Associated Press stories, Page 450
Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights
CHICAGO — Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abortion and reproductive rights. The former president has constantly shifted his stances or offered vague, contradictory and at times nonsensical answers to questions on an issue that has become a major vulnerability for Republicans...
McConnell called Trump ‘stupid,’ ‘despicable’ in private after 2020 election, according to new book
WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month. McConnell made the remarks in...
Harris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies?
Shortly after taking the stage 91 minutes late for his Atlanta rally this week, Donald Trump did what he can’t help doing — go off on a tangent. This was clearly going to be a night at the improv. He marveled at length about how Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket booster...
Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass
Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add the right to abortion to their constitutions, but the measures are unlikely to dramatically change access — at least not immediately. Instead, voter approval would launch more lawsuits on a subject that’s been in the courts constantly — and...
With time running out, Harris keeps focus on ‘blue wall’ states
MILWAUKEE — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton’s collapse there eight years ago. The...
Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers
WASHINGTON — A student loan cancellation program for public workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden administration two years ago. President Joe Biden announced the milestone on Thursday, saying his administration restored...
3-hour drive from Cleveland leaves Amari Cooper excited about joining contending BillsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Alone behind the wheel of his car, with his phone buzzing from texts and missed calls, a calm came over Amari Cooper as the Cleveland skyline faded in the review mirror, and the closer the wide receiver came to arriving at his new home: Buffalo. A...
Sabrina Ionescu’s 3 with 1 second left gives Liberty win over Lynx, 2-1 lead in WNBA FinalsVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1 second left, and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx, 80-77, on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals. With the score tied...
Analysis: Harris, Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews
WASHINGTON — As the presidential race moves into its final weeks, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump embarked on an interview blitz that offered new details about their policy priorities and their political strategies. In recent days, Harris has sat with Charlamagne tha God, whose radio show is especially...
Nick Chubb grateful, thankful as he returns to field with Browns after second major knee injuryVideo
CLEVELAND — Almost from the moment Nick Chubb was drafted by the Cleveland Browns, he has felt a deep connection with the city and its fans. An unshakeable bond. It has never been stronger. Only days from the running back’s return to play in an NFL game after a second...
Harris’ interview with Fox News marked by testy exchanges
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a combative first interview with Fox News on Wednesday, sparring on immigration policy and shifting policy positions while asserting that, if elected, she would not represent a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency. Harris’ interview with Fox’s Bret Baier marked her first foray...
Newly acquired wide receiver Davante Adams expects to play for Jets on Sunday night vs. SteelersVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Davante Adams will be Aaron Rodgers’ house guest for a while, at least until the New York Jets’ newly acquired wide receiver gets situated. So they drove together to the team facility Wednesday morning and then sat next to each other during the team meeting, just...
A man arrested with guns outside a Trump rally in California is suing the sheriff
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada man who was arrested over the weekend with guns at a security checkpoint outside a Donald Trump rally in the southern California desert has filed a lawsuit accusing the sheriff of falsely characterizing his arrest as a thwarted assassination attempt for his own personal gain....
Ramírez’s late homer in Game 2 gives Guardians lift as they prepare to face Yankees in 0-2 ALCS holeVideo
CLEVELAND — José Ramírez finally had his New York moment. After several frustrating at-bats in Yankee Stadium, Cleveland’s All-Star third baseman connected for a homer in the ninth inning of Game 2. The shot into the ballpark’s famed “short porch” in right was too little, too late but a positive...
Defense contractor Raytheon agrees to pay $950 million to resolve bribery, fraud allegations
NEW YORK — RTX Corp., the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, agreed Wednesday to pay $950 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government and paid bribes to secure business with Qatar. The company entered into deferred prosecution agreements in separate cases in federal court in Brooklyn and...
Prosecutors say father of Georgia shooting suspect knew son was obsessed with school shooters
WINDER, Ga. — The father of a teenager accused of a deadly high school shooting in Georgia was aware his son was obsessed with school shooters and even had a shrine in his bedroom for the gunman in the 2018 massacre in Parkland, Fla., prosecutors said at a Wednesday court...
Jimmy Carter, at 100, casts his 2024 ballot by mail
PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter cast his ballot in the 2024 election Wednesday. The former president voted by mail, the Carter Center confirmed in a statement. It happened barely two weeks after Carter celebrated his 100th birthday Oct. 1 at his home in Plains, Ga., where he’s been living in...
Banished letters of intent, smaller transfer window equals more college chaosVideo
The time-honored tradition of high school athletes proudly sitting behind a table and signing a national letter of intent is a thing of the past. In its place starting in a matter of weeks, athletes will ink their name to something different — a financial aid package that will likely...
Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’ includes a big hurdle for the West: An invitation to Ukraine to join NATOVideo
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that Western partners are ramping up pressure to negotiate with Russia, hinting that such talks may not be favorable to Kyiv, as he unveiled to lawmakers the main points of his victory plan - his...
People with felony records can vote in Nebraska. Ruling could help tip the balance on Nov. 5
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5. The order...
Israeli strikes kill 21 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
QANA, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, officials said Wednesday, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory. Elsewhere in the south, a city’s mayor was among the dead in a...
Hundreds of troops kicked out under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ get upgraded to honorable discharges
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. It is the latest development over the decades to undo past discrimination against...
Trump emphasizes hypermasculinity as he and Harris pursue male voters
Attention, American men: Donald Trump and his allies want you to believe your vote says big things about your masculinity. In the final weeks before the Nov. 5 election, the Republican nominee is amping up his hypermasculine tone and support of traditional gender roles, a reflection of the surgical campaign-within-a-campaign...
What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the U.S.?
NEW YORK — Just how much of a setback was the covid-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who lost or left their jobs at the height of the crisis have largely returned to the workforce, a recent finding points to the price many paid for stepping back: In...
October’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one. The third of four supermoons this year, it will be 222,055 miles (357,364 kilometers) away Wednesday night, making it seem even bigger and brighter than in...
