AUSTIN, Texas — Donald Trump tried Friday to turn a major celebratory event for Kamala Harris into an attack line tied to one of his favorite subjects, immigration. Hours before the vice president was scheduled to appear with superstar Beyoncé in Houston, Trump made his own stop in Texas and...
Grammy-Winning Rapper Lil Durk Charged With Orchestrating 2022 Los Angeles Killing
FORT LAUDERDALE — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo's cousin. Durk, 32, is charged with...
Phil Lesh, Founding Member of Grateful Dead and Influential Bassist, Has Died at 84
LOS ANGELES — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh's death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and...
Pennsylvania County Says 2,500 Voter Registrations Being Investigated for Possible Fraud
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A criminal investigation is underway in the crucial presidential battleground of Pennsylvania after election workers in one county flagged about 2,500 voter registration forms for potential fraud. Two other counties were alerted to look for similar problems. The forms arrived at the Lancaster County elections office shortly...
Trump Accused of Groping a Woman in 1993 While Jeffrey Epstein Watched
WASHINGTON — Stacey Williams alleged this week that former President Donald Trump groped her at Trump Tower in early 1993 as disgraced hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein watched. The former model made the allegation during a video chat of sexual violence survivors supporting Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign. Williams’...
Russia’s Central Bank Raises Interest Rate to 21% to Fight Inflation Boosted by Military Spending
MOSCOW — Russia's central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21% in an effort to stem growing inflation as massive government spending on the military amid the fighting in Ukraine strains the economy's capacity to produce goods and services and drives...
At Least 75 Sickened as Deadly McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak Expands
WASHINGTON - A deadly outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13 states, federal health officials said Friday. Twenty-two people have been hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Two people developed a dangerous kidney disease...
Israel Raids a Gaza Hospital and Its Strike on a Home Kills 13 Children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on residential areas in southern Gaza killed 38 people on Friday, Palestinian health officials said, including 13 children from the same extended family. In northern Gaza, health officials reported that Israeli forces had raided Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the few medical facilities...
Grammy-Winning Crooner Jack Jones, Known for ‘The Love Boat’ Theme, Dies at 86
RANCHO MIRAGE — Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for "The Love Boat" television show theme song, has died. He was 86. Jones died Wednesday night at a hospital in Rancho Mirage after battling leukemia for more than two years, according to a statement from his manager, Milt Suchin. A...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Rises and Trims Most of the Week’s Losses
NEW YORK — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday as companies continued reporting mostly solid earnings. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% in morning trading Friday. The gains have trimmed most of the indexes losses for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 94 points, or 0.4%, to 42,544,...