US lawmakers visiting China seek to improve military cooperation
BEIJING (AP) — The United States wants to improve military-to-military ties with China, a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation said Monday in a meeting with China’s defense minister in Beijing. The visit is the first from the House…
Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3
By MARK SCOLFORO, TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — A suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid at his ex-girlfriend’s home in the rolling farmland of southern Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who…
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the…
Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the opportunity to kill one…
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
By BOB THOMAS Associated Press Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died Tuesday at 89. Redford died “at his…
Wall Street rises to more records as Tesla vrooms higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose to more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market’s big recent rally has been overdone or prescient….
DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk’s shooting matches suspect, FBI director says
By JESSE BEDAYN and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press OREM, Utah (AP) — DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matched that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing, FBI Director…
Utah governor says the motive in Kirk shooting is not yet certain but the suspect was on the left
WASHINGTON (AP) — Family and friends of the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk described his politics as veering left in recent years as he spent large amounts of time scrolling the “dark corners of the internet,” Utah Gov….
They witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the trauma
OREM, Utah (AP) — One student holed up in his house for two days after witnessing Charlie Kirk’s assassination, nervous about going back to the Utah college campus where the conservative activist was shot. Another, unable to sleep or shake what she…
22-year-old Utah man in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting
The suspect in custody in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk is a 22-year-old from Utah, authorities said Friday. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox identified the man as Tyler Robinson. Cox was joined by FBI Director Kash Patel and other officials at…