Wisconsin hearing considers $614M plan to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The architect of legislation to give the Milwaukee Brewers more than $614 million to cover…
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Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia in lead and maybe all alone in race shaped by FIFA to host soccer’s 2034 World Cup
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — If Saudi Arabia could have designed a process for choosing future World Cup hosts, it might look…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
By JILL COLVIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to succeed…
Continue ReadingHand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin’s plane crash, Putin claims
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23…
Continue ReadingSuspect in helmeted motorcyclist’s stomping of car window in Philadelphia is jailed on $2.5M bail
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who prosecutors say was the helmeted motorist who stomped in the back window of a car in Philadelphia and waved a gun at…
Continue ReadingIMF chief says the global economy has shown resilience in the face of COVID, war and high rates
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy has shown remarkable resilience but still bears deep scars from the…
Continue ReadingBiden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is defending his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in…
Continue ReadingX removes article headlines in latest platform update, widening a rift with news media
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform. Now, X only displays an…
Continue ReadingTexas asks appeal judges to let it keep floating barrier in place on the Rio Grande
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys for Texas are asking federal appeals court judges to let the state keep in place a…
Continue ReadingA candidate sues New Jersey over its ‘so help me God’ pledge on a nominating petition
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who wants to run for Congress next year is suing the state over one of its requirements. He takes…
Continue ReadingU.S ambassador to Libya says deadly floods have spurred efforts to unify the north African country
By JACK JEFFERY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Ambassador to Libya says that the floods that devastated a Libyan coastal city last…
Continue ReadingUS resumes some food aid deliveries to Ethiopia after assistance was halted over ‘widespread’ theft
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The United States Agency for International Development is resuming food deliveries to hundreds of thousands of refugees in…
Continue ReadingDeveloped nations pledge $9.3 billion to global climate fund at gathering in Germany
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The German government says developed countries have pledged $9.3 billion to help poor…
Continue ReadingRussia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has successfully tested an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while also…
Continue ReadingReba McEntire on collaborating with Dolly Parton, looking ‘tough sexy’ and living ‘Not That Fancy’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Want to live like Reba McEntire? You’re in luck. On Friday, the country music and…
Continue ReadingUS shoots down armed Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria
By TARA COPP, LOLITA C.BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed…
Continue ReadingJoel Embiid decides to play for USA — not France — in Paris Olympics
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Joel Embiid will wear red, white and blue in Paris next summer — not rouge, blanc and bleu. The NBA’s…
Continue ReadingThe average long-term US mortgage rate surges to 7.49%, its highest level since December 2000
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cost of financing a home surged again this week as the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate…
Continue ReadingPolice identify 2 suspects in shooting that claimed life of baby delivered after mother shot on bus
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Investigators have identified two individuals allegedly involved in a shooting that claimed the…
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