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First Lady Jill Biden makes calls to Harris-Walz voters during a visit at a Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) phone bank in West Chester Tuesday. Oct. 15, 2024.

Jill Biden is out campaigning again — but not for her husband anymore. She’s pumping up Harris

First Lady Jill Biden makes calls to Harris-Walz voters during a visit at a Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) phone bank in West Chester Tuesday. Oct. 15, 2024.

October 16, 2024, 2:15pm Latest News

Jill Biden wasted no time after she stepped up to the microphone at a suburban Detroit restaurant. Read story

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at a campaign rally at the Calhoun Ranch, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Coachella, Calif.

California sheriff who said deputies ‘probably’ stopped assassination attempt at Trump’s Coachella rally backs off a bit

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at a campaign rally at the Calhoun Ranch, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Coachella, Calif.

October 16, 2024, 1:29pm Nation & World

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is not the type of elected official who shies away from making controversial public statements. Read story

FILE - The logo of the United States Department of Agriculture is seen, Aug. 10, 2007, at the US Embassy in Berlin.

Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to U.S. schools

FILE - The logo of the United States Department of Agriculture is seen, Aug. 10, 2007, at the US Embassy in Berlin.

October 16, 2024, 10:57am Business

A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds and now includes ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants and major retailers, federal officials said. Read story

EA-18G Growlers, with some of San Juan Islands in the background, prepare for an exercise at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, March 10, 2016.

U.S. Navy says a fighter jet with two on board crashed east of Mount Rainier during training

EA-18G Growlers, with some of San Juan Islands in the background, prepare for an exercise at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, March 10, 2016.

October 16, 2024, 8:40am Latest News

The U.S. Navy searched Wednesday through mountainous terrain for two crew members who were aboard a fighter jet that crashed in Washington during a routine training flight. Read story

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks in Greenwich, London, Sept. 26, 2024.

Hundreds of troops kicked out under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ get upgraded to honorable discharges

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks in Greenwich, London, Sept. 26, 2024.

October 16, 2024, 8:34am Nation & World

The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Read story

The Schkopau coal-fired power plant operates in Teutschenthal, near Halle, eastern Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

The world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report says

The Schkopau coal-fired power plant operates in Teutschenthal, near Halle, eastern Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

October 16, 2024, 8:34am Nation & World

The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges — but there’ll also be an excess of planet-warming fossil fuels, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency said. Read story

FILE - Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez sit with defense attorney Leslie Abramson, right, in Beverly Hills Municipal Court during a hearing, Nov. 26, 1990.

Menendez brothers’ family to push for their release as prosecutors review 1989 case

FILE - Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez sit with defense attorney Leslie Abramson, right, in Beverly Hills Municipal Court during a hearing, Nov. 26, 1990.

October 16, 2024, 8:31am Nation & World

The extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez will advocate for the brothers’ release from prison during a news conference set for Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as prosecutors review new evidence to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents. Read story

People line up to vote in the Atlanta suburb of Tucker, Ga., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, the first day of early in-person voting in Georgia.

Republicans challenge more than 63,000 voters in Georgia, but few removed, AP finds

People line up to vote in the Atlanta suburb of Tucker, Ga., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, the first day of early in-person voting in Georgia.

October 16, 2024, 8:29am Nation & World

From Georgia’s mountains to its Atlantic shore, challenges to the qualifications of voters have rolled in this summer and fall, part of a wide-ranging national effort coordinated by Donald Trump’s allies to enlist Republican activists to remove people they view as suspect from the voting rolls. Read story

California: Chinese chemical manufacturer is targeted by federal prosecutors trying to stop flow of fentanyl

October 16, 2024, 8:29am Nation & World

Before harmful and deadly drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine reach the streets of cities such as Los Angeles, they must first make their way into the country. Read story

Ex-politician faces prison sentence of at least 20 years for killing Las Vegas journalist

October 16, 2024, 8:28am Nation & World

A Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician is due to learn Wednesday how long he’ll serve in Nevada state prison after being convicted of killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles that criticized his conduct in office and exposed an intimate relationship with a female coworker. Read story