National News
Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to 'kill a lot of people,' warrant says
September 9, 2024
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — The man suspected of opening fire on a highway in Kentucky sent a text message vowing to “kill a lot of people” less than 30 minutes before he shot and... Read More
Louisiana residents prepare as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
September 9, 2024
By SARA CLINE and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this week in Louisiana, where evacuation orders were quickly... Read More
James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
September 9, 2024
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King”... Read More
AP Top 25: SEC grabs six of the first seven spots in rankings as Notre Dame tumbles to No. 18
September 8, 2024
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings... Read More
Wildfire east of LA threatens tens of thousands of homes and forces evacuations
September 8, 2024
AP-US-Southern-California-Wildfire, 6th Ld-Writethru SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of homes and buildings were threatened Sunday by an out-of-control wildfire burning in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that... Read More
After interstate shootings wound 5, Kentucky searchers scour rugged terrain for suspect
September 8, 2024
By BRUCE SCHREINER and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities searched a rugged, hilly area of southeastern Kentucky on Sunday for a man suspected in the weekend shooting of nine vehicles and wounding of five people on... Read More
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
September 7, 2024
By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father, who was arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon, will... Read More
Sluggish US jobs report clears the way for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates
September 7, 2024
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s tepid pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job... Read More
Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
September 7, 2024
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until after the November election, granting the former president a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the... Read More
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
September 7, 2024
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Liz Cheney, who herself endorsed Harris on Wednesday, first announced her father’s endorsement when asked by... Read More
Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles amid worries about the economy, and Dow drops 600 points
September 3, 2024
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled to their worst day since an early August sell-off after another report raised worries about the economy’s health. The S&P 500 slumped 2.1% Tuesday after a report... Read More
Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government
September 3, 2024
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing’s agenda in exchange for financial... Read More
ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports
September 2, 2024
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney... Read More
ABC's rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren't speaking
August 29, 2024
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News,... Read More
Justice Department watchdog finds failures in FBI's handling of child sex abuse cases
August 29, 2024
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has failed to report some child sexual abuse allegations to local law enforcement or social service agencies even after changes prompted by its handling of the... Read More
Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says
August 28, 2024
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, looked up information about explosives over the last five years and eyed... Read More
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
August 28, 2024
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. The justices rejected an... Read More
FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing
August 28, 2024
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the... Read More
Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say
August 26, 2024
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said. Three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which... Read More
'We were expendable': Downwinders from world's 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story
August 25, 2024
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was... Read More