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Harris calls on Republican voters to put 'country first' as Trump woos Latino voters

Oct. 16, 2024 19:29 PM EDT

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Surrounded by more than 100 former Republican officeholders and officials, Democrat Kamala Harris urged GOP voters on Wednesday to put “country first” and abandon Donald Trump. The Democratic presidential candidate made her case to Republican...

Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against 2 people at center of Los Angeles racism scandal

Oct. 16, 2024 15:15 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles city attorney’s office said Tuesday that it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who were investigated in connection with the unlawful recording of a racist conversation that rocked City Hall and prompted the city council president to...

Harris works to energize Black male voters while Trump continues to attack immigration policy

Oct. 15, 2024 22:50 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men, while Trump blamed Harris' immigration policies for “devastating” Black and Latino...

Lowriding is more than just cars. It's about family and culture for Mexican Americans

Oct. 15, 2024 18:10 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — For Luis Martinez, competing in lowriding bike and car competitions is about more than glory and bragging rights. The lowrider clubs in the Chicago area have become like one big family and a source of mutual support. “It just starts with the metal,” said...

AP VoteCast: How Americans voted in 2020, and what it could mean for 2024

Oct. 15, 2024 08:09 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Election Day draws nearer, Democrat Kamala Harris is trying to maintain a diverse coalition of voters who were driven four years ago by their fierce opposition to Republican Donald Trump and anxiety over a deadly pandemic. The former president, meanwhile, is...

Trump hears at a Latino campaign event from someone who lived in the US illegally

Oct. 12, 2024 20:54 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minutes after Donald Trump delivered his standard warnings about drug dealers and criminals illegally crossing the border during a Saturday campaign event, the former president heard from someone who was once in the country illegally but now plans to vote for him. ...

Data shows migrants aren’t taking jobs from Black or Hispanic people, despite what Trump says

Oct. 12, 2024 11:51 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises the biggest deportation event the U.S. has ever seen if he is elected — a promise he has predicated, in part, on the notion that immigrants in the U.S. legally and illegally are stealing what he calls “Black jobs” and...

Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris' backers are confronting the question head on

Oct. 11, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The concern has been there all along, but now it's being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris because she’s a woman? The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail, but her key supporters are...

Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll

Oct. 11, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris and a negative view of former President Donald Trump, but Hispanic men are more divided on both candidates, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...

Harris rips Trump for his criticism of federal storm response and calls for 'dignity'

Oct. 10, 2024 23:34 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and suggested he was wrongly trying to turn the deadly storms to his political advantage. Attending a town hall...