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Lawyers are allowed into Giuliani's NYC apartment after he misses a deadline for turning over assets

Oct. 31, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

A moving company representative and lawyers were expected to be given access to Rudy Giuliani's Manhattan apartment on Thursday after the former New York City mayor failed to turn over belongings to two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him. ...

Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'

Oct. 31, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies." ...

Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia

Oct. 31, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. The former president...

Harris tries to turn Gaza protests into a way to energize the crowds at her rallies

Oct. 31, 2024 16:22 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters can create awkward moments for presidential candidates. They interrupt, heckle and, oftentimes, knock a candidate off track. But Vice President Kamala Harris is trying a new strategy late in the campaign to turn what would otherwise be awkward...

US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country's fate is on the line

Oct. 31, 2024 10:43 AM EDT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Few elections in the nation’s history have provided such a divide as this year's, with the two major candidates and so many of their supporters saying the outcome will determine the fate of the country and whether it can hold to its democratic moorings. ...

About 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine's border are expected in combat in days, US says

Oct. 31, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday. The new figure is a dramatic increase from a day earlier,...

Rocket fire from Lebanon kills 7 in Israel as US officials try to push for cease-fires

Oct. 31, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Rocket barrages from Lebanon into northern Israel killed four foreign workers and three Israelis on Thursday, Israeli medics said, the deadliest cross-border strikes in Israel since it invaded Lebanon. Israel kept up airstrikes it says targeted Hezbollah militants across...

Survivors of deadly collapse at Georgia dock seek state's help for funerals, counseling

Oct. 31, 2024 18:18 PM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Survivors of a deadly walkway collapse at a state-run ferry dock on a Georgia island said Thursday that the government should help them pay for funerals for the seven people who died as well as medical bills and mental health counseling for those who lived. ...

The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records

Oct. 31, 2024 09:04 AM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent's candidates as extreme in a struggle for control of the U.S. Senate. In three...

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives

Oct. 31, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia...

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear shows off his 'Ted Lasso' look on Halloween

Oct. 31, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear showed off his Halloween spirit Thursday, decked out as fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso at the start of his news conference. Only the mustache was missing. “Happy Halloween,” the Democratic governor said before delving into a...

PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Thursday, October 31, 2024

Oct. 31, 2024 18:48 PM EDT
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Rapper Young Thug will be released from jail after he pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges

Oct. 31, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail, though he could be put back behind bars if he violates the terms of his sentence. The 33-year-old Grammy winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery...

‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada

Oct. 31, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark...

Judge decides to release Young Thug from jail, though he could serve prison time if he violates the sentence's terms

Oct. 31, 2024 18:46 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Judge decides to release Young Thug from jail, though he could serve prison time if he violates the sentence's terms.

Canadian Mounties bust massive drug 'super lab' linked to transnational organized crime

Oct. 31, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police dismantled what they said Thursday is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug “super lab” in the country. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe organized crime ran the operation where there was mass-production and...

Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia

Oct. 31, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. The former president...

Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison

Oct. 31, 2024 18:34 PM EDT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Washington state man who authorities said killed at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana was sentenced Thursday to three years and 10 months in prison and must pay more than $777,000 in...

Dozens of striking hotel workers arrested during San Francisco demonstration

Oct. 31, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of striking San Francisco hotel workers were arrested as hundreds demonstrated for higher wages and better benefits two months after their contract expired. The arrests came Wednesday around 5 p.m. as union members sat in the middle of a busy street...

Rocket fire from Lebanon kills 7 in Israel as US officials try to push for cease-fires

Oct. 31, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Rocket barrages from Lebanon into northern Israel killed four foreign workers and three Israelis on Thursday, Israeli medics said, the deadliest cross-border strikes in Israel since it invaded Lebanon. Israel kept up airstrikes it says targeted Hezbollah militants across...