WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.

2. Levis throws 2 TD passes to help Titans outlast Texans 32-27 - Friday, November 22, 2024

HOUSTON (AP) — Will Levis and the Tennessee Titans were far from perfect Sunday.

But they did just enough to outlast the mistake-prone Houston Texans and get their first AFC South win of the season.

3. Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with long-range weapons - Friday, November 15, 2024

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles was met with ominous warnings from Moscow, a hint of menace from Kyiv and nods of approval from some Western allies.

4. Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions - Friday, November 15, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation's largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed "there is no such thing as Palestinians."

5. APEC leaders to open Lima summit as Trump prepares to return to office - Friday, November 15, 2024

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Representatives from 21 members representing the Pacific Rim are meeting in Peru on Friday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, the first global summit since U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's victory featuring several major world leaders.

6. Biden heads to international summits in Peru and Brazil as world leaders brace for Trump presidency - Friday, November 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden begins his six-day visit to Peru and Brazil on Thursday for the final major international summits of his presidency, while world leaders turn their attention to what Donald Trump 's return to the White House means for their countries.

7. Trump pledges a smooth transition of power - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump made a victor's return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with Democratic President Joe Biden and committing to a smooth transition of power as the Republican president-elect moves quickly to build out his new administration.

8. A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China's Xi - Friday, November 8, 2024

LIMA, Peru (AP) — If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his successor's cooperation with eager Latin American partners. No longer.

9. US says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office - Friday, November 8, 2024

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden intends to bolster U.S. military support to Ukraine in the final months of his administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, after Russia launched a sophisticated missile and drone attack on Kyiv.

10. Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are 'ready to deliver' on Trump's agenda - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are "ready to deliver" President-elect Donald Trump's agenda after his election victory, insisting the GOP won't make the mistakes of last time and will be much better prepared for a second-term Trump White House

11. Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to a changed Washington as President-elect Donald Trump's hard-right agenda is quickly taking shape, buoyed by eager Republican allies eyeing a full sweep of power on Capitol Hill while Democrats are sorting out what went wrong.

12. Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concede - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory, according to a senior adviser to the vice president.

The aide, who declined to be identified discussing a private conversation, said Harris talked about the need for a peaceful transfer of power.

13. Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world — again - Friday, November 1, 2024

LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pundits and analysts had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time is as destabilizing many American allies fear.

14. Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House.

15. GOP Rep. Ogles wins Tennessee reelection while under FBI probe of campaign finances - Friday, November 1, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has won reelection in Tennessee while facing an FBI investigation into his campaign finances.

Ogles, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, defeated Democrat Maryam Abolfazli in the Republican-favoring district that includes a section of left-leaning Nashville and winds through five conservative-voting counties.

16. Here's what to watch on Election Day in the US - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is here. Polls opened Tuesday across the nation and Americans cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election. In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

17. A turbulent campaign nears its finale as Americans choose between Harris, Trump - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor headed for its Election Day finale on Tuesday, as Americans decided whether to send Donald Trump back to the White House or elevate Kamala Harris to the Oval Office.

18. GOP Rep. Andy Ogles faces a Tennessee reelection test as the FBI probes his campaign finances - Friday, November 1, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles is hoping to fend off a Democratic opponent in Tennessee in a race complicated by an FBI investigation into the first-term Republican's campaign finances.

Ogles, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, faces Democrat Maryam Abolfazli in his Republican-favoring 5th District, which includes a section of left-leaning Nashville and winds through five conservative-voting counties.

19. Here's what to watch as Election Day approaches in the U.S. - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast.

In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

20. Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day - Friday, November 1, 2024

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on Election Day eve.

21. A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here's how we got here - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the election that no one could have foreseen.

Not so long ago, Donald Trump was marinating in anger at Mar-a-Lago after being impeached twice and voted out of the White House. Even some of his closest allies were looking forward to a future without the charismatic yet erratic billionaire leading the Republican Party, especially after his failed attempt to overturn an election ended in violence and shame. When Trump announced his comeback bid two years ago, the New York Post buried the article on page 26.

22. Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It's also a measure of the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy.

23. Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority - Friday, November 1, 2024

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — This election, he has warned, is about the economy. Freedom. Stopping Project 2025 and the MAGA extremes.

