By KEVIN FREKING and SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is set to confirm the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure on Wednesday, about a month earlier than then-President Donald Trump hit that mark, though Trump still holds the edge when it comes to the most impactful confirmations — those
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — A key adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign who guided Kennedy on a number of key issues, including on abortion, is stepping away from the campaign. Angela Stanton King, the Kennedy campaign’s Black voter outreach director who played a large role in shaping the independent candidate’s positions
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Iowa continued search and rescue efforts Wednesday while surviving residents picked through debris that had been their homes a day after a deadly tornado devastated the town of Greenfield and killed an undisclosed number of people there. The tornado left
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap general election for July 4 in a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday evening, as his Conservative Party faces an uphill struggle to extend its 14 years in power. Sunak said outside Downing Street that he had informed King Charles III of the
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fueled by its sensational rookie class of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink, the WNBA had a huge first week in terms of attendance, ratings and digital media. The league saw a 14% increase in attendance from last year with both New York and
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fueled by its sensational rookie class of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink, the WNBA had a huge first week in terms of attendance, ratings and digital media. The league saw a 14% increase in attendance from last year with both New York and
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Families of seven female Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas during the October 7 attacks have released graphic footage of their abduction as they pile pressure on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure their release. The video shows the women — all Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer At 17, Israel McKenzie was so burdened by obesity that he stopped going to high school in person and was embarrassed to speak to people at his restaurant job. “I was in a really dark place,” says McKenzie, whose weight had climbed to 335 pounds on his 6-foot-1 frame,
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research indicates the sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict periods of extreme solar storms like the ones that slammed Earth earlier this month. The magnetic field appears to generate 20,000 miles
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee’s Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated as police investigated two vials of blood addressed to former President Donald Trump. The incident Wednesday comes after his takeover of the national party apparatus. Capitol Police say hazardous-materials teams were called
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Tanika Gray, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead and three others were shot and hospitalized Wednesday in what officials called a workplace shooting in Chester, Pennsylvania – west of Philadelphia. A suspect was arrested in the nearby city of Trainer, Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky said. The shooting happened at
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Pidgeon is making her Broadway debut this season in a celebrated, thoughtful show about how art is created. And getting her first Tony Award nomination. And in a play that’s transformed her into a member of a rock band. And notching her first cast
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank last month, pushed down by high mortgage rates and rising prices. The National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday that existing home sales fell 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million from a revised 4.22 million in
Continue ReadingCHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a former employee armed with a handgun opened fire at a linen company in a Philadelphia suburb, killing two people and wounding three others. The shooting at Delaware County Linen in Chester occurred around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, and the shooter fled the scene in a vehicle. Delaware County District
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party has banned its top candidate for next month’s European election from making any more campaign appearances and said he would resign from the party’s board immediately. Wednesday’s public demotion came after Maximilian Krah told an Italian newspaper that not all members
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — During a marathon day of proceedings in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, a morning hearing in front of Judge Aileen Cannon devolved into a shouting match amongst the attorneys, and the afternoon series of arguments prompted the judge to wonder if the legal
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Some positive economic figures and an atypical silence from government have set Britain’s political rumor mill alight with speculation that an election may be imminent. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office refused “to rule anything in or out” after reports that the prime minister planned to announce the U.K.’s long awaited election for
Continue ReadingCNN By Kyle Feldscher and Kevin Liptak, CNN Boston (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his campaign are looking to capitalize on former President Donald Trump’s posting of a video showing images of a fake newspaper article that references a “unified Reich” if he’s reelected in 2024. The video underscores Biden’s central argument from his
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Wednesday blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral. Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins issued a temporary injunction against the proposed
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rival computer chip makers are racing to catch up but Nvidia still holds a leading edge in powering the artificial intelligence boom as it prepares to release its latest financial results Wednesday. Demand for generative AI products that can compose documents, make images and serve as increasingly lifelike personal assistants has
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