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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
Republican convention to focus on immigration a day after a bandaged Trump makes triumphant entrance
07/16/2024 12:04am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two days after surviving an attempted assassination, former President Donald Trump appeared triumphantly at the Republican National Convention’s opening night with a bandage over his right ear, the latest compelling scene in a presidential campaign already defined by dramatic tu
A Baltimore man died after being sedated and restrained by medics. His mom wants answers
07/16/2024 12:04am • BALTIMORE (AP) — When Trea Ellinger left a Baltimore drug rehab facility last summer, he assured his anxious mother that everything was fine. He had his medications and was planning to meet up with his girlfriend. By the following afternoon, he was dead — not from the violence his mom feared he
Donald Trump enters Republican convention hall with a bandaged ear and gets a hero's welcome
07/15/2024 11:17pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two days after surviving an attempted assassination, former President Donald Trump appeared triumphantly at the Republican National Convention's opening night with a bandage over his right ear, the latest compelling scene in a presidential campaign already defined by dramatic turn
At the Trump rally, it was evening sun, songs and blue sky. Then came bullets, screams and blood
07/15/2024 10:43pm • On a sweltering weekend evening, beneath a clear blue sky, Donald Trump supporters in red “Make America Great Again” hats packed the fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania. It was a friendly and festive venue for the once and maybe future president's final rally before the Republican National Conve
Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
07/15/2024 10:38pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.
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
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
In a world of moving pictures, photographs capture indelible moments in Trump assassination attempt
07/15/2024 04:35pm • The photograph of a bloodied Donald Trump with his fist in the air and an American flag looming in the background is quickly emerging as the pivotal image of Saturday's shooting, and it wouldn't exist without a journalist who acted quickly and on a hunch. Video of the assassination attempt at a Penn
6 firefighters have died battling a bushfire in South Africa after storms batter other areas
07/15/2024 02:08pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Six firefighters have died battling a bushfire in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa and another two are in a critical condition,
emergency
services said Monday. Authorities said they suspect that Sunday's fire may have been started by poachers trying
Vermont seeks federal damage assessment for floods caused by Hurricane Beryl's remnants
07/15/2024 01:59pm • PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is seeking an assessment to determine whether last week’s flooding, which damaged homes, knocked down bridges and washed out roads, qualifies for a federal disaster declaration and aid. The flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl happened a year after the sta
Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick
07/15/2024 09:57am • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Travis Bazzana feels like he represents an entire country, not just a college. Cleveland selected the Australian second baseman on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft, and three players from Wake Forest were picked in the top 10. A f
Rebuilding coastal communities after hurricanes is complex, and can change the character of a place
07/15/2024 09:32am • HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing village in northwestern Florida, Charles Long, 68, was fixing up a two-bedroom house for him and his wife. After the August storm, he found remnants of it in a nearby canal and on a neighbor’s property. To rebuild
Amid chaos and gunfire, Trump raised his fist and projected a characteristic image of defiance
07/15/2024 09:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — He was bleeding from the head after a barrage of bullets flew through his rally when Secret Service agents gave the go-ahead that it was safe to move from the stage. But Donald Trump had something he needed to do. “Wait, wait, wait!” the former president could be heard telling
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