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Kimberly Cheatle, Director, U.S. Secret Service, testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump, on Capitol Hill, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

The director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission.

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AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee

JD Vance slams Kamala Harris during his solo campaign debut as the GOP vice presidential nominee

US opens investigation into Delta after global tech meltdown leads to massive cancellations

Sonya Massey ducked and apologized to an Illinois sheriff’s deputy only seconds before he shot her three times in her home, with one fatal blow to the head, as seen in body camera video released Monday.

Bodycam video reveals chaotic scene of deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help

LIVE: House committee on Homeland Security discusses Trump assassination attempt

The House Homeland Security Committee with the heads of the Pennsylvania State Police and the Fraternal Order of Police discuss the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

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Large truck explosion causes road closures, evacuations in Clifton, New Jersey

Bodycam video reveals chaotic scene of deputy fatally shooting Black woman who called 911 for help

Fernando Botero’s voluminous sculptures appear in Rome’s famed piazzas as part of new exhibit

The number of Democratic delegates that plan to support Kamala Harris, according to the AP’s survey

Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed for the Paris Olympics?

Ukraine’s largest music festival returns with a break from the inescapable reality of war

US home sales fell in June to slowest pace since December amid rising mortgage rates, home prices

Tiger Woods watches 15-year-old son Charlie shoot a 12-over 82 in US Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills

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Stories Under 60 Seconds

U.S. representatives call on Secret Service chief to resign

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Harris praises Biden’s ‘unmatched’ legacy in first public comments since the president dropped out of race

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Voters react to Biden withdrawing from the presidential race

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Joe Biden ends 2024 presidential election bid

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Gymnast Jordan Chiles shows how she performs with long nails

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Russia convicts U.S. journalist of spying

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Why some Parisians are unhappy about new perimeters around Seine River banks

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Widespread tech outage disrupts flights around the world

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Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan reprising roles in upcoming ‘Karate Kid’ film

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Trump describes assassination attempt with personal details

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Hogan unleashes the Hulk at RNC

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Trump honors former fire chief killed at Pennsylvania rally

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One Life Hack: How to stay safe during a heat wave

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At the RNC, the outfits and merch are all about Trump

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Bob Newhart on returning to work after planning to retire

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Buses carrying tourists veer off New Zealand road in two crashes

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Annual royal swan count underway on River Thames

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She fled Afghanistan. Now she will compete in breakdancing at the Paris Olympics

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Mark Duplass: Hollywood strikes may be over, but Los Angeles is still hurting

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JD Vance accepts nomination to be Trump’s running mate

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Usha Vance introduces her husband and VP candidate at the RNC

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Some Donald Trump supporters wear ear bandages at the RNC

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Top 2024 Emmy nominations in less than 60 seconds

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Harris says she prayed for Trump after shooting

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What do voters at the RNC think about JD Vance?

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Is the Seine river dirty? Paris Mayor takes a dip to prove otherwise before the Olympics

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Nikki Haley endorses Trump and calls for unity at the RNC

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AP debunks false claims around the Trump assassination attempt

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WSJ reporter says she lost her job after heading media union in Hong Kong

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Babydog makes an appearance at the RNC

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Who is Usha Vance?

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He fled Syria. Now he’s headed to Paris with the Refugee Olympic Team

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What we know about the Trump rally shooter

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JD Vance becomes the first millennial on a major party ticket

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Former Secret Service agent on security protocol at Trump rally shooting

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Father killed at Trump’s rally shielded his family from shooting

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Trump enters RNC with a bandaged ear after assassination attempt

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AP photojournalist on what it was like documenting the Trump rally shooting

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Watch the moment Alec Baldwin’s case was dismissed

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Trump escorted off stage after apparent gun shots at rally

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Why you’re hearing a lot about Project 2025

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What is the song of the summer? AP staff share their picks

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Election 2024

FILE - President Joe Biden attends an event on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, July 11, 2024. Insiders who were close to Joe Biden’s struggles are describing a president who was dogged in his determination to keep his candidacy alive, but ultimately not in denial about the odds. A number of firsthand observers of Biden’s crisis say he was privately contemplative during his days of decision, before announcing Sunday, July 21, that he was quitting the presidential race. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Insiders who were close to Joe Biden’s struggles are describing a president who was dogged in his determination to keep his candidacy alive — but ultimately not in denial about the odds.

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Biden continues to recover from COVID-19, stays out of public view after ending his 2024 campaign

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TRUMP RALLY SHOOTING

Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says ‘we failed’

GLOBAL BUSINESS NEWS

With US vehicle prices averaging near $50K, General Motors sees 2nd-quarter profits rise 15%

U.S. customers who bought a new General Motors vehicle last quarter paid an average of just under $49,900, a price that helped push the company’s net income 15% above a year ago.