And, after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, it's about democracy.

24. How Donald Trump's rhetoric has grown darker and windier - Friday, October 25, 2024

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — No scene has dominated U.S. politics since 2015 quite like Donald Trump on stage, waxing on for an hour-plus in front of a chorus of red "Make America Great Again" hats.

The stream-of-consciousness routine, the interrupting one of his thoughts with the next, is not a polemic Cicero or Lincoln would recognize. The former president and Republican nominee calls his style of speech "the weave," whipsawing from dystopian warnings to light-hearted storytelling to policy pronouncements.

25. Trump will campaign in Wisconsin with Brett Favre, who's linked to a Mississippi welfare scandal - Friday, October 25, 2024

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will crisscross several swing states on Wednesday, passing each other in Wisconsin, where the former president is scheduled to appear in Green Bay with a onetime local icon, retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre.

26. Ford cuts 2024 earnings guidance due to warranty costs and slow pace of cost cutting - Friday, October 25, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Stubbornly high warranty expenses and lagging cost-cutting efforts are holding back Ford Motor Co.'s profits this year, causing the company to lower its full-year earnings guidance.

27. As Democrats court Haley supporters, the former UN ambassador is still waiting to hear from Trump - Friday, October 25, 2024

CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley received more Republican primary votes than anyone who challenged Donald Trump for this year's presidential nomination. She has said she's voting for him, and she released her delegates so they could support him at the Republican National Convention.

28. Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico 'floating island of garbage' - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats stepped up their attacks on Donald Trump on Monday, a day after a comedian opening a rally for the former president called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage," a comment that drew wide condemnation and highlighted the rising power of a key Latino group in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

29. Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally - Friday, October 25, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The South Africa-born Musk denies the allegation.

30. Altogether fitting and proper? Trump repeatedly compares himself to Abraham Lincoln - Friday, October 25, 2024

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Four score and seven years from now, the mystic chords of memory may recall the way Donald Trump compared himself to Abraham Lincoln, lauded him one day and lambasted him the next. It is altogether fitting and proper that our descendants would examine why the 45th president, who hopes to be the 47th, keeps mentioning the 16th.

31. Trump tells supporters to 'just vote' at Georgia rally organized by Charlie Kirk - Friday, October 25, 2024

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump implored supporters at a Georgia rally to vote for him — with an early ballot or in-person on Election Day — in a state that will be crucial in the presidential election.

32. College football picks: No. 25 Vanderbilt, No. 24 Navy get chances to punch above their weights - Friday, October 18, 2024

Opportunity comes knocking Saturday for two of the surprise teams in college football.

No. 25 Vanderbilt, in an Associated Press regular-season poll for the first time since 2008 and coming off 10 consecutive losing seasons, hosts No. 5 Texas three weeks after it shocked the nation with its upset of then-No. 1 Alabama.

33. A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaign - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives already have a supermajority on the Supreme Court as a result of Donald Trump's presidency. If Trump wins a second term, the right side of the court could retain control for several more decades.

34. Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including 'lazy,' a racist trope against Black people - Friday, October 18, 2024

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday hurled a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her "lazy" — a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms — and repeatedly questioning her intelligence and stamina.

35. Trump denigrates Harris as 'lazy,' invoking a racist trope against Black people - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday called his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris "lazy," criticizing the vice president with a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms.

36. Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choice - Friday, October 18, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris teamed up with Liz Cheney on Monday to make a bipartisan appeal to Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump, describing the former president as a malignant force that needs to be removed from American politics.

37. Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina - Friday, October 18, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation, but he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state.

38. Following death of Hamas leader, Harris says it's 'time for the day after to begin' in Gaza - Friday, October 18, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Israel's killing of Hamas' top leader offers "an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza," talking plainly about next steps even as the pro-Palestinian demonstrators who gathered outside her campaign event underscored the complicated politics at play.

39. Harris says the killing of Sinwar is an opportunity 'to finally end the war in Gaza' - Friday, October 18, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Israel's killing of Hamas' top leader offers "an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza," talking plainly about next steps even as the pro-Palestinian demonstrators who gathered outside her campaign event underscored the complicated politics at play.

