By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After months of uncertainty, the race to become California’s next governor started Thursday. Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision Wednesday to bypass the 2026 contest pushed the campaign into a new phase, lacking its biggest potential star and the presumptive early favorite. Harris’ formal
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said his foreign envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia in the coming days as the president calls for an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Trump revealed Witkoff’s previously unknown travel plans during an event at the White House Thursday afternoon, where he also said
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON, ERIK VERDUZCO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley launched his campaign for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, equipped with President Donald Trump’s endorsement and a large fundraising network for a potential general election bid against formidable Democrat Roy Cooper. A
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda says it has already made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 people as it ramps up hiring following the passage of legislation earlier this month giving the agency a massive infusion of cash. The
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of new tariffs on their exports to the United States on Aug. 7, a potential blow to the global economy, because they haven’t yet reached a trade deal with the Trump administration. President Donald Trump had threatened
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people’s health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises. “This is a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Veteran producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Taylor will succeed Janet Yang in the role, presiding over the organization that puts on the Oscars, film academy CEO Bill Kramer said Thursday. An academy member since 2014, Taylor has
Continue ReadingAMES, Iowa (AP) — AMES, Iowa (AP) — Workiva Inc. (WK) on Thursday reported a loss of $19.4 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Ames, Iowa-based company said it had a loss of 35 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 19 cents per share. The
Continue ReadingCHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) — CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (RGA) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $180 million. On a per-share basis, the Chesterfield, Missouri-based company said it had net income of $2.70. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $4.72 per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Securing the trucks carrying aid into Gaza is a tight balancing act for the Abu Mughsaib clan. Getting too close to the Israeli military checkpoints can turn deadly. But staying too far away gives looters a chance to get to the precious cargo first. “This
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, should be stripped of his law license, a Washington disciplinary panel ruled on Thursday. Clark, who is now overseeing a federal regulatory office, played a
Continue ReadingCARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — Leggett & Platt Inc. (LEG) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $52.5 million. The Carthage, Missouri-based company said it had profit of 38 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 30 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been envisioning a new ballroom on the White House campus for a decade and a half. His dream is about to become a reality. Construction will begin in September on a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, his press secretary announced Thursday, fulfilling a 15-year ambition by
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By Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — In the end, President Donald Trump got exactly what he wanted. The 120 days since Trump’s Rose Garden “Liberation Day” announcement rocked financial markets weren’t exactly pretty. From the Washington to Wall Street and across foreign capitals far and wide, seemingly every day featured a disorienting burst of TACOs
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By Nicky Robertson, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday dismissed a dustup with President Donald Trump over a stock trading bill to a misunderstanding, saying he’d spoken with the president in the hours after he dressed him down as a “second-tier senator” and the pair had a good conversation. Trump
Continue ReadingST LOUIS (AP) — ST LOUIS (AP) — Ameren Corp. (AEE) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $275 million. The St. Louis-based company said it had net income of $1.01 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1 per
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for a required vaccination last school year, and coverage for all reported vaccines – including the measles vaccine – was lower than the year before, according to new data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press International outcry over images of emaciated children and increasing reports of hunger-related deaths have pressured Israel to let more aid into the Gaza Strip. This week, Israel paused fighting in parts of Gaza and airdropped food. But aid groups and Palestinians say the changes have only been incremental and are
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By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Chances are, you’ve heard Julia Whelan’s voice. She’s the award-winning narrator behind more than 600 audiobooks by a long list of bestselling authors including Taylor Jenkins Reid,Emily Henry, Michael Crichton, V.E. Schwab and Kristin Hannah. She’s also narrated long-form articles for The New Yorker, The Atlantic and Vanity Fair. You
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By JAIMIE DING and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday it is ending the deployment of all but 250 National Guard troops that were originally sent to Los Angeles to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 1,350 National Guard members to
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By Marc Cota-Robles Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Health officials are urging pet owners to take extra precautions the next time you walk your dog near the Venice Canals. An unknown illness has made several dogs seriously sick, and some have even died, over the last week or so.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KATE PAYNE Associated Press Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan ‘s death last week was caused by a heart attack, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report released Thursday. Hogan, 71, whose real name was Terry Bollea, previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, the report from the District Six
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By Madison Thomas Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — In April of 2018, one Tucson mom got the news no parent ever wants to receive – her son, Gabriel, died in a car crash. Gabriel was just seven and a half months old at the time of his passing. “There’s
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Sean “Diddy” Combs has asked a judge to throw out his guilty verdicts on prostitution-related counts or grant him a new trial, saying such convictions are without precedent. “This conviction stands alone, but it shouldn’t stand at all,” the Wednesday filing said. Combs’ lawyers argue that his two felony
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CNN By CNN’s Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko and Tim Lister Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia says its forces have captured the key town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 18 months of fierce fighting in the area. The Ukrainian military confirmed Thursday that Russian forces had attacked locations near Chasiv Yar, which lies
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the former NSYNC star said on Instagram Thursday. Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour, which wrapped in Turkey on Wednesday, adding that the disease “can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.”
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The United States and Ecuador on Thursday signed a bilateral agreement aimed at strengthening their collaboration against transnational criminal networks. The agreement, signed during a visit of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to the South American country, facilitates the exchange of information on suspected criminal offenders and risk assessments of
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By John Fritze, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday defended the way the Supreme Court is handling the flood of emergency cases that has reached its docket during President Donald Trump’s administration, pushing back on mounting criticism that the court is often resolving those disputes with little to no explanation.
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By Randy Wimbley Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan (WXYZ) — Two local kids were arrested after being accused of stealing vehicles from a Waterford business over the weekend — and for one of them, this isn’t their first rodeo. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard is commending the mother of one of
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By Paris Flannigan Click here for updates on this story OPELOUSAS, Louisana (KATC) — Wednesday morning brought more than just celebration for 11-year-old Kaiden Vallian — it marked a milestone rooted in pain, purpose, and love. Kaiden stood proud as he marched across the stage, graduating from the Opelousas Junior Police Academy. For many kids,
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