By JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates or quit his post by targeting the expensive renovation at the central bank’s headquarters. The latest step came Thursday when Russ Vought, Trump’s top budget
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel pledged at his confirmation hearing that the bureau would not look backward, but the Trump administration’s fresh scrutiny of the Russia investigation has brought back into focus a years-old inquiry that continues to infuriate the Republican president. The Justice Department appeared to acknowledge
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U.S. history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO sketch show, the network announced Thursday. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and “Seinfeld” co-creator will act as executive producer, writer and star of the
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giveon has been on a quest for musical and personal growth since releasing his studio debut three years ago. But the more things have changed, they’ve also stayed the same. “The girls didn’t stop,” he said with a sly smile. “I don’t even know if
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By JACK BROOK Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Democrats used a Louisiana town hall Thursday night to preview one of their main strategies for attempting to retake the U.S. House next year, ripping into the health care changes in the just-passed Republican tax and spending bill. The top House Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said Thursday that he will run for reelection next year to seek a fourth term in Congress. In a statement, the 68-year-old denounced the Trump administration and described efforts to stand against growing threats to democracy as “the fight of our lives, and I’m
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges will weigh a request to bring Alabama back under the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act after ruling the state intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when drawing congressional lines. Black voters and civil rights organizations, who successfully challenged Alabama’s congressional map, are asking a three-judge
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By The Associated Press The death of a Russian Cabinet minister in a field near his posh home in a Moscow suburb has fueled wild speculation about how he died and what it means. Among the unanswered questions: Did Roman Starovoit really kill himself in his car, as authorities said, or did he take his
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York. For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian
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Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Countries prepared to provide troops for a post-cease-fire force in Ukraine agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris for a rapid deployment after hostilities end in Russia’s war on its neighbor. A U.S. delegation was present for the first time at a meeting of the group
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By MARK MENGONFIA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and WILSON MCMAKIN Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s praise of the “beautiful” English of Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai drew confusion Thursday in the English-speaking African country and umbrage over what many considered condescending remarks. “Such good English,” Trump said to Boakai during an event at
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, on Thursday in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever sold
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, on Thursday in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever sold
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University professor Josh Cowen announced Thursday that he is running for one of the battleground state’s most competitive congressional districts, joining a crowded field of Democrats seeking to challenge Republican Rep. Tom Barrett. In an interview with The Associated Press, Cowen said federal worker
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/11/2025 07:10
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/11/2025 07:10
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/11/2025 07:10
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–PIRATES-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Pittsburgh plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/11/2025 07:10
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King has a rule for anyone wanting to adapt one of his books for the big or small screen. It’s basically the Hippocratic oath for intellectual property — first, do no harm. “When you deviate from the story that I wrote, you do so
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in New Hampshire said Thursday he will certify a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it.
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Judge to temporarily block Trump order ending birthright citizenship in nationwide class action lawsuit.
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By ARMIN DURGUT Associated Press SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Broken glasses, watches, combs and crumpled, faded identification documents. They were among the personal items belonging to the victims of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica that were displayed at an exhibition on Thursday before the 30th anniversary of Europe’s only acknowledged post-World War II genocide. More
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, July 11 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 11 p.m. FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at Western 2 a.m. (Saturday) FS1 — AFL: Geelong at Greater Western Sydney 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Richmond AUTO RACING 2:30 p.m. FS2 — Indy
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 13 6 .684 — Atlanta 12 7 .632 1 Washington 10 10 .500 3½ Indiana 9 10 .474 4 Chicago 6 13 .316 7 Connecticut 3 16 .158 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 18 3 .857 — Phoenix 14 6 .700
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 12 6 3 39 44 29 Vancouver 11 4 5 38 35 22 Minnesota United 10 4 7 37 35 24 Portland 9 5 6 33 30 28 Seattle 8 6 6 30 28 26 Los Angeles FC 8 5 5
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Jack Nicholson did not want to go to the Oscars. It was 1976 and he was nominated for best actor in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” The Miloš Forman film, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a nationwide theatrical re-release on July 13 and July 16, had
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 39 .581 — New York 52 41 .559 2 Tampa Bay 50 44 .532 4½ Boston 50 45 .526 5 Baltimore 42 50 .457 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 35 .628 — Kansas City 46 48 .489 13 Minnesota 45
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