40. McConnell called Trump 'stupid' and 'despicable' in private after the 2020 election, a new book says - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was "stupid as well as being ill-tempered," a "despicable human being" and a "narcissist," according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month.

41. From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation. Biden surveys Florida's damage - Friday, October 11, 2024

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the government's hurricane response. President Joe Biden visited Florida for the second time this month to survey storm damage.

42. Joe Flacco throws two TD passes as the battered Colts beat the Titans 20-17 - Friday, October 11, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Joe Flacco has been around the NFL long enough to know the backup quarterback should always be ready to start.

The 39-year-old quarterback also understands to ignore reports about a teammate possibly going on injured reserve and look for wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. when it matters most.

43. Obama urges Black men to show up for Harris as he campaigns in critical Pennsylvania - Friday, October 11, 2024

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former President Barack Obama gave a blistering critique of his White House successor Donald Trump and urged Black men to show up for Kamala Harris as he opened a swing-state tour for the Democratic ticket.

44. US House control teeters on the unlikely battleground of heavily Democratic California - Friday, October 11, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's reputation as a hothouse of progressive politics is being tested in a string of U.S. House contests that are again expected to play into which party controls the chamber next year.

45. Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex - Friday, October 11, 2024

She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration's economic policies.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on one thing: Tapping into sour consumer sentiment about high grocery prices is one way to court voters.

46. Harris faces new urgency to explain how her potential presidency would be different from Biden's - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — With less than four weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is facing new urgency to define how her potential presidency would be different from that of President Joe Biden.

47. Pittman Jr.'s back injury adds new concern to Colts growing injury list - Friday, October 11, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts are still in a holding pattern in awaiting the returns of quarterback Anthony Richardson and running back Jonathan Taylor. Now they're also monitoring receiver Michael Pittman Jr.'s back injury, too.

48. What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines - Friday, October 4, 2024

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of postcards with Wisconsin addresses that were collected during a postcard-writing pizza party to help turn out voters there. Leaning against the table are homemade Harris-Walz signs.

49. Woodward book reveals Trump's calls with Putin and Biden's private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, "War."

50. Titans, Colts face QB quandary: Do they have their guys or not? - Friday, October 11, 2024

Welcome to Quarterback Purgatory. Both the Tennessee Titans and Sunday’s opponent, the Indianapolis Colts, reside in the perilous realm of what is and what could be.

The two AFC South rivals are hoping against hope the second-year quarterbacks upon which they are banking their immediate and long-term futures will begin to click with success replacing frustrating struggles.

51. Woodward: Trump sent Putin COVID test machines during shortage, had 7 phone calls since leaving office - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, "War."

52. Small business disaster loan program said to be in danger of running out of funds by end of month - Friday, October 4, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration could run out of money to fund disaster loans in the wake of Hurricane Helene's devastation.

As is typical after a disaster, the government is offering aid to small businesses that were in Helene's path. The SBA is offering disaster loans for small businesses in some counties in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

53. Shoddy defense remains major problem as Colts lose another division game and fall below .500 - Friday, October 4, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Flacco and his teammates on offense did their job Sunday at Jacksonville.

The Indianapolis Colts defense — not so much.

After rebounding from two dismal defensive performances to open the season with two solid games, it looked as if Indy's defense may have turned the corner.

54. Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump's no-tax pledges and what they might cost - Friday, October 4, 2024

Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he's elected to the White House again. But he hasn't detailed how he would fund those ideas and avoid creating a huge budget shortfall, beyond arguing he will usher in an economic boom.

55. As search for Helene's victims drags into second week, sheriff says rescuers 'will not rest' - Friday, October 4, 2024

PENSACOLA, N.C. (AP) — The search for victims of Hurricane Helene dragged into its second week on Friday, as exhausted rescue crews and volunteers continued to work long days — navigating past washed out roads, downed power lines and mudslides — to reach the isolated and the missing.

56. Taxpayers in Tennessee, 23 other states will be able to file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025 - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free.

The federal tax collector's Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using commercial tax preparation software, will be open to more than 30 million people in 24 states in the 2025 filing season.

57. Helene's death toll reaches 200 as crews try to reach the most remote areas hit by the storm - Friday, October 4, 2024

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene's death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the hardest to reach places in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the storm washed out roads and knocked out electricity, water and cellular service.