China’s Baosteel to buy out Nippon Steel’s 50% stake in auto steel venture

Stock market today: Wall Street holds steady as a torrent of earnings reports begins

Warner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon Prime Video’s offer to air games

EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution

BE WELL

Too many pills? How to talk to your doctor about reviewing what’s needed

Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here’s what to know

Work friends can be hard to find. How to combat loneliness in the workplace

What to know about water safety before heading to the beach or pool this summer

Kids spend a lot of time outside in the summer. Here’s how to deal with their common injuries

Groceries are expensive, but they don’t have to break the bank. Here are some tips to save

Don’t work in bed, and other tips for creating a peaceful sleep zone in a studio apartment

Orange creamsicle or minty watermelon? Homemade popsicles are healthier than in the freezer aisle

FILE - Children cool off at the Hamilton Fish pool, July 18, 2017, in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. In most cases, there’s no need to wait at least 30 minutes after eating to go for a swim, doctors say. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Do you really have to wait to go swimming after eating?

No, you don’t really have to wait 30 minutes after eating to go swimming. Doctors say there’s no need in most cases to wait.

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What you should and shouldn’t do to get rid of poison ivy

Who will have the 2024 song of the summer?

What to look for in mosquito repellents

One Life Hack: How to budget for vacation

One Tech Tip: Use a roaming eSIM on to avoid data fees while traveling

Summer Movie Guide: Virtually all the movies coming to theaters and streaming from May to Labor Day

The Summer Olympics is remaking Paris

Police and military secure the city ahead of the Olympic Games

Remnants of lives interrupted by war half a century ago captured in Cyprus’ buffer zone

Residents walk through the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Many couples in troubled Venezuela are breaking up as people make plans to migrate ahead of election

As a presidential election looms, the unpredictability that plagues everyday life in Venezuela is disastrous for forming lasting bonds.

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For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

26 million tons of clothing end up in China’s landfills each year, propelled by fast fashion

GOP vice presidential pick Vance revisits Appalachian roots as bitter divide over memoir lingers

World News

As Harris eyes US presidency, reaction in her mother’s native India is muted but tinged with pride

As Vice President Kamala Harris works to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. president, reaction across her mother’s native India has been muted.

Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza

Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search operations continue

Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain’s help

Maduro seeks to shore up Venezuela military’s support ahead of vote threatening his hold on power

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Google makes abrupt U-turn by dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome browser

UK government scrapping use of a barge off English coast to house asylum-seekers

German court rules in migration case that there’s no general danger now to all civilians in Syria

Police in St. Maarten detain suspect in shooting of politician whose wife was killed in the attack

Entertainment

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Lady Gaga in a scene from “Joker: Folie à Deux.” (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Venice Film Festival lineup includes ‘Joker 2,’ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, more

Five years after “Joker” won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, filmmaker Todd Phillips is returning with the sequel.

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Man accused in killing of Tupac Shakur asks judge for house arrest instead of jail before trial

Tarzan at the Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller won 3 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Games

Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium

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Colombian bullfighters decry new ban on the centuries-old tradition and vow to keep it alive

Bernard Arnault has been dubbed the Olympics’ godfather. Here’s how he built LVMH’s fortune

The late Colombian artist Botero is celebrated with an open-air sculpture exhibition in Rome

Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more

Climate

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

When it comes to climate, extreme weather and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to America’s hurricane or earthquake prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is.

In Washington state, Inslee’s final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law

India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers

Battered by Hurricane Idalia last year, Florida village ponders future as hurricane season begins

SPORTS

LeBron James scores final 11 points for US in 92-88 win over Germany as pre-Olympic tour ends

BUSINESS

Stock market today: Wall Street holds steady as a torrent of earnings reports begins

SCIENCE

Moon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing

LIFESTYLE

These plants wait their whole lives to bloom once. It’s usually spectacular

Technology

Health

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute

Religion

After key Baptist leader applauds Biden’s withdrawal, agency retracts announcement of his firing

Fact Check

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

LATEST NEWS

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway

Police say one of Oscar Mayer’s hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway.

Suspected gunman in Croatia nursing home killings charged on 11 counts, including murder

Croatian police say a suspected gunman in a mass shooting in a nursing home in Croatia is facing 11 criminal charges after he was accused of killing six people, including his own mother, and wounding as many more.

3 Army Reserve officers disciplined after reservist killed 18 people last October in Maine

An Army report says three reserve officers have been disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a reservist’s rampage in which 18 people were killed in Maine.

As hurricane season begins, here’s how small businesses can prepare in advance of a storm

The hurricane season roared into the U.S. with Hurricane Beryl hitting Texas in early July. And NOAA is predicting an above-average storm season this year.

