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With trials pushed back, Trump sees first big dip in legal bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — As former President Donald Trump faces a supercharged Democratic fundraising effort, a persistent drag on his campaign’s coffers may be easing: legal expenses. A new report shows that the Save America political action committee paid about $827,000 in June for...
California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
California's largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger. The Park Fire's intensity and rapid spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the...
Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday and offered measured optimism about progress toward a cease-fire deal for Gaza as he neared the end of a contentious U.S. visit that put on...
Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait
WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium ended a meeting Friday at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly...
Vegas man charged with threats to officials including judge, prosecutor in Trump hush money trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening to injure and kill government officials in three states and the District of Columbia, including the New York judge and prosecutor who handled former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, according to federal...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu visits Trump, says Israel is eager to reach a cease-fire deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Donald Trump on Friday at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years as the two sought to mend their political alliance. Netanyahu's visit to Florida came a day after the...
Wisconsin DNR says emerald ash borer find in Burnett County means beetle has spread across state
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The tree-killing emerald ash borer has now spread to every county in Wisconsin, state officials said Friday. The state Department of Natural Resources said agency staff responded to a report of a possible emerald ash borer infestation in two trees at a private...
Harris makes a pre-taped appearance on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' to urge Americans to vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris crashed the season finale of “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,” urging Americans to vote in an appearance that was taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The episode caps the series' ninth season and is...
AP Week in Pictures: Global
July 19-25, 2024 President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, ending his bid for reelection, and quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take on former President Donald Trump. He encouraged his party to unite behind her, making her the party’s...
Harris tells Netanyahu 'it is time' to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held by the militants in Gaza since Oct. 7 can return home. Harris said she had a “frank and...
