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Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination

Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination charge. Ryan Wesley…

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to more records Tuesday after Chinese stocks soared following a slew of moves by the Chinese central bank to prop…

Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison over fraud

Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison over fraud

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after she apologized repeatedly to…

Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, WILL WEISSERT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press 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…

Biden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine

Biden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine

By AAMER MADHANI, MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as…

How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients

How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he’d enter the hospital wearing his patch-covered denim jacket. Pokemon. Superman. NASA. Police, fire, military. Classic rock bands.…