Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was looking for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey. The event, billed as “Unite for America,” is being hosted by Winfrey from suburban Michigan, one of this election’s key battlegrounds.
More than 250,000 people were watching on the Harris campaign livestream on YouTube alone as Winfrey introduced the vice president. “We each have those moments in our lives when it’s time to step up,” Harris responded when Winfrey asked about her overnight transformation as she went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to being the Democratic nominee. Trump vows to be 'best friend' to Jewish Americans, as allegations of ally's antisemitism surface WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has spoken to Jewish donors and an organization gathered to focus on efforts to fight antisemitism.
Trump's appearances Thursday came on the same day that an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a series of racial and sexual comments on a website where he also referred to himself as a “black NAZI.” Trump said he will be "the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House." He did not comment on the allegations against Lt.
Gov. Mark Robinson. Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for this week’s deadly attacks on the group’s communications devices.
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged strikes on Thursday as he spoke. Nasrallah called the attacks on Hezbollah's devices a “severe blow” that crossed a “red line.” Lebanon is still reeling from this week's attacks on electronic devices used by Hezbollah.
Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies blew up at the same time in an operation widely believed to be carried out by Israel. At least 37 people were killed, including two children, and some 3,000 others were wounded. Israel's defense minister said Hezbollah will pay an ‘increasing price’ as Israel seeks to return residents to homes near the Lebanon border.
Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid QABATIYA, West Bank (AP) — An Associated Press journalist witnessed Israeli soldiers push three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank. It was the latest in a series of suspected violations by Israeli forces since the start of the Israel-Hamas war that rights groups say show a pattern of excessive force toward Palestinians. The Israeli military said the actions AP witnessed in the town of Qabatiya on Thursday — and that were captured on video — do not align with its “values” or its “expectations” of soldiers.
The military said four militants were killed during the raid, and that the operation was under review. The identities of the dead and the cause of their deaths were not immediately known. Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 milestone in spectacular fashion with a 3-homer, 2-steal game MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has become the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.
He did it by going deep three times and swiping two bags on Thursday against the Miami Marlins. Ohtani hit is 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth. He finished 6 for 6 with 10 RBIs while becoming the first player in big league history to hit three homers and steal two bases in a game.
The Japanese superstar reached the second deck in right-center on two of his three homers at LoanDepot Park. Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday.
The local sheriff was charged in the shocking slaying. The governor said the judge was fatally shot in his chambers, and police said the sheriff opened fire following an argument. State police say District Judge Kevin Mullins was hit multiple times in the shooting,.
The judge was pronounced dead at the scene. The preliminary investigation indicates that Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was taken into custody at the scene without incident and charged with murder.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs joins list of Hollywood stars charged with sex crimes With his arrest this week, Sean “Diddy” Combs joins a short list of celebrities prosecuted for sex crimes in the wake of the #MeToo movement. The music mogul, who is accused of inducing female victims and male sex workers into drugged-up, sometimes dayslong sexual performances dubbed “Freak Offs,” is charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The indictment against him lists allegations that go back to 2008.
A judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in the luxury of his Florida mansion instead of a grim Brooklyn federal jail. Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.
S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men. It is a case that drew condemnation from top law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force and used racially discriminatory policing practices. Six white former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty in 2023 to breaking into a home without a warrant and engaging in an attack on Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker. It included beatings, use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one victim was shot in the mouth.
The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It's another sign of foreign meddling WASHINGTON (AP) — From Iranian hacking to Russian influence campaigns, the 2024 presidential campaign is encountering a spate of efforts by foreign adversaries to weaken faith in the outcome and potentially alter the results. The Biden administration has moved aggressively in recent weeks to call out the operations in hopes of alerting Americans to remain vigilant to wide-ranging, often hidden, foreign efforts to influence their positions on hot-button positions and the candidates.
The latest development came Wednesday when U.S. officials disclosed Iran’s unsuccessful attempt to shop information stolen from the Trump campaign to his political adversary.
Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians, journalists, troopers and newly installed security cameras — people are attempting to carry on. Between the morning bomb sweeps of Springfield’s schools and the near daily afternoon media briefings, a hush comes over the city that residents say is uncanny, haunting even. They're dismayed at being transformed overnight into a target for the nation’s vitriol.
Residents say people are hunkered down and hoping the attention sparked by former President Donald Trump spreading unsubstantiated rumors about the city’s legal Haitian immigrants eating house pets during last week’s presidential debate will blow over..
