October 28, 2024 4:57 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris is seeking to energize voters in Philadelphia, a crucial Democratic stronghold. She needs strong turnout in the city to overcome Republican Donald Trump’s strength in Pennsylvania’s rural areas. On Sunday, she attended church services, then visited a barbershop, a bookstore, a Puerto Rican restaurant and a youth basketball facility. During a rally at the end of the day, Harris said “no one can sit on the sidelines” in the election. She also said that Trump is only focused on himself while she’s running for president to help Americans.
October 28, 2024 5:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics. At Sunday’s rally, Trump’s childhood friend David Rem referred to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, who is vying to become the first woman to be elected president, as “the Antichrist” and “the devil.” Businessman Grant Cardone told the crowd that Harris ”and her pimp handlers will destroy our country.” With just over a week before Election Day, the marquee event reflected the former president’s tone throughout his third White House campaign, in which he has torn into Harris in offensive and personal terms.
October 28, 2024 5:02 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds that American voters are approaching the presidential election with deep unease about what could follow. They are worried about the potential for political violence, attempts to overturn the results and the implications for democracy. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research speaks to persistent concerns about the fragility of the world’s oldest democracy. It comes nearly four years after former President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 results inspired a mob of his supporters to violently storm the Capitol. About 4 in 10 registered voters say they are extremely or very worried about violent attempts to overturn the election results. A similar share is concerned about legal efforts to do so.
October 28, 2024 5:04 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — McDonald’s says testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to its Quarter Pounders. The company said Sunday it will resume selling Quarter Pounders at hundreds of affected restaurants in the coming week. McDonald’s said in a statement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to believe that slivered onions from a single supplier are the likely source of contamination. Federal health officials said that as of Friday, the outbreak had expanded to at least 75 people sick in 13 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says one person has died in Colorado.
October 28, 2024 3:44 pm
(AP) – Millions who could benefit from hearing aids have never tried them. Cost, access to health care and stigma create major barriers, even though the devices are available over-the-counter. An AirPods Pro 2 update will now put the devices in more Americans’ pockets. They might not be the perfect fit, but experts hope they’ll encourage people to test out a hearing aid and normalize using the devices.
October 27, 2024 9:00 am
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michelle Obama delivered a searing speech in support of Kamala Harris during a rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was her first appearance on the campaign trail since the Democratic National Convention over the summer. Obama’s speech focused on abortion rights and challenged men to vote for Harris to be the country’s first female president. She said men should not allow their anger at the country’s slow pace of progress to prevent them from thinking of the women that could be harmed under a second Donald Trump presidency. Harris promised she would keep their interests at heart while Trump would not. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden went to a union hall in Pittsburgh to urge support for Harris and criticized Donald Trump as an opponent of organized labor.
October 27, 2024 8:55 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment. With just over a week to go before Election Day, the former president will take the stage at one of the country’s most iconic venues, hosting a hometown rally to deliver his campaign’s closing message against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s one of a series of detours Trump has made from battleground states as his campaign tries to court a national audience. It also satisfies Trump’s long-held desire to hold an event at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” and could help Republicans running in competitive House races in the state. (Photo: AP)
October 27, 2024 8:17 am
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (WPXI) – A man is dead and three other people are injured after a shooting in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County dispatchers say police and medics were called to the intersection of Meyers Street and Ridge Way at 5:32 p.m. When police arrived they found a man and woman who had been shot. The man was taken to a hospital where he later died. The woman is in critical condition. A third victim was shot in the hand. Medics treated that person at the scene. At 7:40 p.m. police told Channel 11 they were working to confirm if a fourth person was involved. They have since confirmed that a fourth person, who had been shot in the chest, arrived at a local hospital on their own. That person is in stable condition at this time. Police say at least two people were shooting at each other in the middle of the street. Detectives are going through surveillance camera footage to try to figure out what led up to the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Tips can be left anonymously.
October 27, 2024 7:00 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months. A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast before dawn Friday. The three Americans and one Russian should have returned from the International Space Station two months ago, but were delayed by Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule and weather. Shortly after splashdown, NASA said one of its astronauts had a medical issue. The space agency says the unidentified astronaut is in stable condition and remains at a Florida hospital as a “precautionary measure.”
October 26, 2024 7:56 am
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Many of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived Friday night after the former president kept them waiting for three hours to tape a popular podcast interview. Those who remained at the outdoor rally huddled in the cold as they waited for the former president to touch down in the battleground state. Trump apologized for the delay, which he blamed on an interview with Joe Rogan, an influential voice with younger male voters Trump is aggressively courting. The interview, taped in Austin, Texas, ran a whopping three hours, with Trump telling many familiar stories from his rallies and other interviews but also engaging with Rogan on topics like the existence of UFOs.
