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Hochul vows swift action as she takes helm in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul
Pelosi deal with moderates set to ease Biden budget standoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders are set Tuesday to muscle President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, in a compromise designed to end a risky standoff and put the party's domestic infrastructure agenda back on track.
US examining Boeing's treatment of safety-related employees
A small group of Boeing engineers who perform key safety tasks are raising concerns about their ability to work free of pressure from supervisors, and their comments are prompting federal regulators to take a broader look into the company’s safety culture.
'No blindsiding,' Hochul vows as she takes helm in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — On her first day at the helm, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will mandate masks in schools.
Biden sticking to pullout deadline though lawmakers complain
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to stick with his deadline next week for completing the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan, an administration official said Tuesday. The decision reflects a growing fear of extremist attacks at the Kabul airport but also opens Biden to domestic political complaints of caving to Taliban demands and of potentially leaving some Americans and Afghan allies behind.
G-7 leaders can't sway Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States clashed with some of its closest allies over President Joe Biden’s insistence on sticking to an Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal date that will shut down a frantic international evacuation effort from Taliban rule.
'No blindsiding,' Hochul vows, as she takes New York's helm
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul
House moderates offered deal to ease Biden budget standoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Compromising with moderates, House Democratic leaders will try again Tuesday to muscle President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, hoping to end a standoff that halted proceedings and risked upending their domestic infrastructure agenda.
Correction: Suicide Social Media-Police story
In a story published August 23, 2021, about law enforcement agencies that post about suicide interventions on social media, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the nonprofit organization Alliance of Hope For Suicide Loss Survivors, an international support group that has an online forum for families whose loved ones have died by suicide, was based in Hawaii. It is based in Illinois.
Possible Havana syndrome case delays Harris trip to Vietnam
HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' trip from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed several hours Tuesday by an investigation into two possible cases of the so-called Havana Syndrome in Hanoi, administration officials said.
Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision
HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to “coercion” and “intimidation” and affirming that the U.S. will support its allies in the region against Beijing’s advances.
Afghan airlift records best day yet: 20,000-plus flown out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Tuesday pulled off its biggest day of evacuation flights from Afghanistan since the operation began. But deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul's airport persisted, and the Taliban signaled they might soon seek to shut down the airlifts.
US troops surge evacuations, CIA chief meets with Taliban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has pulled off its biggest day of evacuation flights from Afghanistan since the operation began, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul's airport persisted and the Taliban signaled they might soon seek to shut down the airlifts.
Hochul, NY's 1st female governor, inherits vast challenges
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul
Josephine Baker is 1st Black woman given Paris burial honor
PARIS (AP) — The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor.
Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging paths
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Cheryl Simpson was supposed to be celebrating her 60th birthday over lunch with friends but instead found herself confined to her Auckland home.
EU warns Taliban it has not recognized their regime
MADRID (AP) — The European Union’s top officials warned the Taliban on Saturday that the current conversations being held to secure the exit of as many Afghan evacuees as possible do not mean the bloc is prepared to recognize the new regime.
Crimean Tatars bemoan their plight as Ukraine hosts summit
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Erfan Kudusov fled Crimea with his wife and four children after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula in 2014, along with many other Crimean Tatars who resented Moscow’s rule.
Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm on Monday, celebrating their success on the court and hailing the four-time title holders for changing lives with their activism.
Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AP) — The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent al-Qaida, the group that attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001, at the same time the U.S. is trying to stanch violent extremism at home and cyberattacks from Russia and China.