Stock market today: Wall Street rises as tech stocks and oil prices steady themselves
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Wednesday following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines…
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A full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition
Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New…
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19 mayoral candidates compete to lead Portland, Oregon, in a race with homelessness at its heart
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lot of political changes are coming to Portland, Oregon. The open mayoral race in the state’s most…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on euthanasia, doctors and ethics in Canada
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has arguably the world’s most permissive system of euthanasia — the practice of doctors and nurse…
Continue Reading Jill Biden is out campaigning again — but not for her husband anymore. She’s pumping up Harris
Associated Press CLAWSON, Mich. (AP) — Jill Biden wasted no time after she stepped up to the microphone at a suburban Detroit restaurant. “Now…
Continue Reading Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. Aid groups say the number of…
Continue Reading Many schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene. Teachers worry about long-term impact
AP Education Writers Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so…
Continue Reading Private forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, an injured worker given meager government…
Continue Reading Unions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year’s presidential race
Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallies in Michigan’s union halls, standing alongside the state’s most…
Continue Reading The son of a South Carolina inmate urges the governor to save his father from execution
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The son of a South Carolina inmate is asking the governor to save his father from execution. Inmate Richard…
Continue Reading In the heartland of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, the old ways have changed and violence rages
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside Mexico’s…
Continue Reading The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after the first opened in Las Vegas
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates…
Continue Reading McCormick and Casey disagree on abortion, guns and energy in their last debate
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick have shared the debate stage for…
Continue Reading UN says Yemen risks being dragged into Mideast conflict that could spiral out of control
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East and could spiral out of…
Continue Reading Missouri abortion-rights campaign fundraising total at $22M one month before election
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has raised close to $22 million.…
Continue Reading Biden says Harris will cut her own path as president, and her perspective will be fresh and new
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden says Kamala Harris would “cut her own path” once she wins the 2024 election, allowing…
Continue Reading Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against 2 people at center of Los Angeles racism scandal
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles city attorney’s office says it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who…
Continue Reading Justice Department to monitor voting in Ohio county after sheriff’s comment about Harris supporters
RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating…
Continue Reading Troubled Boeing signals it may raise up to $25 billion to shore up finances
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing is moving toward raising up to $25 billion to shore up its troubled financial position. The company signaled…
Continue Reading An inmate convicted of the 1994 killing of a Japanese psychic was found dead in a Hawaii prison cell
HONOLULU (AP) — An inmate convicted of the 1994 murder of a Japanese psychic and her son has been killed in his Hawaii prison cell. Authorities say…
Continue Reading Navajo leader calls for tribal vice president’s resignation amid political upheaval
Associated Press The president of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. announced Tuesday he has removed responsibilities from his…
Continue Reading Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ask judge to release identities of his accusers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked a New York judge Tuesday to force prosecutors to disclose the names of…
Continue Reading Idaho will begin using deep veins as backup for lethal injection executions, officials say
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm for executions by lethal injection…
Continue Reading Hundreds of troops kicked out under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ get upgraded to honorable discharges
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to…
Continue Reading Michigan is paying $13M after shooter drill terrified psychiatric hospital for kids
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan…
Continue Reading Voting rights groups seek investigation into Wisconsin text message
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voting rights advocates on Tuesday asked the state and federal departments of justice to investigate…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden revives lawsuit against Fox News over explicit images used in streaming series
NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Biden is reviving a lawsuit that accuses Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming…
Continue Reading 2 men charged with 7 Baltimore area homicides in gang case
BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say two men have been indicted by a Baltimore grand jury and charged with killing at least seven people as suspected…
Continue Reading Small business disaster loan program is out of money until Congress approves new funds
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration has run out of money for the disaster assistance loans it offers small…
Continue Reading Arizona counties won’t be forced to do citizenship checks before the election, a judge rules
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected a request to require Arizona’s 15 counties to verify the citizenship of some 42,000 voters registered…
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