KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major Russian port Friday, damaging a naval ship, according to a Ukrainian official, as the Black Sea becomes an increasingly important battleground in the war. Moscow claimed it repelled the attack. The strike on Novorossiysk — which halted maritime traffic for a...
US Employers Add a Still-Solid 187,000 Jobs in June; Unemployment Dips to 3.5%
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 187,000 last month, fewer than expected, as the higher interest rates continued to weigh on the economy. But the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in a sign that the job market remains resilient. Hiring was up from 185,000 in June, a figure that the Labor...
Play It Again, Joe. Biden Bets That Repeating Himself Is Smart Politics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has his zingers (“This is not your father’s Republican Party”). He’s got patriotism (“This is the United States of America, dammit”). He’s got a geometry-based explanation on how to grow the economy (“from the middle out and the bottom up”). Move over, Beyonce and Taylor Swift. Biden has his own...
U.S. Team Slumps Into Women’s World Cup Knockout Game Sunday
MELBOURNE, Australia — Frequent rivals Sweden and the United States will meet once again at the Women's World Cup, but this time the stakes are tremendously higher. The two-time defending champion Americans are struggling heading into the round of 16 match on Sunday against the Swedes, who they have played...
After His Hearing in Federal Court, Trump Calls It a ‘Very Sad Day for America.’ Follow Live Updates
Follow along for live updates as Donald Trump appears in federal court Thursday after being indicted by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It’s the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House. WHAT TO KNOW —...
Pittsburgh Synagogue Gunman Has Been Sentenced to Die in the Nation’s Deadliest Antisemitic Attack
PITTSBURGH — The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally sentenced to death Thursday, one day after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Robert Colville imposed the sentence on Robert...
Fresno Gas Prices Are Rising Fast. Here’s What’s Driving the Latest Pain at the Pump
NEW YORK — U.S. gas prices are continuing to rise — giving drivers in Fresno and across the country another headache at the pump. In Fresno, the average price jumped from $4.69 to $4.84 in just over a week, according to price tracker Gas Buddy. The website shows some Fresno...
US Military May Put Armed Troops on Commercial Ships in Strait of Hormuz to Stop Iran Seizures
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, five American officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. Since...
Waves Grow to 13 Feet Tall in California as Earth Warms, Research Finds
SAN DIEGO — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years. Unusual Method of...
NATO Countries on Russia’s Border Say Military Provocations Increasing
WARSAW, Poland — Polish and Lithuanian leaders held an urgent meeting Thursday in a strategically sensitive area where their NATO nations border Belarus and the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, warning that they are bracing for provocations from Moscow and Minsk in the area. The meeting came two days after two...