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Migrant children suffered 'severe' sexual abuse under housing provider's care, DOJ says
Southwest Key, the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children, has engaged in "severe, pervasive" sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care over the past eight years, the Justice Department alleges.
Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit after far-right Israeli minister tours Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on Thursday, saying it was essential that Israel keep control of a strip of territory along the territory’s border with Egypt, just days before he was set to give a speech to the U.S. Congress.
Trump’s convention downplays Jan. 6 and election fraud lies in departure from campaign rhetoric
MILWAUKEE (AP) — As the Republican National Committee moves into its final day Thursday, the loudest applause for a speaker not named Trump so far has been for a previously little-known economist who served as a trade adviser to the former Republican president. Peter Navarro came to the convention...
Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other U.S. leaders on his phone, sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, according to two people familiar with the matter. Investigators searching...
European leaders discuss Ukraine, concerns about direction of U.S. at U.K. summit
WOODSTOCK, England (AP) — Leaders from across Europe expressed support for Ukraine and concern about the direction of the United States on Thursday at a security-focused summit clouded by worries about whether the U.S. will remain a reliable ally if Donald Trump wins a second presidency. Newly elected U.K....
Obama, Pelosi, other top Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race
Former President Barack Obama has expressed concerns to Democrats about Biden's 2024 candidacy. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately told Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn't step away.
WATCH: Harris says Vance's RNC speech didn't tell 'the full story,' left out Project 2025
The GOP vice presidential nominee's speech told "a compelling story -- and it was not the full story," Vice President Kamala Harris said at a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
More Americans apply for unemployment benefits as layoffs settle at higher levels in recent weeks
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher though still healthy level that the Federal Reserve has been aiming for. Jobless claims for the week ending July 13 rose by 20,000 to 243,000 from 223,000 the previous week, the...
Trump to give his first speech days after surviving an assassination attempt
Trump's address will conclude the four-day convention in Milwaukee. He appeared each of the first three days with a white bandage on his ear, covering a wound he sustained in the Saturday shooting.
Far-right Israeli minister visits Jerusalem holy site, a threat to sensitive Gaza cease-fire talks
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday, a move that could disrupt the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks. Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist settler leader, said he had gone up to the contested Jerusalem hilltop compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque to...
Closing arguments in espionage trial of reporter Evan Gershkovich will be Friday, court says
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Closing arguments in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held Friday, a court said, as the proceedings in Russia’s highly politicized legal system picked up speed in a case that has seen the reporter behind bars for over a year.
What would make Biden drop out of the race? Here are the four reasons he’s cited
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he’s definitely, assuredly, “one thousand percent” staying in the presidential race. But in response to questions from journalists over the last few weeks, the embattled Democratic president has given...
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