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Trump marks his 78th birthday with a towering 'MAGA' cake and attacks on his 81-year-old rival's age

Jun. 15, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump marked his 78th birthday on Friday night by addressing a fawning crowd in Florida and repeatedly dismissing his opponent in November’s election, 81-year-old President Joe Biden, as too frail to handle a second term. “Our country is...

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers

Jun. 14, 2024 21:13 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions lacks standing, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled on Friday. Republican attorneys general from each state, led by Arkansas and Tennessee, sued...

FAA investigating how titanium parts with falsified records wound up in Boeing and Airbus planes

Jun. 14, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

Federal regulators are investigating how parts made with titanium that was sold with falsified quality documentation wound up in Boeing and Airbus passenger jets that were built in recent years. Boeing and Airbus said Friday that planes containing the parts are safe to fly, but...

Supreme Court has a lot of work to do and little time to do it with a sizable case backlog

Jun. 14, 2024 13:25 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with over a third of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from guns to abortion to social media. The justices are also still weighing whether former President...

Running out of marijuana, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket get approval to ship pot to the islands

Jun. 13, 2024 20:24 PM EDT

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Martha's Vineyard was running out of pot, just as thousands of summer vacationers were starting to arrive. But on Thursday, Massachusetts regulators averted a cannabis drought by issuing an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha's...

Biden to nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero as FDIC chair after abrupt departure of predecessor

Jun. 13, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The announcement from the White House on Thursday came after Gruenberg’s tenure became marred by allegations of workplace...

California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state's last nuclear plant running

Jun. 13, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom who says that the power is critical to safeguarding energy...

EPA to disband Red Hill oversight group amid Navy complaints

Jun. 13, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

HONOLULU (AP) — A community-led group formed to provide public oversight of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility will be shut down after the committee refused to cede control of the meetings to the military. The Red Hill Community Representation Initiative, or CRI, was formed last...

Abortion pill access is unchanged after the Supreme Court's decision. Here's what you need to know

Jun. 13, 2024 13:39 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Access to the abortion pill mifepristone will not change after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected an effort Thursday by anti-abortion groups to roll back its availability, a win for abortion rights supporters and millions of women in states where abortion is legal. ...

EU Commission asks 3 major porn sites to give details on kids' protection measures under digital law

Jun. 13, 2024 13:20 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is asking three of the world’s biggest pornography sites to provide details of the measures they have taken to better protect minors from accessing their content and prevent gender-based violence. The European Union's executive branch took...