BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an exclusive interview, adding that he is “hard pressed to think of a time in my career where so many ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Aug. 23, the 236th day of 2024. There are 130 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug 23, 1970, the Salad Bowl strike began, organized by farm labor leader Cesar Chavez; between 5,000-10,000 laborers walked off the job, leading to the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance have vaulted themselves out of national obscurity as they hustle to introduce themselves to the country, but the senator from Ohio has had a rockier start than the Minnesota governor. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs ...

WASHINGTON — Picture Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, as young, beautiful Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” being blown away in a storm and, in the end, coming face to face with the scary wizard. And there he is, a blowhard behind a green curtain, ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2024. There are 131 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America’s ...

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Aug. 21, the 234th day of 2024. There are 132 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 white people; scores of Black people were ...