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Jury in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case asks to rehear testimony
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial sent its first note to the judge after less than four hours of deliberations. The panel had four requests, including wanting to rehear testimony about a 2015 Trump Tower meeting where a plan to squelch...
Rallies and debates used to define campaigns. Now they're about juries and trials
NEW YORK (AP) — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has been sitting for hours a day in a Manhattan courtroom, where his hush-money trial is nearing its end. On Monday, a trial is set to begin in Wilmington, Delaware, for President Joe Biden's son Hunter, who is accused of lying on a...
Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Alito said...
Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group in a war that is now in its eighth month. The capture of the Philadelphi...
Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he's deflecting from his own problems
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and top Hamas officials, the Israeli leader accused him of being one of “the great antisemites in modern times.” ...
Biden and Harris will launch a Black voter outreach effort as they see signs of diminished support
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their reelection pitch to Black voters, a key part of their 2020 winning coalition that has shown signs of fraying. They'll launch a new Black voter outreach effort during a visit to the...
US pledges $135 million in aid to Western-leaning Moldova to counter Russian influence
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pledged $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter Russian disinformation as the Western-leaning nation struggles to blunt Moscow’s push for influence that has been buoyed by recent successes in...
A woman will likely be Mexico's next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power
PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this rural village of Tojolabal people in southern Mexico. They walk in silence. Some are headed to grind corn to make their family’s tortillas. Others fetch firewood to carry home, on their...
South Africans vote in what's been framed as their most important election since apartheid ended
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community centers, and in large white tents set up in open fields in an election seen as their country’s most important since apartheid ended 30 years ago. It could put the young democracy into unknown territory. At...
Charges against world's top golfer Scottie Scheffler dropped after arrest outside PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a...
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Jury in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case asks to rehear testimony
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial sent its first note to the judge after less than four hours of deliberations. The panel had four requests, including wanting to rehear testimony about a 2015 Trump Tower meeting where a plan to squelch...
The Latest | Israel says it controls Gaza's entire border with Egypt, as Rafah assault expands
Israel’s military said Wednesday it has seized control of the entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, without elaborating. Capturing the strategic Philadelphi corridor signals that Israel has deepened its offensive in southern Gaza. Palestinians in the border city of Rafah...
Iga Swiatek saves a match point and comes back to beat Naomi Osaka at the French Open
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek played like the current No. 1 and the two-time defending champion at the French Open. No surprise there. That Naomi Osaka looked like the former No. 1 that she is — and on clay, no less — amounted to an announcement that she is still quite capable of elite tennis. ...
House Ethics Committee will investigate Rep. Henry Cuellar after his federal indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, after his indictment this month on allegations of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government. The committee said Wednesday that it voted...
Harvey Weinstein appears before judge in same NYC courthouse where Trump is on trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is appearing before a judge Wednesday afternoon in the same New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial. The disgraced movie mogul entered the court in a wheelchair, as he has during recent hearings for a retrial on rape...
Murder trial ordered in Michigan killing that stoked anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of killing his Michigan girlfriend after returning to the U.S. following deportation was ordered Wednesday to stand trial for murder. The case against Brandon Ortiz Vite, a Mexican citizen, became a political flashpoint in April when former...
Stock market today: Wall Street wilts to trim its May gains as bond yields keep rising
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are sinking under the weight of higher yields in the bond market on Wednesday. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in afternoon trading and falling further from its record set last week. It's trimming its gains for May, which had been on track to be its best...
A 6th house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Another house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's coast, the sixth to fall along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore's beaches in the past four years, according to U.S. National Park Service officials. About one mile of the beach...
Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Alito said...
Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group in a war that is now in its eighth month. The capture of the Philadelphi...