58. Harris hands out meals, consoles families as she surveys Hurricane Helene devastation in Georgia - Friday, October 4, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris handed out meals, embraced a shaken family and surveyed Hurricane Helene's "extraordinary" path of destruction through Georgia on Wednesday as she left the campaign trail to pledge federal help and personally take in scenes of toppled trees, damaged homes and lives upended.

59. Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.

60. Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene - Friday, October 4, 2024

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Sarah Vekasi is a potter who runs a store in Black Mountain, North Carolina, called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, named after her normally bubbly personality. But these days she's struggling with the trauma of Hurricane Helene and uncertainty about the future of her business.

61. 'The rules were you guys weren't going to fact-check": False, misleading claims from VP debate - Friday, September 27, 2024

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the vice presidential debate

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The vice presidential candidates, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, on Tuesday engaged in a fast-moving, largely civil debate on a wide range of issues. Here's a look at some false and misleading claims from the debate.

62. Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene and the port strike in the campaign's final weeks - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A trio of new trials — a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike that threatens the U.S. economy — are looming over the final weeks of the presidential campaign and could help shape the public mood as voters decide between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

63. Harris, Biden take in Helene's destruction in separate visits to Carolinas, Georgia - Friday, September 27, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — President Joe Biden flew over toppled trees, twisted metal and towering piles of debris in the normally tourist friendly downtown of Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday, as he took a tour by helicopter of Hurricane Helene 's path of destruction. At the same time, Vice President Kamala Harris was getting her own look at the storm's damage in Georgia.

64. Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities 'wiped off the map' by Helene - Friday, September 27, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast.

65. Long water and power outages from Helene test patience in the Carolinas, Georgia - Friday, September 27, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Many residents of the Carolinas still lacked running water, cellphone service and electricity Wednesday as rescuers searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 166 people.

66. The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on - Friday, September 27, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977.

A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike as the holiday shopping season — along with a tight presidential election — approaches.

67. Jimmy Carter, his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday - Friday, September 27, 2024

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the Depression-era farmer's son to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy.

68. Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924 - Friday, September 27, 2024

Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark.

69. Supplies arrive by plane, mule to North Carolina as Helene death toll tops 100 - Friday, September 27, 2024

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. The death toll topped 130.

70. Hurricane Helene's death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors - Friday, September 27, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast.

71. Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene - Friday, September 27, 2024

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia.

72. Trump suggests 'one rough hour' of policing will end theft - Friday, September 27, 2024

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has suggested that "one rough hour" of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his longstanding support for more aggressive and potentially violent policing.

73. A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping? - Friday, September 27, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike.

A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike as the holiday shopping season — along with a tight presidential election — approaches.

74. Trump escalates attacks on Harris' mental fitness, suggests she should be prosecuted - Friday, September 27, 2024

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, on Sunday by repeating an insult that she was "mentally impaired" while also saying she should be "impeached and prosecuted."

75. Supplies arrive by plane and mule to North Carolina as Helene death toll tops 100 - Friday, September 27, 2024

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came into light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. The death toll rose to 121.

76. Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory for the sake of peace with Moscow as "dangerous and unacceptable."

77. Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina - Friday, September 27, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There's an unlikely star in Kamala Harris ' push to win North Carolina: Mark Robinson.

The state's embattled Republican candidate for governor, Robinson is featured in conversations this week with Harris volunteers and voters on the phone and at their doorways. Democrats wave signs warning of Trump-Robinson extremism at their press conferences. Billboard trucks circulate in key cities warning that Robinson, also the state's lieutenant governor, is "unhinged." And Harris is running a new television advertising campaign highlighting Donald Trump's history of lavishing Robinson with flowery praise.

78. Zelenskyy visits Washington as election year divide grows over Ukraine war - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with U.S. leaders on Thursday to shore up American support for his country's fight against Russia as the war faces a partisan reckoning in this year's presidential election.

79. Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan - Friday, September 20, 2024

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries' jobs and factories by relying heavily on sweeping tariffs to boost auto manufacturing — despite warnings that domestic consumers would pay more and a lack of specifics about how his plans would work.

