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Biden's student loan cancellation is put on hold again after day of legal whiplash

Oct. 04, 2024 09:27 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden's latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire. Just as it briefly appeared the Biden...

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

Oct. 04, 2024 08:06 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before rioters roamed the halls of the U.S. Capitol threatening to “hang Mike Pence,” Donald Trump told his vice president that people are going to “hate your guts” and “think you're stupid” if he failed to stop the 2020 election certification. ...

Assassination attempts and new threats have reshaped how Donald Trump campaigns

Oct. 04, 2024 07:41 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was onstage at a rally on Long Island last month, talking about taxes, when he appeared momentarily spooked by something he'd spotted over his shoulder. “I thought this was a wise guy coming up,” he explained, joking that he was getting his elbow...

Harris and Trump battle for labor support as dockworkers suspend strike

Oct. 04, 2024 07:06 AM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year's election. Her appearance in the battleground state comes the day after U.S....

Dockworkers' union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

Oct. 04, 2024 06:51 AM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on. The International Longshoremen’s Association is suspending its...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen

Oct. 04, 2024 05:37 AM EDT

Hezbollah on Sunday confirmed the death of high-ranking official Nabil Kaouk in an Israeli airstrike, a day after the Lebanese militant group acknowledged the killings of multiple commanders, including longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israel struck Houthi targets in Yemen in...

For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

Oct. 04, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That's what everyone told Sofia Roca. Never mind the open drug use, the sex workers or the groups of other migrant women marching the sidewalks soliciting work at the very same Mexican restaurants and...

Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Beirut kills 9 as troops battle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

Oct. 03, 2024 23:48 PM EDT

An Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in the Lebanese capital killed nine people, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of...

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP's birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan

Oct. 03, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallied with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party on Thursday as the pair delivered a double-barreled denunciation of GOP nominee Donald Trump as a dire threat to democracy. With some people hoisting...

Casey, McCormick hammer home attacks in debate for Pennsylvania's battleground Senate race

Oct. 03, 2024 22:24 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick met Thursday for their first debate in the pivotal race for a swing-state seat, with each candidate repeatedly accusing the other of lying and turning questions about energy, the sale...