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Trump is making the Jan. 6 attack a cornerstone of his bid for the White House

Mar. 19, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump has launched his general election campaign not merely rewriting the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, but positioning the violent siege and its failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election as a cornerstone of his bid to return to the White...

The Latest | Incoming Palestinian prime minister lays out postwar plans for devastated Gaza

Mar. 19, 2024 06:16 AM EDT

Incoming Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa laid out wide-ranging plans for a revitalized Palestinian Authority and an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction in a mission statement acquired Tuesday by The Associated Press. But the plans face major obstacles, including...

Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

Mar. 18, 2024 20:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the other its perspective,” White House...

Trump says Jews who vote for Democrats 'hate Israel' and their religion

Mar. 19, 2024 03:04 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel" and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders. Trump, in an interview, had been asked about Democrats' growing...

Biden heads West to secure his standing in Nevada and Arizona

Mar. 19, 2024 06:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is embarking on a three-day campaign swing aimed at shoring up his standing in the Sun Belt as part of an aggressive play to reenergize vital parts of his 2020 electoral coalition. Much of Biden’s time on this trip this week, which includes...

6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced for torture of 2 Black men

Mar. 19, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Tom Lee will sentence two defendants each day...

Notre Dame Cathedral's restoration has been a 5-year journey of dedication and recovery

Mar. 19, 2024 01:18 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — The restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris following a tragic blaze in April 2019 is a story of dedication and recovery. The iconic medieval monument immortalized in history, film and literature has been gradually rebuilt over the past five years, through...

A newspaper says video of Prince William and Kate should halt royal rumor mill. That's a tall order

Mar. 19, 2024 05:41 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife Catherine have been filmed at a farm shop near their Windsor home, The Sun newspaper reported — the first footage of Kate since she had abdominal surgery for an unspecified condition two months ago. The newspaper published a short clip...

Blinken underscores 'ironclad' support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea

Mar. 19, 2024 06:35 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after clashes between Chinese and Filipino coast guards in the disputed South China Sea recently...

March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket busting

Mar. 18, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A year ago, Fairleigh Dickinson landed in the First Four and by the following weekend became one of the most improbable bracket-busters in NCAA Tournament history. After routing Texas Southern in Dayton, the 16th-seeded Knights — one of the shortest teams in...

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Unilever is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business

Mar. 19, 2024 06:38 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits. London-based Unilever said its ice cream business, which also...

Blinken underscores 'ironclad' support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea

Mar. 19, 2024 06:35 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after clashes between Chinese and Filipino coast guards in the disputed South China Sea recently...

At least 13 Russian miners are trapped in a collapsed gold mine, officials say

Mar. 19, 2024 06:21 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — At least 13 miners have been trapped in a collapsed gold mine in far eastern Russia, regional officials said Tuesday. Part of the mine collapsed in Zeysk district, authorities in the Amur region said. The Emergencies Ministry reported that 13 miners were trapped, but...

Norwegian safety body criticizes cruise ship that nearly ran aground in 2019 storm

Mar. 19, 2024 06:18 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A cruise ship at the center of a dramatic evacuation off north Norway five years ago should never have left port because it was not up to safety standards, officials said Tuesday, adding that it could have developed into one of the worst disasters at sea in modern...

The Latest | Incoming Palestinian prime minister lays out postwar plans for devastated Gaza

Mar. 19, 2024 06:16 AM EDT

Incoming Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa laid out wide-ranging plans for a revitalized Palestinian Authority and an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction in a mission statement acquired Tuesday by The Associated Press. But the plans face major obstacles, including...

Biden heads West to secure his standing in Nevada and Arizona

Mar. 19, 2024 06:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is embarking on a three-day campaign swing aimed at shoring up his standing in the Sun Belt as part of an aggressive play to reenergize vital parts of his 2020 electoral coalition. Much of Biden’s time on this trip this week, which includes...

Sex trade to slavery: A UN agency says criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor

Mar. 19, 2024 06:14 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor agency reported Tuesday, with sexual exploitation to blame for three-fourths of the take from a business that deprives migrants of money they can send home,...

US defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill

Mar. 19, 2024 06:14 AM EDT

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front. “The United States will not...

Bill and Lisa Ford to raise $10M for Detroit youth nonprofit endowments

Mar. 19, 2024 06:13 AM EDT

Ten nonprofits serving young people in Detroit will get an unusual, lasting gift as part of a campaign started by Lisa Ford and her husband, Bill Ford, the executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. The Fords, along with The Children’s Foundation, Tuesday announced their plans to raise...

Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients

Mar. 19, 2024 06:01 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin will have access to the first over-the-counter birth control pill starting Tuesday, allowing them to easily receive contraceptive medication with no out-of-pocket costs or doctor's prescription, Gov. Tony Evers announced. Evers,...