Today in Sports - Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France

Today in Sports, July 24 - Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France

This Date in Baseball - The “Pine Tar” home run was hit by the Kansas City Royals’ George Brett

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Belarus’ foreign minister arrives in North Korea for talks expected to focus on Russia cooperation

Belarus’ foreign minister has arrived in North Korea as experts predict that he and North Korean officials would discuss forming a trilateral anti-Western front also involving Russia.

Police kill armed man outside of New Hampshire home after standoff, authorities say

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says police shot and killed an armed man outside of a home following a multi-hour standoff.

Sierra Leone court finds 11 involved in alleged coup guilty. Leader sentenced to almost 200 years

A Sierra Leone court found 11 people guilty of treason and other offenses following what authorities have called an attempted coup, with their leader sentenced to almost 200 years in prison.

Court sentences man over explosive parcels sent to Ukrainian, US and Spanish offices in Madrid

A Spanish court has given an 18-year prison sentence to a man found guilty of sending six letters containing explosives to Spanish government, military and diplomatic targets and the American and Ukrainian embassies.

Man is arrested in the weekend killing of a Detroit-area police officer

Authorities say the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Detroit-area police officer was arrested a day after he fled the shooting scene shirtless while riding a bike.

Wildfires near Canada’s Jasper National Park prompt evacuation order

Multiple wildfires have flared up in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park, forcing visitors along with thousands of residents to evacuate and flee west over mountain roads through darkness, soot, and ash, following a government alert.

International human rights group calls on Belarus to stop execution of German

A consortium of international human rights organizations is calling for Belarus not to execute a German citizen recently condemned to death after being convicted of terrorism, extremism and mercenary activities.

Aer Lingus pilots vote to accept a pay raise. It ends a dispute that canceled hundreds of flights

Pilots at Ireland’s national airline, Aer Lingus, have voted to accept a pay increase that ends a labor dispute that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

German government, mainstream opposition move to protect highest court against extremist forces

Germany’s governing coalition and the conservative opposition have presented a plan to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by extremist or authoritarian politicians.

Violence against women at ‘epidemic’ levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn

Britain’s police chiefs say that violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism.

2 killed when small plane crashes after takeoff from Long Island airport

Authorities say two people were killed when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff on New York’s Long Island.

Sam Coffey is reveling in the Olympic experience after being left off the US Women’s World Cup team

Sam Coffey turned her disappointment over missing out on the Women’s World Cup into determination to be an Olympian.

Malaysia evacuates 123 citizens from violence-hit Bangladesh

Malaysia has evacuated 123 of its citizens from Bangladesh in response to violent unrest that has killed dozens of people.

Fred Warner picked as the top linebacker in the AP’s NFL Top 5 rankings

Fred Warner excels at just about every aspect of playing linebacker in the NFL, from stopping the run, covering receivers and tight ends downfield and even the occasional blitz.

Kamala Harris is preparing to lead Democrats in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid

Kamala Harris stepped onto the national political stage as Barack Obama was leaving. The loftiest forecasts in 2017 suggested the California senator could reach the same heights as the barrier-breaking 44th president.

Christian McCaffrey picked as the top running back in the AP’s NFL Top 5 rankings

Christian McCaffrey was the most productive player by far last season on a San Francisco offense filled with playmakers when he became the 12th player ever to top 2,000 yards from scrimmage and 20 TDs in the same season.

Pro- and anti-government protesters clash in Kenya as police hurl tear-gas cannisters

Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital have clashed with a pro-government group, leading to the burning of a motorcycle that belonged to people who were voicing their support for the president.

French interior minister praises law enforcement for security work at Paris Olympics

Three days before the start of the Olympics, France’s interior minister has hailed law enforcement for their hard work in making the Paris Games safe for 10,500 athletes and millions of visitors.

UPS boosts volume in US for first time since 2022, but profit and revenue slide

UPS managed to boost its volume in the U.S. for the first time since 2022 during its second quarter, but profit and revenue fell short of Wall Street’s expectations partly due to a hefty charge.

Wembanyama returns home for Olympics. The basketball star will be one of Paris’ biggest attractions

Athletes have a hard time standing out in a Paris cultural sphere driven largely by food, fashion and the arts.

Walkway collapses in massive housing project in southern Italy, killing 2 and injuring a dozen

A pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project has collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing two people and injuring a dozen others.

Anti-corruption demonstrations break out in Uganda’s capital as people note Kenya’s protest success

Ugandan security forces have arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliamentary building in protest over official corruption.

European soccer leagues, player unions challenge FIFA in formal legal complaint on competition law

There’s a new legal challenge to international soccer bodies. The European groups of leagues and player unions say they will formally complain to the European Commission about how FIFA adds competitions to congested fixture schedules.

The Dominican Republic will make its debut in Olympic soccer with several dual-nationality players

The Dominican Republic is days away from an unexpected Olympic debut in soccer. The Caribbean country, where baseball is the national pastime, will try to succeed in Paris 2024 with a bunch of players with playing experience in European leagues.