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In Michigan, Harris doesn't get hoped-for firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties

Oct. 04, 2024 20:43 PM EDT

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It was the perfect place to welcome the endorsement of the firefighters union — a gleaming new firehouse in a blue-collar town just outside of Detroit in the key battleground state of Michigan. But by the time Kamala Harris showed up in Redford...

The Latest: Harris to visit Michigan while Trump heads to Georgia

Oct. 04, 2024 20:17 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year’s election. Her appearance in the battleground state comes the day after U.S. dockworkers...

Colorado judge who sentenced election denier Tina Peters to prison receives threats

Oct. 04, 2024 19:55 PM EDT

A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind bars and admonished her for her role in a data breach scheme catalyzed by the lie that the 2020 election was...

The Biden administration isn't extending a two-year program for migrants from 4 nations

Oct. 04, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will not extend a two-year program that allows migrants from certain nations into the U.S. if they came by plane with sponsorship. The program began in 2022 with Venezuelans and was an effort to provide an alternative legal pathway for...

Bibles that Oklahoma wants for schools match version backed by Trump

Oct. 04, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles for public schools and specifying that each copy contain the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, which are not commonly found in Bibles but are included in one endorsed by former President...

Trump and Georgia Gov. Kemp use hurricane recovery to make first 2024 appearance together

Oct. 04, 2024 18:30 PM EDT

EVANS, Ga. (AP) — After making up privately, Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp used the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to put their détente on public display, with the former president praising a fellow Republican he blistered just months ago and promising to treat the state well if he...

FEMA has faced criticism and praise during Helene. Here's what it does — and doesn't do

Oct. 04, 2024 18:23 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with helping states and communities hit by disasters like Hurricane Helene. With Helene hitting during the homestretch of an election year, the agency has been criticized by some residents and politicians, like...

Retired New Jersey State Police trooper who stormed Capitol is sentenced to probation

Oct. 04, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired New Jersey State Police trooper who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters was sentenced to probation instead of prison on Friday, as the federal courts reached a milestone in the punishment of Capitol rioters. Videos captured...

Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme

Oct. 04, 2024 17:47 PM EDT

A judge ripped into a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. District Judge Matthew Barrett told...

Biden talks election, economy and Middle East in surprise news briefing

Oct. 04, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After 1,080 days as president, Joe Biden on Friday decided to pop in and take questions in the White House briefing room for the first time, striding in with a grin after a strong monthly jobs report and the temporary settlement of a strike by ports workers. The...