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What to know about the attempt on Trump's life and its aftermath 07/16/2024 12:53am • Officials are demanding to know how an armed man was able to get to the top of a building and shoot former President Donald Trump. A report of a suspicious man had reached police and witnesses pointed and shouted at an armed man on a roof nearby where Trump was speaking. The attempted assassination Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Dow sets a new record 07/16/2024 12:30am • Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as investors grappled with the weak economic data from China and waited to see the outcome of a top Communist Party policy meeting in Beijing. U.S. futures rose while oil prices fell. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% to 41,399.72 after reopening from a holi Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel 07/16/2024 12:23am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. But at the same time, the U.S. and Israel have allowed tax-deductible donations to far-right groups that have blocked that aid from being delivered. Three g The Latest | An Israeli drone strike kills a prominent Syrian businessman with close ties to Assad 07/16/2024 12:05am • An Israeli drone strike on a car Monday near the Lebanon-Syria border killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close ties to the government of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, according to pro-government media and an official from an Iran-backed group. F The Latest: Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his Republican running mate 07/15/2024 11:18pm • Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick. He said on his Truth Social Network, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the U Vikings receiver Jordan Addison arrested in California on suspicion of DUI 07/15/2024 10:22pm • Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison has been arrested in California on suspicion of driving under the influence, the second straight year he has found trouble behind the wheel right before the beginning of training camp. The Vikings said Monday they're aware of the incident and gathering From basement to battlefield: Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia 07/15/2024 09:58pm • NORTHERN UKRAINE (AP) — Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or a factory basement. An ecosystem of laboratories in hundreds of secret workshops is leveraging innov Signs of trouble at Trump rally were evident in minutes before gunman opened fire 07/15/2024 09:26pm • BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania: Police had a report of a suspicious man pacing near the magnetometers and were apparently exchanging photos of the suspect. Witnesses pointed and shouted at an armed man Israeli drone strike along Lebanon-Syria border kills Syrian businessman close to the government 07/15/2024 08:52pm • BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone strike on a car Monday near the Lebanon-Syria border killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close ties to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to pro-government media and an official from an Iran-ba Judge clears way for demolition of Texas church where 26 people were killed in 2017 shooting 07/15/2024 07:12pm • FLORESVILLE, Texas (AP) — A judge on Monday cleared the way for the demolition of the small Texas church in Sutherland Springs where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017 in what remains the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. Following the shooting at First Baptist Church In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl's blow during peak tourist season 07/15/2024 06:32pm • GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas. Blue tarp covered much of the torn off roof. Gaido scheduled cleanup shifts for Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial 07/15/2024 05:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A jury deliberating over 18 charges at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez in New York City asked the judge on Monday if unanimity is required to acquit “on a single count.” Hours later they recessed for the day without reaching a verdict. The jurors sent the note after res Two Fairfax County teens are trying to prevent deer-vehicle collisions 07/15/2024 05:38pm • Because of the high deer population, driving some D.C.-area roads at night can be fraught. A pair of seniors at Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been hard at work on a device that could steer deer away from cars. Anmol Karan and Shaurya Jain are in the process of dev UN body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns 07/15/2024 03:35pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tense deliberations over how and if to allow deep sea mining unfolded Monday in Jamaica as at least one company threatened to apply for permission before rules and regulations are in place. More than two dozen countries have called for a ban, pause or moratorium on dee DP World Tour Schedule 07/15/2024 03:01pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen