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With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure
NEW YORK (AP) — The struggling Washington Post found itself in some turmoil on Monday following the abrupt departure of the newspaper's executive editor and a hastily announced restructuring plan aimed at stopping an exodus of readers over the past few years. Post publisher Will...
Biden says Hamas is sufficiently depleted. Israel leaders disagree, casting doubts over cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) — At the start of its devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel set an ambitious goal: destroy Hamas. At the time, the Biden administration committed to the objective, giving Israel considerable stocks of weaponry and voicing its support. Nearly eight months...
Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads, with either path likely to shape the legacy of Israel’s longest-serving and deeply divisive leader. The proposal offers the possibility...
A jury has been seated in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, after prospective candidates were questioned on their thoughts about gun rights and drug addiction while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom in a show of...
Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Monday that would allow judges the option to sentence...
How Trump's deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He’s claimed the case was rigged, incorrectly linked President Joe Biden to the state prosecution, called the star witness against him a “sleazebag" and said the judge was a...
More women made the list of top paid CEOs in 2023, but their numbers are still small compared to men
More women are attaining the top job at companies in the S&P 500, but their numbers are still minuscule compared to their male counterparts. Of the 341 CEOs included in the AP's annual compensation survey, 25 are women. That’s the most women making the list since the survey...
Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hours after declaring victory, Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faced a market meltdown Monday and a tough path toward reconciling a country deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Claudia Sheinbaum...
As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind
Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS Health once boasted of opening or buying more than 2,900 locations in a five-year period. Now it’s shuttering hundreds, while Walgreens, Rite Aid and independent drugstores also pull back. An industry...
How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy
NEW YORK (AP) — When Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in southern England to cover the Allies' imminent D-Day invasion of Normandy, a U.S. commander offered them a no-nonsense welcome. “We’ll do everything we can to help you get your...
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IRS sues Ohio doctor whose views on COVID-19 vaccinations drew complaints
CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio doctor who drew national attention when she claimed COVID-19 vaccines made people magnetic is being sued by the federal government over claims she hasn't paid nearly $650,000 in federal taxes and late fees. The lawsuit, filed last month in federal court in...
A jury of 12 plus 4 alternates has been seated in Hunter Biden's federal gun case and opening statements begin Tuesday
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury of 12 plus 4 alternates has been seated in Hunter Biden's federal gun case and opening statements begin Tuesday.
Trump's case casts a spotlight on movement to restore voting rights to those convicted of felonies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican-led states have historically made it difficult for those convicted of a felony to vote or barred it altogether. Now the Republicans’ presumptive nominee for president, who lives in one of those states, is among them. Donald Trump’s conviction in the...
Padres' Tucupita Marcano under investigation by MLB for gambling on baseball, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a possible lifetime ban, according to a person familiar with the probe. MLB is looking into allegations Marcano bet...
Seeking to spotlight Republican resistance, Senate Democrats renew push for IVF rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are making a renewed push to show their support for ensuring nationwide access to in vitro fertilization, releasing legislation Thursday that is part of an election-year effort to spotlight Republican resistance to protecting reproductive care. ...
Major League Baseball is investigating infielder Tucupita Marcano for allegedly betting on baseball, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is investigating infielder Tucupita Marcano for allegedly betting on baseball, AP source says.
Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican allegations that he'd tried to cover up origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A GOP-led...
A jury has been seated in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, after prospective candidates were questioned on their thoughts about gun rights and drug addiction while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom in a show of...
Meme stocks are roaring again. Yes, again
NEW YORK (AP) — Meme stocks are shaking Wall Street once again Monday. And, as is so usually the case, it all started online. A post on Reddit late Sunday indicated that Keith Gill, a central character in the original 2021 meme stock crack, had built a sizeable stake in GameStop....
Sri Lanka closes schools as the death toll from floods and mudslides rises to 16
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as the death toll due to floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in many parts of the island nation, rose to 16 people, officials said. The education ministry announced that the reopening of schools would depend on...
