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The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era

Nov. 09, 2024 00:12 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump's resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it? Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek a second term, opening a job that must be filled by March 1,...

US agency says Tesla's public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can't

Nov. 08, 2024 17:21 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting with owners manuals and briefings with the agency saying the electric vehicles need human supervision. The National...

Federal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects nationwide

Oct. 29, 2024 15:29 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects...

Delta sues cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike over tech outage that canceled flights

Oct. 25, 2024 20:38 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines sued CrowdStrike on Friday, claiming the cybersecurity company had cut corners and caused a worldwide technology outage that led to thousands of canceled flight in July. The airline is asking for compensation and punitive damages from the outage,...

US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs

Oct. 23, 2024 09:03 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period, The Transportation Department said Wednesday that “in some cases,”...

3 dead and 4 injured in collapse of Mississippi bridge being prepped for demolition

Oct. 16, 2024 23:44 PM EDT

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. The bridge over the Strong River on State Route...

Harris interview with Fox News showcases a change in strategy for Democrats with network

Oct. 16, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris ' interview with Fox News Channel's Bret Baier on Wednesday is the latest indication that Democrats during this campaign are increasingly willing to engage with a network well-stocked with supporters of opponent Donald Trump. Since the party's...

Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara join livestreamed 'Broadway Rallies for Kamala'

Oct. 09, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

Stars of stage and screen — including Anne Hathaway, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth and Audra McDonald — are set for a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in New York City next week that will be livestreamed. “Broadway Rallies for Kamala” will be performed in front of a live,...

After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery

Oct. 05, 2024 12:05 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The facts emerging from Hurricane Helene's destruction are heartrending: Businesses and homes destroyed, whole communities nearly wiped out, hundreds of lives lost, hundreds of people missing. Yet this devastation and despair is not enough for the extremist...

The Latest: VP candidates Vance and Walz meet in last scheduled debate for 2024 tickets

Oct. 01, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

Barring a late addition to the schedule, Tuesday night's vice presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz could be the last debate of the 2024 campaign between the Republican and Democratic tickets. Both Vance, a GOP senator from Ohio, and Walz, the Democratic governor of...