By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, PATRICK WHITTLE and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday became the latest and most notable lawmaker to pull support for Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner following an allegation of sexual assault, adding to a chorus of calls for him to step aside as party leaders scramble to determine the next steps. Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, has long backed Platner in the high-stakes race a
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By JON GAMBRELL and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three tankers were struck by projectiles Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said, and the United States revoked a license that had authorized the sale of Iranian oil as part an interim deal to end the fighting between the U.S. and Iran. The new assaults in the fuel-shipping waterway were the most in a single day since late April, according to the U.N. International Maritime Organization. T
By PHILIP MARCELO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan high-rise that was under construction when columns buckled and bricks tumbled into the street below during the Tuesday morning rush hour remained unstable and was still moving, forcing nearby buildings to evacuate, officials said. The 1970s-era office building was being converted to luxury apartments, and is the former global headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. It’s located in a busy corridor about
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt, bought a meal at Chick-fil-A and made contact with Kirk’s staff, before returning in different clothes to shoot the conservative activist from a rooftop, an investigator testified Tuesday. Utah State Bureau of Investigation Agent David Hull described Tyler Robinson’s alleged movements before and after Kirk was
The Department of Government Efficiency has been officially shut down. The final social media post from the agency was published over the weekend. The post said the formal mission of DOGE may have come to an end, but that the mission to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in government would continue. Under the leadership of billionaire Elon Musk, the agency recommended the elimination of thousands of federal jobs, contracts and grants.
Both sides will be back in court today as the week-long evidentiary hearing in the Charlie Kirk murder case continues. Prosecutors in Utah started presenting evidence yesterday against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing the conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder. The judge must ultimately decide whether there is enough against Robinson to proceed to trial. The hearing marks the first time Kirk’s widow, Erika, and his parents are in the same room with the man accused of
Democrats are moving to put some space between themselves and embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after a sexual assault allegation. In a report by Politico, a woman who dated Platner accused him of forcing her to have sex with him almost five years ago despite repeated objections. Congressman Ro Khanna of California and Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona announced they are withdrawing their endorsements, with Khanna saying Platner should drop out of the race. Platner has denied the ne
By STEVE PEOPLES and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After decades of reliable bipartisan backing for Israel, a new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for the longtime U.S. ally, with rising opposition from Democrats and signs of division among Republicans. The survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research arrives at a moment when a once-consensus foreign policy issue is increasingly polarizing Americans along partisan and generational l
By OMAR ALBAM, GHAITH AL SAYED and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Explosions rocked Syria ‘s capital on Tuesday as France’s president met with his counterpart in a landmark visit, with at least 18 people wounded, Syria’s Interior Ministry said. It was the second attack to rock Damascus in a week and a setback for new President Ahmad al-Sharaa as he welcomed the first visit from a major Western leader since the ouster of longtime dictator Bashar Assad by i
By LORNE COOK, SUZAN FRASER, ABBY SEWELL and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara Tuesday afternoon for the NATO summit, as the transatlantic military alliance was announcing billions in arms deals in an attempt to appease the mercurial U.S. leader. Trump, who has often upended NATO gatherings with complaints that European allies did not spend enough on their own defense, was expected to first sit down with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Er
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