By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, ELAINE KURTENBACH, DAVID McHUGH and HALELUYA HADERO NEW YORK (AP) — A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, knocked media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, small businesses and government offices on Friday, highlighting the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a handful of providers. The […]
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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
By ZEKE MILLER, LISA MASCARO, MICHAEL BALSAMO and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday appealed for party unity to take on former President Donald Trump’s “dark vision,” working to hold off pressure from Democrats at the highest levels for him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for […]
Sen. Heinrich calls on Biden to pass the torch
New Mexico’s senior senator has joined the chorus of Democrats calling for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race in favor of “a candidate who can best defeat Donald Trump and safeguard the future of our democracy.” Sen. Martin Heinrich released a statement Friday morning saying that Biden is “one of the most […]
Trump, in highly personal speech, will accept GOP nomination again days after assassination attempt
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and JILL COLVIN MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump’s wife, Melania, […]
Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, according to two people familiar with the matter. Investigators […]
Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race
By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the […]
Biden says cooling political rhetoric doesn’t mean he’ll ‘stop telling the truth’ about Trump
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail Tuesday for the first time since the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, continuing his call to calm the divisive rhetoric on both sides, but also arguing that doing so “doesn’t mean we should […]
Judge Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The decision by U.S. District Judge […]
Trump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, JILL COLVIN, COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off […]
More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF, AP-NORC poll finds
By COLLEEN LONG and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. But a significant share say it describes their views at least somewhat well, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The new survey […]