National
1 year ago
Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania

The FBI identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

National
1 year ago
BREAKING NEWS BLOG: Law enforcement officials say Trump shooter was 20-year-old Pennsylvania man

Other than Trump, two people were critically injured and one was killed.

Elections
1 year ago
PHOTOS: Shooting at Trump rally in Pennsylvania

Shortly after the shooting, Donald Trump’s campaign says he is “fine” after what law enforcement officials are treating as an apparent assassination attempt on Trumps during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Specialists say there are benefits to couples sleeping separately | POLL

More than one-third of Americans said they occasionally or consistently sleep in another room to accommodate a bed partner, according to an American Academy of Sleep Medicine study last year. And, perhaps surprisingly, it’s millennials who do it most, rather than older people.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media, March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, FL.
Elections
1 year ago
Ron DeSantis is now expected to speak at the Republican National Convention, AP source says

Gov. Ron DeSantis has headlined fundraisers in Fort Lauderdale and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for Trump’s candidacy, and is scheduling September events in Texas.

Men climb over debris left behind from Hurricane Beryl in Texas.
National
1 year ago
Crews from Florida headed to Houston to help restore power from Hurricane Beryl | PHOTOS & VIDEO

Power crews were working to restore service as quickly as possible. Millions are left without air conditioning in the middle of summer and a heat advisory with temps expected to reach 105 degrees.

William Bortz, left, stands alongside his daughter, Ave Williams, at his senior living center, at his senior living center, Friday, May 17, 2024, in San Diego.
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it

Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave that’s projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages and technology like Artificial Intelligence makes it easier than ever to perpetrate fraud and get away with it.

Elections
1 year ago
Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds

According to the poll, about 6 in 10 U.S. adults say they are “extremely” or “very” likely to watch the debate live or in clips or read about or listen to commentary about the performance of the candidates in the news or social media.

Business
1 year ago
Car dealerships are being disrupted by a multi-day outage after cyberattacks on software supplier

CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada, was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks on Wednesday. That led to an outage that continued to impact many of their operations on Friday.

Business
1 year ago
So long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to recycled paper filling for packages in North America

The company said Thursday that it’s already replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year’s end.