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Haunted by 2016, some Michigan Democrats worry that Harris remains ill-defined in swing state
EASTPOINTE, Mich. (AP) — Bill Clinton stood with Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell outside a suburban Detroit grocery store two days before the 2016 election when it was clear to both that Hillary Clinton would lose the state. “They didn’t listen to you,” Dingell recalled the former...
Jimmy Carter at 100: A power-playing loner from the farm to the White House and on the global stage
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Barack Obama and his advisers had two living former presidents to consider as they planned the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Bill Clinton, eight years removed from the Oval Office, remained an image of centrist success that warranted a primetime speaking...
Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo's main prison to ease overcrowding
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Nearly 1,700 ill inmates were released Monday from Congo’s largest prison, the minister of justice said, as part of an effort to thin out the country's overcrowded prisons. The operation took place at Makala Central Prison in the capital Kinshasa on Monday...
Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo said they released 600 prisoners in the country's main prison on Saturday as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons. Justice Minister Constant Mutamba announced the move during a ceremony at Makala Central Prison in...
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris' debate
In their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in distinctly different ways. As the two traded jabs, some old false and misleading claims emerged along with some new ones. Here’s a look. ...
Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded facility, authorities said Tuesday. One prominent activist put the death toll at more than 200. ...
Movie Review: Quaid looks (and sounds) the part, but ‘Reagan’ is more glowing commercial than biopic
“Is there anything worse than an actor with a cause?” asks an annoyed Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan’s first wife, early in “Reagan,” the new biopic starring Dennis Quaid. Well, after watching two more hours of this story, an adoring look back at the man who served two terms as...
The Latest: Walz accepts the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and...
The Democratic National Convention is here. Here's how to watch it
CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago after a wild few weeks that saw the party switch out its nominee, upending what had already been an unprecedented campaign year. With the departure of President...
As political convention comes to Chicago, residents, leaders and activists vie for the spotlight
CHICAGO (AP) — As the American city that has hosted more political conventions than any other, Chicago has pretty much seen it all. Presidential candidates have been made official in Chicago more than two dozen times since Abraham Lincoln in 1860, including the infamous 1968...