80. A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year since Kevin McCarthy was booted from the House speaker's office after Congress voted in a bipartisan way to fund the government and prevent a federal shutdown, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar political fate.

81. Harris raises $27 million in New York fundraiser, promises economic speech this week - Friday, September 20, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris raised $27 million at a packed New York City fundraiser on Sunday, her largest fundraising haul since she took over at the top of the ticket from President Joe Biden, according to a Harris campaign aide.

82. In-person voting begins for the US presidential contest, kicking off the sprint to Election Day - Friday, September 20, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In-person voting for this year's presidential election began Friday, a milestone that kicked off a six-week sprint to Election Day after a summer of political turmoil.

Voters lined up to cast their ballots in Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia, the states with the first early in-person voting opportunities. About a dozen more states will follow by mid-October.

83. Harris focusing on personal stories as she campaigns on abortion rights - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a speech focused squarely on abortion rights and she'll do so in Georgia, where news reports have documented women's deaths in the face of the state's six-week ban.

84. Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of a continuing push to reduce China's global dominance in battery production for EVs and other electronics.

85. Georgia election rule changes by Trump allies raise fear of chaos in November - Friday, September 20, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Four years ago, Georgia was at the center of former President Donald Trump 's attempts to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Democrats worry that Trump is at it again, even before the first votes have been cast.

86. Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election - Friday, September 13, 2024

Government scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San Francisco after the U.S. elections to coordinate on safely developing AI technology and averting its dangers.

87. Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro - Friday, September 13, 2024

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela's main opposition coalition on Monday called on the U.S. to cancel the licenses that allow Chevron and other energy companies to operate in the South American country to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to negotiate a transition from power.

88. Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says - Friday, September 13, 2024

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said "appears to be an attempted assassination" at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody.

89. Two Black women could make US Senate history this election. But they strive to make a difference - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago.

90. Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy - Friday, September 6, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, repeatedly goading him in an event that showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy.

91. Key takeaways from a debate that featured tense clashes and closed with a Taylor Swift endorsement - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time.

The Democratic vice president opened Tuesday night's faceoff with a power move, marching across the stage to Trump's lectern to shake his hand.

92. Veteran artists fill Baker’s AmericanaFest wish list - Friday, September 13, 2024

We asked seasoned AmericanaFest attendee Cary Baker for a handful of performances he was looking forward to during the packed conference and performance schedule.

Baker admits his list includes primarily established artists – “I’m not really the go-to for rookie talent, although I am hoping to serendipitously trip upon one or two good ones once I get there,” he says – but it’s as a good a place as any to start making one’s flight plan for the week.

93. Independent music in its purest form - Friday, September 13, 2024

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin had a fictional U.S. poet laureate deliver these thoughts about artistry and audience on “The West Wing.” “An artist’s job is to captivate you for however long we’ve asked for your attention.”

94. The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time face-to-face Tuesday night for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for the country after a tumultuous campaign summer.

95. Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large corporations to pay higher taxes.

96. Only fitting Brian Callahan makes his NFL coaching debut with Titans in Chicago - Friday, September 6, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The NFL knows how to create storylines when scheduling, especially for season openers.

Brian Callahan debuts as the Tennessee Titans new head coach Sunday on the road against the Bears — a team he grew up cheering for along with most of Chicago's other pro teams.

97. Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan - Friday, August 30, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a New Hampshire campaign stop on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large corporations to pay higher taxes.

98. Hyundai unveils 2025 electric SUVs aiming for broader appeal with improved range, charging options - Friday, August 30, 2024

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Despite slowing U.S. electric vehicle sales, Hyundai on Tuesday rolled out the 2025 versions of its Ioniq 5 electric SUV with improved battery range and charging aimed at broadening the appeal of vehicles to be built at a massive new Georgia factory.

99. Presidential campaigns brace for intense sprint to Election Day - Friday, August 30, 2024

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer.

The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will devote almost all of their remaining time and resources to just seven states. They will spend hundreds of millions of dollars targeting voters who, in many cases, have just begun to pay attention to the election. And their campaigns will try to focus their messages on three familiar issues — the economy, immigration and abortion — even in the midst of heated debates over character, culture and democracy.

100. China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says - Friday, August 30, 2024

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.