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FILE - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed stands by her defense team during her involuntary manslaughter trial March 5, 2024, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.

Prosecutor opposes ‘Rust’ armorer’s request for release as she seeks new trial for set shooting

FILE - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed stands by her defense team during her involuntary manslaughter trial March 5, 2024, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.

July 30, 2024, 9:17am Nation & World

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special prosecutor is opposing a request by a former movie armorer that she be released from prison while seeking a new trial and appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction in a 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” Read story

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks, Jan. 9, 2024, in Atlanta. With President Joe Biden having bowed out of the presidential race and endorsing Harris, their party is suddenly eyeing an expanding map, betting that a new burst of energy and fundraising surge has helped make Georgia, the state that delivered Biden his narrowest victory margin in 2020, a toss-up again. Harris is planning a show of political force on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta, the latest example of just how much the presidential contest against Republican former President Donald Trump has changed.

Democrats had feared Georgia was a lost cause with Biden running. Harris will campaign there Tuesday

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks, Jan. 9, 2024, in Atlanta. With President Joe Biden having bowed out of the presidential race and endorsing Harris, their party is suddenly eyeing an expanding map, betting that a new burst of energy and fundraising surge has helped make Georgia, the state that delivered Biden his narrowest victory margin in 2020, a toss-up again. Harris is planning a show of political force on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta, the latest example of just how much the presidential contest against Republican former President Donald Trump has changed.

July 30, 2024, 9:16am Nation & World

Little more than a week ago, Georgia appeared to be slipping out of the Democrats’ reach: President Joe Biden’s campaign pledged to concentrate more on holding the Midwestern “blue wall” states and indicated they might be willing to forsake “Sun Belt” battlegrounds. Read story

Paris Olympics brings out hoses and misters to cool down fans during heat wave

July 30, 2024, 9:15am Nation & World

The 2024 Olympics famously launched with a rain-soaked opening ceremony that drenched athletes and spectators alike. Now, they're enduring the opposite experience Tuesday: a heat wave. Read story

Harris and Trump launch new advertisements for presidential election sprint

July 30, 2024, 9:10am Nation & World

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday as part of a multimillion battle to gain the upper hand in this year’s reshaped campaign. Read story

A damaged car and a house after landslides hit hilly villages in Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India

A damaged car and a house after landslides hit hilly villages in Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

July 30, 2024, 9:09am Nation & World

Multiple landslides in southern India have killed 93 people and many others are feared trapped under the debris, officials said Tuesday, after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. Read story

FILE - The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden went public Monday, July 29, with major changes he&rsquo;s proposing for the Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices&rsquo; recent decision on presidential immunity. There&rsquo;s almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress, but the ideas could still spark conversation with public confidence in the court hitting an all-time low in recent years amid ethical revelations about some justices.

Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work?

FILE - The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden went public Monday, July 29, with major changes he&rsquo;s proposing for the Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices&rsquo; recent decision on presidential immunity. There&rsquo;s almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress, but the ideas could still spark conversation with public confidence in the court hitting an all-time low in recent years amid ethical revelations about some justices.

July 30, 2024, 9:08am Nation & World

President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity. Read story

FILE - Rick Gordon, of Plainfield, Vt., looks at what remains of Mill Street and an apartment building after remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding and destruction, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Plainfield. On Wednesday, July 24, Vermont opened the first of four flood recovery centers while officials waited to find out whether the state qualifies for federal help through a disaster declaration.

Heavy rain in northern Vermont leads to washed out roads and rescues

FILE - Rick Gordon, of Plainfield, Vt., looks at what remains of Mill Street and an apartment building after remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding and destruction, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Plainfield. On Wednesday, July 24, Vermont opened the first of four flood recovery centers while officials waited to find out whether the state qualifies for federal help through a disaster declaration.

July 30, 2024, 9:08am Nation & World

Heavy rain early Tuesday washed out roads and led to about two dozen rescues in northern Vermont, nearly three weeks after many farmers and residents in the state were hit by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. Read story

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken exits a vehicle as he prepares for departure from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, a suburb of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

US boosts alliance with the Philippines with $500 million funding and pact amid concern over China

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken exits a vehicle as he prepares for departure from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, a suburb of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

July 30, 2024, 9:07am Nation & World

Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to boost the Philippines’ external defense and progress on a proposed military intelligence-sharing pact as both allies renewed their concerns over China’s continuing aggressive actions in the region. Read story

Right-wing Israelis, one holding a Palestinian scarf, at a protest outside of the initial hearing in military court for nine Israeli soldiers over what a defense lawyer said were allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war, in Beit Lid military base, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners

Right-wing Israelis, one holding a Palestinian scarf, at a protest outside of the initial hearing in military court for nine Israeli soldiers over what a defense lawyer said were allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war, in Beit Lid military base, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

July 30, 2024, 9:05am Nation & World

Nine Israeli soldiers were due to appear before a military court for an initial hearing Tuesday over what a defense lawyer said were allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war. Read story

Fire crews monitor a burn operation along Highway 36 to slow the Park Fire near Dales, Calif., Monday, July 29, 2024.

California man defends his home as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West

Fire crews monitor a burn operation along Highway 36 to slow the Park Fire near Dales, Calif., Monday, July 29, 2024.

July 30, 2024, 8:45am Latest News

In the small forest community of Cohasset, Ron Ward watched as flames hundreds of feet high from California’s deadly Park Fire approached his family ranch. Read story