US airs frustration with Israel’s military about strikes in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza in a sign of growing American frustration with its close ally as
On jury duty, David Letterman auditioned for a role he’s never gotten
NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime host of “The Late Show with David Letterman” found himself answering questions rather than asking them when a federal judge in New York City put the entertainer through an audition of
Former officer testifies Tyre Nichols ‘wasn’t a threat’ when he was snatched from car during stop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyre Nichols posed no threat to police when he was snatched out of his car during a traffic stop that preceded a fatal beating by five Memphis officers, according to testimony Monday by
Vance and Georgia Gov. Kemp project Republican unity at evangelical event after Trump tensions
ATLANTA (AP) — A leading conservative Christian group put on a show of Republican unity Monday, cementing the new détente between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and GOP nominee Donald Trump while vice presidential nominee JD Vance tried
Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore. The source of the waste
Arrests for illegal border crossings jump 3% in August, suggesting decline may be bottoming out
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico rose slightly in August, authorities said Monday, ending a stretch of five straight months of declines and signaling that flows may be leveling off. The Border Patrol
Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected a bid by Mark Meadows, former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, to move his charges in Arizona’s fake elector case to federal court, marking the second time he
Delaware judge sets parameters for trial in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax
The judge presiding over a defamation lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election set
Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without fanfare or a visit to Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Egypt on Tuesday for his 10th trip to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began nearly a year ago, this one aimed partly at refining
A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from their beauty pageants. Danielle Hazel said Monday that she’s always dreamed of entering the
