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Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling "simply preposterous" Republican … more
How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy
NEW YORK (AP) — When Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in southern England to cover the Allies' imminent D-Day invasion of Normandy, a U.S. commander … more
U.S. Energy Secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday called for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide. But the CEO of the Georgia utility that … more
Trump joins TikTok. As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app
Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former president … more
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American veterans depart to be feted in France as part of 80th anniversary of D-Day
ATLANTA (AP) — Hilbert Margol says he didn't look on himself as a hero when his U.S. Army artillery unit fought its way across Europe during World War II. But he will be feted in France as one … more
Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the country's 200-year history. Sheinbaum, the favored successor of … more
Jury selection is beginning in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden's son Hunter
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jury selection is to begin Monday in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden's son Hunter after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided … more
Firefighters find charred body while extinguishing wildfire in south Florida
OSTEEN, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters found a charred body after dousing a brush fire in south Florida on Sunday, while fire crews elsewhere in the drought-stricken state battled wildfires that … more
Biden says Hamas is sufficiently depleted. Israel leaders disagree, casting doubts over cease-fire
JERUSALEM — At the start of its devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel set an ambitious goal: destroy Hamas. At the time, the Biden administration committed to the objective, lending … more
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How Trump's deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He's claimed the case was rigged, incorrectly linked President Joe Biden to the state … more
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Running for U.S. president from prison? Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has to wait to find out what his sentence will be. But even if it … more
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Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
LONDON (AP) — What did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age during World War II, the answer to that question is often: quite a lot. The history of D-Day is often told … more
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Luckily for cooks and gardeners, some herbs come back year after year
If you like to cook, odds are you're painfully aware of the price of herbs at the supermarket. But for the cost of a 1- or 2-ounce plastic clamshell packet, you can buy a plant that will produce aromatic herbs for your kitchen all summer long - and … more
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Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability
Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people. And they hope their discovery leads to a … more
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AP analysis finds 2023 set record for U.S. heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat
David Hom suffered from diabetes and felt nauseated before he went out to hang his laundry in 108-degree weather, another day in Arizona's record-smashing, unrelenting July heat wave. His family … more
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Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of remaining hostages in Gaza and could … more
Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The bravado behind Donald Trump' s boastful hypothesis in 2016 — "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters" — … more
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Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers reacted with immediate fury on Thursday as a New York jury convicted former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records to … more
Trump turns guilty verdict into campaign fuel and attacks criminal justice system; $34.8 million pours into campaign from donors
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York's criminal justice system Friday as he tried to repackage his … more
An inflation gauge closely tracked by Federal Reserve rises at slowest pace this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three months of this year. … more
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