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President Joe Biden calls the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah's chief a "measure of justice for his many victims"

Sep. 28, 2024 12:38 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden calls the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah's chief a "measure of justice for his many victims."

After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?

Sep. 28, 2024 11:40 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in modern times try to persuade voters to keep them on the job. The House Republicans led the tumult — painstakingly electing their speaker...

Monangai runs for 132 yards and a TD, Rutgers holds off Washington 21-18

Sep. 28, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Monangai ran for 132 yards and a touchdown and Rutgers held off Washington 21-18 on Friday night when Huskies kicker Grady Gross missed a 55-yard attempt as time expired. Rutgers won its Big Ten opener to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2012....

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Sep. 27, 2024 20:51 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.; former Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. ___ ...

The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade

Sep. 27, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were sentenced this week, including the person considered to be the main organizer of the action. Chester Gallagher was sentenced on Thursday to 16 months in prison, by far...

Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: 'Things have gotten overwhelming'

Sep. 27, 2024 13:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Chappell Roan, the breakout pop star who has publicly grappled with her rising fame in recent weeks, has dropped out of this weekend's All Things Go music festival. “I apologize to people who have been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All Things...

Jews and Catholics warn against Trump's latest loyalty test for religious voters

Sep. 27, 2024 10:30 AM EDT

Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming members of certain faiths should he lose the presidential election in November. Jews and Catholics can vote for him...

Richmond Fed president urges caution on interest rate cuts because inflation isn't defeated

Sep. 27, 2024 06:04 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Federal Reserve's Richmond branch says he supports reducing the central bank's key interest rate “somewhat” from its current level but isn't yet ready for the Fed to fully take its foot off the economy's brakes. In an interview Thursday...

Prosecutors file sealed brief detailing allegations against Trump in election interference case

Sep. 26, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday filed, under seal, a legal brief that prosecutors have said would contain sensitive and previously unseen evidence in the case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 election he lost. The...

Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting

Sep. 26, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory for the sake of peace with Moscow as “dangerous and unacceptable.” The Democratic presidential nominee...