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Star witness Michael Cohen directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity client tasked him on several occasions to stifle stories about sex that he feared could torpedo his 2016 presidential campaign....
The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says
Nearly half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in southern and northern Gaza, the United Nations says. Around 360,000 Palestinians were driven from the southern Gaza city of Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3 million...
Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, saying Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians” but failed to...
Russian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops were locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers around the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine on Monday, pushing ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new front and put more pressure on overstretched Ukrainian forces. ...
A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia
FORT NELSON, British Columbia (AP) — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze, which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. The British...
Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small shrine is growing with the tributes from the Air Force unit grappling with his loss. There is a long wooden plank, anchored by two sets of aviator wings, and a black...
Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world's largest philanthropic organizations over the past 20 years. “This is not a...
Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story
NEW YORK (AP) — It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City's Flushing neighborhood. When a potential employer pulled up near the street corner, home to a Chinese bakery and pharmacy, Wang and dozens of...
Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time — even while corralling misbehaving preschoolers or debating politics with friends over a...
Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year. A major concern...
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Crews conduct controlled demolition on Baltimore bridge span as cleanup continues at collapse site
BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews conducted a controlled demolition Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. It marked a major step in freeing the grounded Dali container ship, which has been stuck amid the wreckage since it lost...
Maine to spend $25 million to rebuild waterfront after devastating winter storms and flooding
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's government will spend tens of millions of dollars to rebuild the state's working waterfront communities after a series of devastating winter storms pummeled the state's docks, wharves and coastal businesses. The back-to-back storms hammered the...
UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As North Carolina's public university system considers a vote on changing its diversity policy, the system's flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs in next year's budget. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. May 11, 2024. Editorial: Keep state budget focused on common sense Counterproposals from the Democratic-controlled Legislature include pragmatic improvements to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s original budget proposal. The focus of negotiations over the $80.9...
Virginia governor swiftly signs compromise budget deal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Public schools will get more funding, teachers and other government workers will see a pay bump and Virginia's tax policy will remain as is under compromise budget legislation Democratic lawmakers sent Monday to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who swiftly signed it. ...
A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia
FORT NELSON, British Columbia (AP) — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze, which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. The British...
Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small shrine is growing with the tributes from the Air Force unit grappling with his loss. There is a long wooden plank, anchored by two sets of aviator wings, and a black...
Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — One of Europe's most notorious human smugglers was arrested Monday in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said. The regional government's security agency said it had arrested Barzan Majeed, known as “the Scorpion,” in the area...
Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday. Adult-use sales have been in limbo in the state since December, when an initiated statute approved by...
Proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol on Monday ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting it on the 2026 ballot. The amendment would guarantee some of the...
