Biden and Xi are to meet next week. There is no detail too small to sweat
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. How…
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Blinken says ‘far too many’ Palestinians have died as Israel wages relentless war on Hamas
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that “far too many” Palestinians have died and suffered as Israel wages a…
Israeli strikes pound Gaza City as ground forces battle Hamas near major hospital
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight into Thursday as ground forces battled Hamas militants in dense urban neighborhoods near…
Last 12 months on Earth were the hottest ever recorded, analysis finds
The Associated Press The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science…
Democrat McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court
HARRISBURG (AP) — Democrat Dan McCaffery won an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court in Tuesday’s general election, preserving a strong Democratic majority on a…
Supreme Court hears arguments in a case over a gun law that protects domestic violence victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a federal law that prohibits people from having guns if they are under…
Trump lashes out at judge, NY attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Donald Trump sparred with a New York judge and slammed the state attorney general suing him Monday, using the…
Voters weigh abortion rights in open state Supreme Court seat
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will make a decision with implications for the future of voting and abortion rights in a presidential battleground state when…
Israeli forces cut off north Gaza as Palestinian death toll from monthlong war passes 10,000
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with intense airstrikes overnight…
Trump’s business, political ambitions poised to converge as he testifies in New York civil case
NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump takes the stand Monday in a Manhattan courtroom to testify in his civil fraud trial, it will be…
Protest marches from US to Berlin call for immediate halt to Israeli bombing of Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — From Washington to Milan to Paris, tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched Saturday, calling for a halt to Israel’s bombardment of…
Lawyers in Trump’s civil fraud trial ordered to clam up about judge’s communications with staff
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial barred attorneys in the case Friday from commenting on “confidential communications” between…
Hamas leader’s home is hit in airstrike as Israel presses its attacks and U.S. envoy seeks aid route
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military hit the family home of the exiled leader of Hamas on the outskirts of Gaza City with an…
State’s election will be headlined by races for statewide courts, including high court seat
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will settle four statewide judicial contests in Tuesday’s election, filling an open seat on the state Supreme Court — which…
Poll shows most US adults think AI will add to election misinformation in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The warnings have grown louder and more urgent as 2024 approaches: The rapid advance of artificial intelligence tools threatens to amplify…
Biden calls for humanitarian ‘pause’ in Israel-Hamas war
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Joe Biden said he thought there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war, after his campaign speech Wednesday evening…
FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by Hamas attack on Israel
The Associated Press FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S., telling lawmakers that multiple…
Bills to combat hate crimes gain state House approval
HARRISBURG (AP) — Three bills seeking to expand and strengthen Pennsylvania’s anti-hate crime statutes were passed Tuesday by the state House of Representatives. All members…
U.S. military and diplomatic leaders urge a divided Congress to send aid to both Israel and Ukraine
U.S. military and diplomatic leaders urge a divided Congress to send aid to both Israel and Ukraine By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)…
Kids return to school, plan to trick-or-treat as Maine communities start to heal from mass shooting
Kids return to school, plan to trick-or-treat as Maine communities start to heal from mass shooting By DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) —…
Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and will sign an executive order to address his concerns
Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and will sign an executive order to address his concerns By JOSH BOAK and MATT O’BRIEN Associated…
General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending six-week strike
General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending six-week strike By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — General Motors and the United Auto…
An Israeli ministry, in a ‘concept paper,’ proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt’s Sinai
An Israeli ministry, in a ‘concept paper,’ proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt’s Sinai By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Intelligence Ministry…
Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White…
NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained
NEW YORK (AP) — A sea of hundreds of protesters filled the main concourse of New York City’s famed Grand Central Terminal during the evening…
Maine mass killing suspect found dead, ending search that put state on edge
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The Army reservist who opened fire in a bowling alley and then at a bar in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people,…
Amid massive search for mass killing suspect, Maine residents remain behind locked doors
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes Friday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely…
US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said,…
Mike Johnson is new House speaker, but faces same GOP challenges ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the ally of Donald Trump inherits many of the same political…
At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing; police hunt for shooter as residents take shelter
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Maine and then fled…
Mike Johnson is latest GOP nominee for House speaker as Republican infighting shows no end
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker desperate to unite their fractious majority and end the chaos,…
State Senate passes bill opponents worry targets books about LGBTQ+, marginalized people
HARRISBURG (AP) — A bill passed the GOP-controlled state Senate to require Pennsylvania parents to opt in their children to access books deemed sexually explicit…
Israel’s increased strikes across Gaza kill more than 700 in past day, Palestinians say
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rapidly expanding Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed more than 700 people in the past day as medical facilities…
Trump expected back at civil fraud trial with Cohen set to testify
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen once proclaimed he’d “take a bullet” for Donald Trump. Now, after breaking with the former president amid his own…
Blinken, Austin say US is ready to respond if US personnel become targets of Israel-Hamas war
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday that the United States expects the Israel-Hamas war…
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque…
Judge fines Trump $5k after post maligning court staffer found on campaign website
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in…
House Republicans drop Jordan as their nominee for speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after…
Jordan digs in for 3rd vote for House speaker as Republicans refuse to give him gavel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is digging in for a fight to become House speaker ahead of a Friday vote, even…
Biden declares Israel, Ukraine support vital for US security, will ask Congress for billions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that U.S. leadership “holds the world together,” President Joe Biden told Americans on Thursday night the country must deepen its support…
Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare after Gaza hospital blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in…
Biden pledges solidarity with Israelis, suggests ‘other team’ to blame for Gaza hospital blast
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed to show the world that the U.S. stands in solidarity with Israel during his visit there…
GOP’s Jim Jordan will try again to become House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having lost the first vote to become House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan will try again on a decisive second ballot that will…
War between Israel and Hamas raises fears about rising US hostility
The Associated Press A fatal stabbing in Illinois, a gun pointed at protesters in Pennsylvania, vandalism at synagogues and harassment of staff at a Palestinian…
Trump returning to civil fraud trial, but star witness Cohen won’t be there
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returns to a New York City courthouse Tuesday to be a spectator at the civil fraud trial…
Republicans will try to elect Rep. Jordan as House speaker but GOP holdouts remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will try to elect a firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as the new House speaker, elevating a chief ally of Donald Trump…
Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and on to Jordan Wednesday to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership,…
Biden postpones trip to discuss domestic agenda as Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden postponed a trip to Colorado on Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the growing conflict in the…
Major US pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Major U.S. pharmacy chain Rite Aid said Sunday that it has filed for bankruptcy and obtained $3.45 billion in fresh financing as…
In first call with Palestinian president Abbas, Biden discusses support for humanitarian aid to Gaza
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders…