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Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee. As it prepares for a bruising...

Actors and writers strikes enter second week with no signs of a deal to get Hollywood working again

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters is entering its second week with no sign that a swift ending will be...

Stock market today: World shares are mixed as investors weigh weakness in the tech sector

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Friday in Europe and Asia after the latest rally on Wall Street fizzled, with big declines for Tesla,...

Police cast doubt on Carlee Russell’s kidnapping claim after reporting toddler on an Alabama highway

Authorities in Alabama cast doubt Wednesday on the story of a woman who set off a frantic search when she disappeared for two days...

Alabama GOP proposals for second Black district are unlikely to win court approval, experts warn

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers say they're trying to satisfy a landmark Supreme Court order to draw a new district giving a voice to Black...

Officials open investigation into workplace death of Hattiesburg teen at Mar-Jac Poultry factory

Federal, state and local agencies have opened investigations after a 16-year-old died while working at a Mississippi poultry plant. The accident happened about 8 p.m....

Chinese e-retailer Temu files lawsuit in US against rival Shein, alleging antitrust violations

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts accusing its rival Shein of violating U.S. antitrust law by...

Biden’s White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new guidelines for corporate mergers, took steps to disclose the junk fees charged by landlords...

Tennessee firefighter dead, 3 hospitalized after being trapped in burning home

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee firefighter died and three others were hospitalized after they became trapped while battling a house fire late Tuesday,...

Stock market today: Wall Street’s rally keeps running after stronger profit reports than expected

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher Wednesday, adding to the strong run that has pulled Wall Street to its highest levels in...

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave

PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to...

Mississippi sheriff expects great hardship after hospital closes inpatient mental health unit

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A hospital company has shut down the only inpatient mental health unit in western Mississippi's Warren County, and the sheriff...

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