli airstrike
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian ambulance worker made a horrific discovery when the bloody sheet was lifted: The…
Continue Reading 12 dead and 1 injured in explosion at steel plant in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Twelve people have died in a fire at a steel plant in central Mexico. Tlaxcala state Civil Protection said Wednesday the fire…
Continue Reading Second gambler admits trying to cash in on scheme involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter
NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter’s NBA career.…
Continue Reading No charges after flyaway metal grazes reporter at event for Missouri’s Democratic Senate candidate
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say it was an accident when a reporter was hit by flyaway metal as Missouri’s Democratic…
Continue Reading Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle…
Continue Reading Ohio Supreme Court finds attorney general erred in rejecting voting amendment based on title
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has found that Republican Attorney General Dave Yost lacked the authority to reject a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania court loosens mail ballot rules, but a fast-track appeal is likely
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A divided Pennsylvania appeals court says the envelopes voters use to send in mail ballots don’t need…
Continue Reading Maine’s adult mental health system ready to emerge from court oversight after 3 decades
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s adult mental care facilities are ready to emerge from court oversight after an appointed specialist concluded the…
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