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The Latest: Justices fire questions at Trump's lawyer as Supreme Court arguments start
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 arguments begin over Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court arguments have begun over whether former President Donald Trump can avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has...
Trump is in New York for the hush money trial while the Supreme Court hears his immunity case in DC
NEW YORK (AP) — A reluctant Donald Trump returned to a New York City courtroom Thursday as his hush money trial resumed at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president. ...
The Latest | Trump listens intently at hush money trial as former Enquirer publisher testifies
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returned to court Thursday morning as witness testimony in his hush money trial entered a third day. The trial resumed at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for...
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that...
Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established
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...
Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out
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...
Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
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. ...
Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
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...
What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
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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Correction: South Carolina Budget story
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In a story published April 24, 2024, about the South Carolina Senate’s version of the state budget, The Associated Press erroneously reported the budget was $15.4 billion. The total budget lawmakers can spend is $15.8 billion.A transitional council is installed in Haiti, and an interim prime minister is appointed for the embattled country
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council is installed in Haiti, and an interim prime minister is appointed for the embattled country.
Chinese ship remains prime suspect in damage to Baltic Sea gas pipeline that reopened this week
HELSINKI (AP) — A Chinese container ship remains the prime suspect in causing damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and Estonia, Finnish investigators said Thursday. It has been over six months since substantial, human-made damage that caused a...
The Latest | Trump listens intently at hush money trial as former Enquirer publisher testifies
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returned to court Thursday morning as witness testimony in his hush money trial entered a third day. The trial resumed at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for...
Venezuela broke its HPV vaccine promises, and there's barely any sex ed. Experts say it's a problem
PUTUCUAL, Venezuela (AP) — Some of the 10 women and teenage girls who recently came to a medical clinic in eastern Venezuela for free contraceptives fidgeted a bit when a community health worker taught them how to use an IUD, condoms and birth control pills correctly. The health...
The Latest: Justices fire questions at Trump's lawyer as Supreme Court arguments start
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....
Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out
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...
Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
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. ...
Supreme Court arguments begin over Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court arguments have begun over whether former President Donald Trump can avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has...
First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore since bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, passed through the...
