WASHINGTON — Democratic views on how President Joe Biden is handling the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians have rebounded slightly, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The shift occurred during a time in which Biden and top U.S. officials expressed increased concern about...
Vegas Shooter Who Killed 3 Was a Professor Who Recently Applied for a Job at UNLV, AP Source Says
LAS VEGAS — Terrified students and professors cowered in classrooms and dorms as a gunman roamed the floors of a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building, killing three people and critically wounding a fourth before dying in a shootout with police. The gunman in Wednesday's shooting was a professor who...
Putin Moves a Step Closer to a Fifth Term as President After Russia Sets 2024 Election Date
Lawmakers in Russia set the country’s 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, voted unanimously to approve a decree setting the date. “In essence, this decision marks the start of the...
The GOP Debate Field Was Asked About Trump. But Most of the Stage’s Attacks Focused on Nikki Haley
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Four Republican presidential candidates were given several opportunities Wednesday to criticize former President Donald Trump, who was absent from the debate again. But they mostly targeted each other, with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley taking the brunt of the attacks as she gets more interest from donors and...
Lawsuit Accuses Sean Combs, 2 Others of Raping 17-Year-Old Girl in 2003; Combs Denies Allegations
NEW YORK — A woman sued the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17. The woman, whose name wasn’t disclosed in the court filing, is the fourth person...
Police Say 3 Dead, Fourth Wounded and Shooter Also Dead in University of Nevada, Las Vegas Attack
LAS VEGAS — Three people were fatally shot Wednesday and a fourth person was critically wounded in an attack on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, police said. The suspected shooter also was found dead. The attack just before noon sent police swarming onto the campus, which is just...
Fake Donald Trump Electors Settle Civil Lawsuit in Wisconsin, Agree That President Biden Won
MADISON, Wis. — Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won the battleground state have settled a civil lawsuit and admitted their actions were part of an effort to overturn President Joe Biden's victory, attorneys who...
Leaked Memo Exposes Amazon’s Plans to Vanquish or Win Over California Opponents
NEW YORK — An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters and environmental concerns voiced by...
Vice President Harris Breaks Nearly 200-Year-Old Record for Senate Tiebreaker Votes, Casts Her 32nd
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris broke a nearly 200-year-old record for casting the most tiebreaking votes in the Senate when she voted Tuesday to advance the confirmation of a new federal judge in Washington, D.C. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, called Harris’ 32nd tiebreaking vote...
Senate Approves Hundreds of Military Promotions After Republican Senator Ends Blockade of Nominees
WASHINGTON — The Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over his opposition to a Pentagon abortion policy. Tuberville had been under pressure from members of both sides of the political aisle to end...