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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual rate from July through September, with consumers helping drive growth despite the weight of still-high interest rates. Wednesday’s report from the Commerce Department said the gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of goods and services — did slow

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years after little Anthony Volpe watched the Yankees parade with the World Series trophy, he saved their season and kept alive hopes for an improbable title. New York had moved closer to getting swept in the World Series when Freddie Freeman hit another first-inning home run. Volpe,

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The Clark County auditor in southwest Washington state says about 475 damaged ballots were retrieved from a ballot box that was burned early Monday. Auditor Greg Kimsey said Tuesday evening that workers on Wednesday will begin searching through the damaged ballots for voter information in order to contact them about getting

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday sought to remind Americans what life was like under Donald Trump and then offered voters a different path forward if they send her to the White House, in a speech billed as her campaign’s closing argument. “I will always listen to you, even if you don’t

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman broke a pair of World Series records Tuesday night when he homered yet again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees. The slugger laced a two-run shot to right field in the first inning for the second consecutive night, making

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took a swipe against Donald Trump’s supporters as he reacted to the Republican presidential nominee’s weekend rally at Madison Square Garden, which was overshadowed by crude and racist rhetoric. In a call organized by the Hispanic advocacy group Voto Latino, Biden on Tuesday responded to a comic

AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast, Kamala Harris vowed to put country over party and warned that Donald Trump is obsessed with revenge and his own personal interests. Less than 48 hours earlier inside

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. forest managers have finalized a land exchange with the Yavapai-Apache Nation that has been decades in the making and will significantly expand the size of the tribe’s reservation in Arizona’s Verde Valley, tribal leaders announced Tuesday. As part of the arrangement, six parcels of private land acquired over the

A man suffered third-degree burns this summer when Phoenix police officers held him down on the pavement for four minutes on a day of triple-degree heat. ABC15 Arizona reports that Michael Kenyon spent more than a month hospitalized with burns on his face, arms, chest and legs after the July 6 encounter. Kenyon says he

Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Secretary of State’s office says voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the department’s website. However, state officials said Tuesday the lapse doesn’t pose a threat to next week’s election, and these were just one of two passwords needed to access voting systems. The discovery comes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for television viewers. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the Fall Classic averaged 13.64 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming according to early numbers by Nielsen. That beat the 13.4

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say a man fired at least 15 gunshots at a Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta during a standoff and has been taken into custody. Atlanta Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum said officers responded to a call Tuesday around 10 a.m. about a mental health emergency in the residential area of the

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved a sale of Tupperware Brands. The move paves the way for the iconic food storage company to soon exit from Chapter 11 protection. The transaction received the green light on Tuesday, although it is still subject to closing conditions. Under terms of

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury in Nevada found a man guilty of breaking into a room at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino and robbing and killing two Vietnamese tour leaders. Julius Trotter now faces the possibility of a death sentence, or the jury could decide he’ll spend life in prison. The Las Vegas Review-Journal