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9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims' relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump...
Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, repeatedly goading him in an event that showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and...
Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn't fixed...
Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza, killing at least 34 people, hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials said. The deadliest strike came...
Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1. The move comes as it was becoming clear the measure lacked the votes to pass....
New CIA workplace assault case emerges as spy agency shields extent of sexual misconduct in ranks
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — At an impromptu party in the office to celebrate his 50th birthday, a veteran CIA officer got drunk, reached up a colleague’s skirt and forcibly kissed her in front of stunned co-workers, prosecutors alleged in the latest case of sexual misconduct to spill from the spy...
US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race. ...
Hurricane Francine could bring storm surge and flooding to Louisiana's coast
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Wednesday as residents made last-minute trips to stock up on supplies and forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and destructive winds on the northern U.S. Gulf coast. In...
Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — First came space tourism. Now comes an even bigger thrill for the monied masses: spacewalking. The stage is set for the first private spacewalk Thursday. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman will pop out of the hatch of his orbiting SpaceX capsule, two days...
Passing in Week 1 reached its lowest level for any week in the NFL since 2007
Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ From rookies struggling in their first career starts to high-paid quarterbacks not living up to their contracts to rusty veterans coming off...
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Soyuz heads to space station with 2 Russians and 1 American aboard
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American blasted off Wednesday for an express trip to the International Space Station. The space capsule atop a towering rocket set off at 1623 GMT from Russia’s manned space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan,...
Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1. The move comes as it was becoming clear the measure lacked the votes to pass....
New Jersey Pinelands forest fire is mostly contained, official says
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters have mostly contained a forest fire burning in the southern New Jersey Pinelands. The blaze in Berkeley Township was 80% contained as of midday Wednesday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The fire had consumed about...
Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In a visit to see the damage caused by drought and fire in the Amazon, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged to pave a road that environmentalists and some in his own government say threatens to vastly increase destruction of the world’s largest tropical forest...
Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza, killing at least 34 people, hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials said. The deadliest strike came...
9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims' relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump...
A Philadelphia officer has died of his injuries from a June shooting
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer has died of his wounds, nearly three months after being shot in the neck after stopping a vehicle while on duty, city officials said. Officer Jaime Roman, 31, who spent 80 days in intensive care without regaining consciousness, died...
The Latest: Harris and Trump attend 9/11 remembrance ceremonies as debate reaction rolls in
Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, repeatedly goading him in an event that showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy. ...
Speaker Mike Johnson calls off House vote on six-month government funding bill as GOP plan hits bipartisan opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson calls off House vote on six-month government funding bill as GOP plan hits bipartisan opposition.
Hurricane Francine could bring storm surge and flooding to Louisiana's coast
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Wednesday as residents made last-minute trips to stock up on supplies and forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and destructive winds on the northern U.S. Gulf coast. In...
