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Yellen says isolationism 'made America and the world worse off' in speech to global finance leaders

Oct. 22, 2024 10:50 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told world financial leaders Tuesday that the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration rejected isolationism, offering a barely veiled criticism of former President Donald Trump’s policies two weeks before the U.S....

Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC poll

Oct. 21, 2024 06:51 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although Harris earns slightly better marks on elements such as taxes for the middle class, according to a new poll. A majority...

Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder

Oct. 20, 2024 19:15 PM EDT

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got a big assist from music legend Stevie Wonder, who rallied congregants with a rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song." Harris visited two Atlanta area churches as part...

Most AAPI adults think legal immigrants give the US a major economic boost: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

Oct. 14, 2024 07:49 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely than the overall U.S. population to view legal immigration as an asset to the country's economy and workforce, according to a new poll. When it comes to the risks posed by illegal...

From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation. Biden surveys Florida's damage

Oct. 13, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the government's hurricane response. President Joe Biden visited Florida for the second time this month...

Former President Bill Clinton travels to Georgia to rally rural Black voters to the polls

Oct. 13, 2024 16:39 PM EDT

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton urged churchgoers in Albany, Georgia, on Sunday to rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the office he once held. “Uniting people and building, being repairers of the breach, as Isaiah says, those are the things...

Abortion has passed inflation as the top election issue for women under 30, survey finds

Oct. 11, 2024 14:54 PM EDT

Abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30 since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, according to results released Friday of a survey of female voters by KFF. ...

Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll

Oct. 11, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris and a negative view of former President Donald Trump, but Hispanic men are more divided on both candidates, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...

Feeling stressed about the election? Here's what some are doing and what they say you can do too

Oct. 09, 2024 11:36 AM EDT

If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally. Meditation and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta says focusing on each...

Polls open in Mozambique's presidential election where the ruling party is seeking to extend its 49 years in power

Oct. 09, 2024 01:09 AM EDT
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Polls open in Mozambique's presidential election where the ruling party is seeking to extend its 49 years in power.