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Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words

May. 03, 2024 07:20 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The prosecution's star witness has yet to take the stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are already hearing Michael Cohen's words as prosecutors work to directly tie Trump to payments to silence women with damaging claims about him before the 2016 election. ...

Police move in to clear NYU encampment, US campus arrests grow to 2,200 in pro-Palestinian protests

May. 03, 2024 08:18 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police moved in to clear an encampment at New York University on Friday at the request of school officials, the latest development in weeks of pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses nationwide that have resulted in nearly 2,200 arrests with police sometimes using riot...

The Latest | A Rafah incursion would put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk, UN aid agency says

May. 03, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The city has become critical for humanitarian aid and is highly concentrated with...

Arizona governor's signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers

May. 03, 2024 01:23 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th century law remains in the past. Current and former state lawmakers and reproductive rights advocates...

For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad

May. 03, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

From its earliest days, the Soviet Union's intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or by the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB — kept the government in power by pursuing its opponents no matter where they lived. Intelligence experts say that policy...

UK's governing Conservatives set for historic losses in local polls as Labour urges general election

May. 03, 2024 07:45 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Britain's governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in a U.K. general election that will take place in the coming months. Labour won...

US jobs report for April will likely point to a slower but still-strong pace of hiring

May. 03, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy likely delivered another solid hiring gain in April, showing continuing durability in the face of the highest interest rates in two decades. The Labor Department is expected to report Friday that employers added a healthy 233,000 jobs last...

New York made Donald Trump and could convict him. But for now, he's using it to campaign

May. 03, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — He's visiting Manhattan construction sites, decrying local crime and holding court in his gilded Fifth Avenue penthouse. After a years-long breakup with his hometown, Donald Trump is back in New York, this time as a criminal defendant. Stuck here most weekdays for...

Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies

May. 03, 2024 08:20 AM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses nationwide, several major universities are intent on ensuring that commencement ceremonies — joyous milestones for graduates, their families and friends — go off without a hitch this weekend. ...

A Chinese flavor of rap music is flourishing as emerging musicians find their voices

May. 03, 2024 03:28 AM EDT

CHENGDU, China (AP) — In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation's entertainment industry: Don't feature artists with tattoos and those who represent hip-hop or any other subculture. Right after that well-known rapper GAI missed a gig on a...

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US employers scaled back their hiring in April, adding 175,000 jobs in the face of higher borrowing rates

May. 03, 2024 08:34 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers scaled back their hiring in April, adding 175,000 jobs in the face of higher borrowing rates.

The Latest | A Rafah incursion would put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk, UN aid agency says

May. 03, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The city has become critical for humanitarian aid and is highly concentrated with...

Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200

May. 03, 2024 08:31 AM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue. The president in his state of the nation address on Friday said that...

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled

May. 03, 2024 08:27 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge ruled Friday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence that it could be delivered. It was the second time in two years that the government's main climate action plan was found to be...

Stock market today: Wall Street advances in premarket ahead of key US jobs report

May. 03, 2024 08:26 AM EDT

Wall Street pointed toward gains early Friday ahead of a report on U.S. employment that is expected to show the economy remains strong despite a prolonged period of high interest rates. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.3% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial...

Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies

May. 03, 2024 08:20 AM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses nationwide, several major universities are intent on ensuring that commencement ceremonies — joyous milestones for graduates, their families and friends — go off without a hitch this weekend. ...

Police move in to clear NYU encampment, US campus arrests grow to 2,200 in pro-Palestinian protests

May. 03, 2024 08:18 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police moved in to clear an encampment at New York University on Friday at the request of school officials, the latest development in weeks of pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses nationwide that have resulted in nearly 2,200 arrests with police sometimes using riot...

The Kremlin brands comments on Ukraine by France's Macron and Britain's Cameron as 'dangerous'

May. 03, 2024 08:13 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Recent statements by France’s president and Britain’s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are “dangerous” and will deepen international tension around the conflict, the Kremlin’s spokesman said Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron, in an...

German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for cyberattack. NATO, EU show support

May. 03, 2024 08:06 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany's top diplomat on Friday said Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack, as NATO and European Union member countries said they will not let Russia’s “malicious" behavior...

Russian activist gets 15-year sentence for attempting to set fire to a military conscription office

May. 03, 2024 08:06 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian activist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to set fire to a military conscription office in protest against the Russian action in Ukraine, officials said Friday. A military court in Khabarovsk, in Russia’s far east, said Angel...