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Trump rules out another debate against Harris as her campaign announces $47M haul in hours afterward

Sep. 12, 2024 17:28 PM EDT

Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out another presidential debate against Kamala Harris as her campaign announced a massive fundraising haul in the hours after the two candidates met on stage. Trump, the Republican nominee, posted on Truth Social that “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD...

2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day

Sep. 12, 2024 17:24 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester marks the...

The Latest: With the debate behind them, Harris and Trump jockey for swing states

Sep. 12, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are heading to swing states they hope to win, both of them trying to expand their narrow paths to victory in a closely fought presidential campaign. Harris has her sights set on North Carolina, where she’s scheduled to...

Father of slain Ohio boy asks Trump not to invoke his son in immigration debate

Sep. 12, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — The father of an Ohio boy killed last year when a Haitian immigrant driver hit a school bus is imploring Donald Trump and other politicians to stop invoking his son's name in the debate about immigration. Nathan Clark spoke Tuesday at a Springfield City...

Cooler weather helps firefighters in battle against 3 major Southern California fires

Sep. 12, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles took advantage of cooler weather Thursday as they slowly gained the upper hand, but not before dozens of homes were destroyed and thousands of people were forced to evacuate. ...

Blinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland with arms requests on the table

Sep. 12, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

WARSAW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland on Thursday after hearing repeated appeals from Ukrainian officials to use Western-supplied weaponry for long-range strikes inside Russia. Blinken traveled to...

American Airlines flight attendants ratify contract that ends their threats to go on strike

Sep. 12, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Flight attendants at American Airlines voted Thursday to ratify a new contract, ending a long dispute that got the attention of President Joe Biden after the cabin crews threatened to go on strike. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants said that...

Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military

Sep. 12, 2024 15:10 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — For her 26th birthday in July, human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite places, a sandy beach in Seattle where green-and-white ferries cruise across the dark, flat water and osprey fish overhead. On Wednesday...

Biden marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the landmark Violence Against Women Act

Sep. 12, 2024 15:06 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, the White House on Thursday is set to announce new efforts to address online harassment and abuse, and to help ease housing issues that many survivors of domestic violence face when they...

Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown

Sep. 12, 2024 12:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January. Biden was the first American president to...