By COLLEEN LONG, MIKE BALSAMO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — The young man was pacing around the edges of the Donald Trump campaign rally, shouldering a big backpack and peering into the lens of a rangefinder toward the rooftops behind the stage …
Read More »Delta organizes send-off for Team USA Olympic athletes at Atlanta airport
ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines celebrated members of Team USA on Wednesday at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport before the athletes flew to Paris for the Summer Olympic Games. The airline had T-shirts and water bottles at the gate where archers, fencers, basketball players and other athletes were scheduled to …
Read More »Republican convention focuses on immigration a day after a bandaged Trump makes triumphant entrance
By BILL BARROW, STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Immigration takes center stage as the Republican National Convention resumes Tuesday, with speakers spotlighting a key issue for President Donald Trump that helped endear him to the GOP base when he began his first campaign in 2015. …
Read More »Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
By JILL COLVIN, JULIE CARR SMYTH, STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a …
Read More »Federal judge 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 of 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. The decision by U.S. District …
Read More »Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire
By RON TODT, MARK SCOLFORO and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — The former fire chief who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving down in front of his family, protecting them from the gunfire that rang out Saturday during …
Read More »In prime-time address, Biden warns of election-year rhetoric, saying ‘it’s time to cool it down’
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Sunday of the risks of political violence in the U.S. after Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, saying, “It’s time to cool it down.” In a prime-time national address from the Oval Office, …
Read More »Breakers weigh pressure and excitement as they make their Olympic debut at the Paris Games
By NOREEN NASIR Associated Press Logan Edra knows her journey to securing a spot as one of the breakers on the U.S. team heading to the Olympics took longer than some expected. The 21-year-old Filipina American didn’t officially qualify for the Paris Games until last month. It was the last …
Read More »‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at box office, while ‘Longlegs’ gets impressive start
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Gru and the minions celebrated a second week in first place at the North American box office this weekend, while a small horror movie called “Longlegs” upset the starry $100 million “Fly Me to the Moon.” The supremacy of ” Despicable Me 4 ” …
Read More »The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close
By REBECCA SANTANA, MICHAEL BIESECKER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, in a devastating …
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