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Biden fundraiser with Obama and Clinton nets a record high $25 million, the campaign says

Mar. 28, 2024 09:41 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said. The eye-popping amount was a major...

Black pastors see popular Easter services as an opportunity to rebuild in-person worship attendance

Mar. 28, 2024 08:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many churches moved their services online, the Rev. William H. Lamar IV initially shuddered at the thought that he needed to morph into a “video personality” to stay engaged with his parishioners. “I resisted...

Trump will attend the wake of a slain New York police officer as he goes after Biden over crime

Mar. 28, 2024 07:58 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will attend Thursday's wake of a New York City police officer gunned down in the line of duty, as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has made crime a focus of his third White House campaign and accused President Joe Biden of lacking toughness. ...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Mar. 28, 2024 07:17 AM EDT

Jamestown Post-Journal. March 25, 2024. Editorial: State’s Slow Marijuana Rollout Continues To Cost You It was bad enough when the state’s labored rollout of legalized recreational marijuana was only costing the state tax revenue. Now, not only is...

Trump plans to attend the wake of slain New York City police officer

Mar. 27, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is planning to attend the wake for a New York City police officer who was fatally shot during a traffic stop this week, according to his campaign. Trump, the 2024 presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is expected to be at a...

Biden leans on his Democratic predecessors as Trump remains isolated from other Republican leaders

Mar. 27, 2024 16:08 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden needs advice, there are two people he can turn to who know what it’s like to sit in his chair. Sometimes he will invite Barack Obama over to the White House for a meal or he will get on the phone with Bill Clinton. The three men share...

After a county restricted transgender women in sports, a roller derby league said, 'No way'

Mar. 27, 2024 01:07 AM EDT

SEAFORD, N.Y. (AP) — They zip around the rink, armed with helmets, pads and mouthguards. They push, bump and occasionally crash out as they jostle for position on the hardwood floor. But for the women of the Long Island Roller Rebels, their biggest battle is taking place outside...

NYC subway rider is fatally pushed onto tracks, reviving discussion about mental illness in system

Mar. 26, 2024 20:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of fatally shoving another person into the path of an oncoming New York City subway train was described Tuesday by his mother and officials as having psychological issues, reviving discussion about how the city should respond to people experiencing mental health...

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

Mar. 26, 2024 07:12 AM EDT

Arlington Heights Daily Herald. March 23, 2024. Editorial: Blagojevich’s impotent populism No one was particularly surprised, not even the impeached former governor himself, with the ruling of a federal judge on Thursday that Rod Blagojevich cannot sue to block an...

Girl Scout troop resolved to support migrants despite backlash

Mar. 26, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Once a week in a midtown Manhattan hotel, dozens of Girl Scouts gather in a spare room made homey by string lights and children’s drawings. They earn badges, go on field trips to the Statue of Liberty, and learn how to navigate the subway in a city most have just begun to call...