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Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign
ATLANTA — Black voters expressed a mix of hope and worry Monday over Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. A key Democratic constituency, Black voters helped power Biden to victory in the 2020 primaries and ultimately to...
VP Harris speaks for 1st time since Biden ended campaign, praising his legacy
Vice President Kamala Harris is being thrust into the most scrutinizing of spotlights, suddenly the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and her party’s main hope of defeating Donald Trump. She spoke Monday at a White House celebration with the NCAA championship teams,...
More money could result in fewer trips to ER, study suggests
Giving cash to poor people could result in fewer emergency department visits, a new study suggests. The study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at almost 2,900 low-income people who applied for a lottery in the Boston suburb of Chelsea, Massachusetts. Nearly 1,750 of them...
QB Jordan Love won’t be practicing with Packers with contract situation unsettled
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love won’t be practicing with the Green Bay Packers as long as the quarterback’s negotiations on a contract extension remain unresolved, general manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday. Gutekunst said Love reported to camp last week but wouldn’t be working out until a deal is reached....
Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says ‘we failed’Video
WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump, as lawmakers of both major political parties demanded during a highly contentious congressional hearing that she resign over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof...
Xander Schauffele moves into elite category with 2 majors in 2 months
TROON, Scotland — The only company Xander Schauffele kept at the start of the season was his name mentioned among the best players who had yet to win a major. He had a key miss at Carnoustie that cost him a chance at the 2018 British Open. He was a...
U.S. investigates some Jeep and Ram vehicles after getting complaints of abrupt engine stalling
DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that some Ram pickup trucks and Jeep Wagoneer SUVs can lose power, shift into park and apply the emergency brake. The probe announced Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers about 150,000 vehicles made by Stellantis from the 2022...
LeBron James selected as Team USA male flagbearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. This time, he’ll be one of the stars of the show. James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for the...
Air travel delays continue, though most airlines have recovered from global tech outage
Delays at some airports continue after a faulty software update caused havoc worldwide and led to the grounding by almost all airlines of a number of flights, but the impact is receding. Total cancellations within, into or out of the U.S. early Monday totaled 758, according to the latest data...
Harris looks to lock up Democratic nomination after Biden steps aside, reordering 2024 race
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their own party that he would be unable to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Biden’s exit Sunday, prompted by Democratic worries...
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military ordered the evacuation Monday of part of an area in the Gaza Strip it has designated a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants there. Heeding the call, thousands of Palestinians, many carrying backpacks and accompanied by children,...
Democrats promise ‘orderly process’ to replace Biden — Harris is favored, but questions remain
WASHINGTON — Shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he would drop his reelection campaign, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison had a message: There would be no automatic coronation for his replacement. “In the coming days, the party will undertake a transparent and orderly process to move forward,” Harrison...
Biden’s decision to drop out crystallized Sunday. His staff knew 1 minute before the public did
WASHINGTON — At 1:45 p.m. Sunday, President Joe Biden’s senior staff was notified that he was stepping away from the 2024 race. At 1:46 p.m., that message was made public. It was never Biden’s intention to leave the race: Up until he decided to step aside Sunday, he was all...
Kenny Clark, Packers agree on $64 million, 3-year extension
Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and the Green Bay Packers agreed on a $64 million, three-year contract extension, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Sunday. The person, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been signed, said...
Civilians killed and wounded as Russia and Ukraine trade attacks. Russia claims gains in the east
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone, missile and shelling attacks on Sunday. At least two people were killed in Ukrainian strikes on the partly Russian-occupied Donetsk region, Russian state media said, while Ukrainian officials said Russian strikes wounded at least five people. Along the front line in the...
Israel’s Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden’s exit from race
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. With efforts ongoing to bring about a cease-fire between Israel and...
Kyle Larson races to his 1st Brickyard 400 victory, making a late charge through the field
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson made a late charge through the field, managed to get his car refired after a red flag and won the final two restart battles Sunday before coasting to his first Brickyard 400 victory under caution. Larson took the lead when Brad Keselowski ran out of fuel...
Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage
NEW YORK — Airlines, including Delta Air Lines, continued to struggle to restore operations two days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and resulted in several carriers grounding flights. According to the latest data from FlightAware, there were 1,461 total cancellations within, into, or out of the...
Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez hits for cycle against Mariners
SEATTLE — Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez hit for the cycle against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, becoming the 10th player in Houston history to accomplish the feat. Alvarez singled in the first inning, hit his 20th homer of the season off Mariners starter Bryan Woo in the fourth, added...
Ravens’ John Harbaugh: Lamar Jackson can become best QB ever
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson missed the start of training camp because of an illness. Then Baltimore coach John Harbaugh delivered a bit of a speech, talking up his star quarterback at the end of his session with reporters. Following the Ravens’ first full-squad practice of camp, Harbaugh spoke...
Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday in his beloved Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life. Hemingway Days started in 1981 with a short-story competition...
Dreams of contention for Elly De La Cruz and the Reds take a hit with a sweep at Washington
WASHINGTON — Elly De La Cruz predicted before the second half of the season began that the Cincinnati Reds were going to make the playoffs and “win it all.” That optimistic goal became even more of a long shot on Sunday, when the still-rebuilding Washington Nationals completed a three-game sweep...
Biden’s legacy: Far-reaching accomplishments that didn’t translate into political support
WASHINGTON — Sitting in the Oval Office behind the iconic Resolute desk in 2022, an animated President Joe Biden described the challenge of leading a psychologically traumatized nation. The United States had endured a life-altering pandemic. There was a jarring burst of inflation and now global conflict with Russia invading...
Democrats hail Biden’s decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden’s historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, office, then he’s unable to...
Harris, endorsed by Biden, could become 1st woman, 2nd Black person to be president
WASHINGTON — She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her. Biden announced Sunday that he was stepping aside after a disastrous debate performance catalyzed fears that the 81-year-old was too frail for a second...
