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 »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 »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 …
Read More »What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old nursing-home employee from suburban Pittsburgh who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was a registered Republican who packed explosives in the vehicle he drove to the campaign rally an hour from his home. …
Read More »Trump is injured but ‘fine’ after apparent assassination attempt leaves rally-goer and gunman dead
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, JILL COLVIN, COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — On the heels of an apparent attempt to kill him, former President Donald Trump called Sunday for unity and resilience as shocked leaders across the political divide recoiled …
Read More »AP PHOTOS: Shooting at Trump rally in Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press undefined This collection of photos shows the aftermath of a shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. The former president, his ear covered in blood from what he said was a gunshot, was quickly pulled away by Secret Service agents and …
Read More »Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. After years with breast cancer, Doherty died Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane. FILE …
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