Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

Latest From The Associated Press

Business|Economy|News

Government: US economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than first reported in year that ended in March

The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported, the government says

Government: US economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than first reported in year that ended in March
Election|News|Political

Photos: A visual look at the 2024 Democratic National Convention

Thousands of Democratic delegates have officially made Vice President Kamala Harris their party’s presidential nominee, after a rollercoaster month that saw President Joe Biden shutter his campaign and boost her to the top of the ticket

Photos: A visual look at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Election|News|Political

The Latest: Walz accepts the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters

The Latest: Walz accepts the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3
News

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli tank and drone strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza

Israeli tank and drone strikes in Gaza have killed at least 17 people

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli tank and drone strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza
Election|News|Political

The Latest: Day 2 of the DNC features the Obamas and second gentleman Doug Emhoff

Day two of the Democratic National Convention has begun

The Latest: Day 2 of the DNC features the Obamas and second gentleman Doug Emhoff
News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken visits Gaza mediators in pursuit of cease-fire deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he presses ahead with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, even as Hamas and Israel signal that challenges remain

Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken visits Gaza mediators in pursuit of cease-fire deal
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Stock market today: Wall Street slips and breaks an 8-day winning streak

U.S. stocks ticked lower and snapped an eight-day winning streak, the longest of the year

Stock market today: Wall Street slips and breaks an 8-day winning streak
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Directors Guild of America to honor Francis Ford Coppola in October

The Directors Guild will pay tribute to Francis Ford Coppola at its 25th DGA Honors in October

Directors Guild of America to honor Francis Ford Coppola in October
World

Ernesto retains strength as a hurricane over the open Atlantic

Two people who drowned off South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island where rip current warnings related to Hurricane Ernesto were posted have been identified as Ohio men

Ernesto retains strength as a hurricane over the open Atlantic
News

The Latest: Biden headlines Night 1 of the DNC

The Democratic National Convention began Monday in Chicago, with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City

The Latest: Biden headlines Night 1 of the DNC
News|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken pushes for cease-fire in his 9th trip to Mideast since war began

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza

Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken pushes for cease-fire in his 9th trip to Mideast since war began
Americas|Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs to push its winning streak to 8 days, longest of the year

U.S. stocks climbed, and Wall Street pulled closer to its record heights following its roller coaster of a summer

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs to push its winning streak to 8 days, longest of the year
News|Uncategorized

Extreme heat at Colorado airshow sickens about 100 people with 10 hospitalized, officials say

Extreme heat at a Colorado airshow caused about 100 people to seek emergency treatment and sent 10 people to area hospitals

Extreme heat at Colorado airshow sickens about 100 people with 10 hospitalized, officials say
News|Technology|World

Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he's filmed driving machine-gun mounted Cybertruck

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun

Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he's filmed driving machine-gun mounted Cybertruck
Entertainment

College football begins next weekend with No. 10 Florida State facing Georgia Tech in Ireland

It’s almost time

College football begins next weekend with No. 10 Florida State facing Georgia Tech in Ireland
Europe|News|World

Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv's troops push into Russia's Kursk region

Russia is keeping up its assault on Ukraine even as Ukrainian forces push into Russia’s Kursk border region

Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv's troops push into Russia's Kursk region
Health|News

COVID-19 is on the upswing in the US

COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from federal health officials suggests it’s on the upswing around the country

Americas|Election

The Latest: Trump promotes falsehoods while Harris is scrutinized for her shifting policy stances

The running mates of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up

The Latest: Trump promotes falsehoods while Harris is scrutinized for her shifting policy stances
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks

Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks say the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks
Europe|News|Opinion|Political|World

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv’s forces seize scores of villages, attack air bases and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
Asia|Business|Economy

Stock market today: Wall Street closes its best week of the year with some more gains

U.S. stocks drifted higher as Wall Street coasted to the close of its best week since November

Stock market today: Wall Street closes its best week of the year with some more gains
Crime|Entertainment|News

4 arrested in killing of former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor

Los Angeles police have arrested four people in the death of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, who was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car

4 arrested in killing of former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor
Business|Finance|Health|News

Drugs to treat diabetes, heart disease and blood cancers among those affected by price negotiations

The Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion dollars on medications to for diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments under new prices negotiated with drug companies that will take effect in 2026

Drugs to treat diabetes, heart disease and blood cancers among those affected by price negotiations
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks

The White House says talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war have resumed in Doha and are expected to run into Friday

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks
Europe|News|World

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny's death, his widow says

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia says Russian authorities have refused to open a criminal investigation into the death of her opposition leader husband

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny's death, his widow says

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