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Updated: 1 hour ago
|By The Associated Press and CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MARGERY A. BECK
A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the 100s.
Updated: 1 hour ago
|By The Associated Press and BRIAN P. D. HANNON
Four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston, coming out of the artificial alien environment Saturday around 5 p.m.
While Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania, some Democratic leaders in the House say he should step aside
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and COLLEEN LONG, WILL WEISSERT, MARC LEVY and LISA MASCARO
Several Democratic committee leaders said privately that Biden should step aside, according to two people familiar with the meeting and granted anonymity to discuss it.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Sunday that “a fireworks device” set alight in the Wharton State Forest late on the Fourth of July started the fire.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and JUAN LOZANO and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press
Texas officials warned people along the entire coastline to prepare for possible flooding, heavy rain and wind.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on three of the biggest blockbusters of all time, “Titanic” and two “Avatar” films, has died.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2024 at 1:44 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Jackson was a fourth-round selection of the Vikings in the 2024 NFL draft.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2024 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
More records are expected to shatter more into next week from the Pacific Northwest to the Mid-Alantic states and the Northeast.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2024 at 9:38 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Two teenagers died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2024 at 3:25 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press and JUAN LOZANO and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press
State and local officials have urged coastal residents to be prepared for possible storm surge flooding, heavy rain and high winds.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 11:55 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The accident occurred during the opening ceremonies of the Stadium of Fire event at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 11:53 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The Fourth of July historically is one of the nation’s deadliest days of the year.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 10:18 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, defiantly declared that “I’m staying in the race” during a campaign rally in a critical battleground state as he prepares to sit down for a network television interview where his every answer is sure to be scrutinized for evidence of his competency and fitness to run for office.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 9:12 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A Ford F-150 came down a street “at a high rate of speed” shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Donald Trump distanced himself Friday from Project 2025, a massive proposed overhaul of the federal government drafted by longtime allies and former officials in his administration, days after the head of the think tank responsible for the program suggested there would be a second American Revolution.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 3:40 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Two people were killed and three others injured in an attack that broke out during a neighborhood Fourth of July gathering in a Southern California beach city, police said Friday.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 2:46 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The NEA, which has school employee union affiliates in every state, has endorsed Biden.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The explosion happened Wednesday at the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems’ plant in Camden, about 86 miles south of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Court says social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but remain in EU as he awaits trial
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 9:50 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Tate is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 12:50 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A 19-year-old dancer is suing the state of Florida after a law prohibiting anyone under the age of 21 from working in strip clubs was implemented.
Fireworks light up the skies across the US as Americans endure searing heat to celebrate July Fourth
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 11:47 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and DAVID SHARP Associated Press
Fireworks were expected to reach an all-time high with 16,000 professional shows lighting up the horizon, a consumer fireworks industry group said.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Authorities believe a single shark about 6 feet long was responsible for two reported shark bites during Fourth of July celebrations at Texas' South Padre Island.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 10:07 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The Long Beach Fire Department responded to reports that a 48-foot boat had crashed into the Alamitos Bay jetty.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
He was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 4:43 PM EDT
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An armed person who was making unspecified threats at Yellowstone National Park died and a park ranger was hospitalized following an exchange of gunfire Thursday, authorities said.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 10:36 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
In honor of the singer, the city has renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” — at least temporarily — to welcome the tens of thousands of fans who are expected to come for her shows on July 17, 18 and 19, German news agency dpa reported.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 7:46 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The 25-year-old Oregon man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after the flight landed at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 6:21 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Police say the remains were found in the river system near where the girl vanished. Injuries confirmed a crocodile attack.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 12:03 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70 miles north of Sacramento, in and around the city of Oroville.
Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 7:21 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and LARRY NEUMEISTER
The defense for Sen. Bob Menendez rested Wednesday without the New Jersey Democrat testifying at his New York bribery trial.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A federal district court judge on Wednesday temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying hormone therapy, gender transition surgeries and similar medical care for transgender people.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and JENNIFER PELTZ
Now banned former NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life, court papers indicate.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 3:20 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday after passengers were served spoiled food, airline officials said.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By WALTER BERRY and ANITA SNOW Associated Press
Measures that would explicitly enshrine abortion rights are already on the ballots in five states, and voters in a sixth will consider one that supporters say would also protect the right.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 11:33 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Jin began his military service at a front-line South Korean military boot camp in late 2022.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 2:32 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica on Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 11:31 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and DOUG FEINBERG
The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by a combination of votes from the media, players and fans as well as the league’s 12 coaches to play in the game in Phoenix on July 20. It’s the 20th All-Star Game in the league’s history.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 10:55 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Initial reports suggested that over 15,000 people had gathered for the event, which had permission to host about 5,000.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 8:30 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 8:07 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and TERRY SPENCER
A 2006 grand jury investigation was the first of many by law enforcement over the past two decades into Jeffrey Epstein’s rape and sex trafficking of teenagers.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 7:52 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Portions of the interview will air on ABC’s “World News Tonight” on Friday, with the extended interview first airing on the network’s “This Week” Sunday morning program, the network said Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Donald Trump’s lawyers have sent a letter to the New York judge in his hush money criminal case seeking permission to file a motion to set aside his guilty verdict
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 7:43 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A homeless man allegedly pushed a 74-year-old woman into an arriving San Francisco Bay Area commuter train, killing her, police said Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 6:56 PM EDT
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Two coyotes were shot on Saturday and one was shot on Sunday, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press
If finalized, the measure would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from injuries related to heat exposure on the job — establishing the first major federal safety standard of its kind.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas says in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.”
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The band is postponing the remaining shows on its Royal Flush Tour.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Giuliani has already had his New York law license suspended for false statements he made after the election.