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Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate

Sep. 11, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California's mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. At least a dozen people, mainly firefighters, were treated for injuries that were...

An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight

Sep. 11, 2024 21:13 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio. Its story of economic renewal and related growing pains has been thrust into the national conversation in a presidential election year...

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

Sep. 11, 2024 21:07 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump...

Army soldier charged with assaulting police officer with a flagpole during Capitol riot

Sep. 11, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Hawaii on charges that he repeatedly struck a police officer with a flagpole during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday. Alexander Cain Poplin was arrested on Tuesday...

More than 67 million people watched Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate. That's way up from June

Sep. 11, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

An estimated 67.1 million people watched the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, a sharp increase from the June debate that eventually led to President Joe Biden dropping out of the race. The debate was run by ABC News but shown on 17 different networks, the...

Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks

Sep. 11, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an "inside job," joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks. The 31-year-old provocateur and influencer posted...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case on the future of the state's elections leader

Sep. 11, 2024 18:00 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the state's top elections official could remain in her post after Republicans who controlled the state Senate sought to fire her last year. The liberal-controlled...

US and UK pledge almost $1.5B in aid for Ukraine during diplomats' visit to Kyiv

Sep. 11, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrainian officials renewed their pleas to use Western-provided missiles against targets deeper inside Russia. ...

What to know about Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris

Sep. 11, 2024 17:06 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music superstar Taylor Swift has officially launched her Kamala Harris era. Shortly after the Democratic nominee and former President Donald Trump finished their first, and likely only, presidential debate Tuesday evening, Swift, who is nearing the end of...

Southern Baptist trustees back agency president but warn against needless controversy

Sep. 11, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Less than two months after the Southern Baptists’ policy arm issued an embarrassing retraction of an announcement of its leader’s firing, it gave him a strong vote of confidence this week — but with a caution against stirring unnecessary controversy. ...