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The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

Apr. 25, 2024 12:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts....

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear

Apr. 25, 2024 12:51 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but it seemed possible Trump could still benefit from a lengthy trial delay, possibly beyond November’s election. ...

New York prosecutors in Trump's hush money trial say former president continues to violate gag order

Apr. 25, 2024 11:11 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday that Donald Trump again violated a gag order in his hush money trial, as the criminal case resumed on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court weighed whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions taken during his time as president. ...

The Latest | Ex-publisher in hush money trial recalls Trump as 'very upset'

Apr. 25, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returned to court Thursday for the third day of witness testimony in his hush money trial. The trial resumed around the same time the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took...

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court

Apr. 25, 2024 12:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era in determining the trial judge improperly allowed women to testify about allegations against the ex-movie mogul that weren’t part of the...

Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established

Apr. 25, 2024 11:44 AM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along...

Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

Apr. 25, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March. ...

Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

Apr. 25, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's...

8 years after the National Enquirer's deal with Donald Trump, the iconic tabloid is limping badly

Apr. 25, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump's hush money trial this week has revealed an astonishing level of corruption at America's...

What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?

Apr. 25, 2024 05:54 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. ...

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GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight

Apr. 25, 2024 13:07 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor is blocking an attempt by Republican legislators to give the state's National Guard a “border mission" of helping Texas in its partisan fight with the Biden administration over illegal immigration. Top Republicans in the Kansas House were...

Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

Apr. 25, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March. ...

The Latest | Ex-publisher in hush money trial recalls Trump as 'very upset'

Apr. 25, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returned to court Thursday for the third day of witness testimony in his hush money trial. The trial resumed around the same time the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took...

Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles after dispiriting data on the economy, as Meta sinks

Apr. 25, 2024 13:00 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are tumbling Thursday after a dispiriting cocktail of data suggested both that the economy’s growth is flagging and that inflation remains stubbornly high. A sharp drop for Meta Platforms, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, also dragged the market lower....

Will Power denies participating in Penske cheating scandal. Silence from Josef Newgarden

Apr. 25, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

Will Power said Thursday he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske’s push-to-power system until after last weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism. Team Penske is under heavy scrutiny following the March 10 season-opening race at St....

Scottish leader faces battle for survival after ending power-sharing deal over climate change clash

Apr. 25, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Scotland's leader is facing a fight for his political survival after he ended a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policies. Thursday's decision by First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National...

Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out

Apr. 25, 2024 12:58 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of arrests, while others appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester ticked down and graduation...

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

Apr. 25, 2024 12:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts....

Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February

Apr. 25, 2024 12:55 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. Jerron Lightfoot, 20, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, said he was...

The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden

Apr. 25, 2024 12:53 PM EDT

Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares...