Trump and Harris make final pushes in key battleground states

With just over two weeks to go before the 2024 presidential election and the race in a dead heat, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are hitting the campaign trail in strategic battleground states.

Biden 'Deeply concerned' about release of Israeli attack plans

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is "deeply concerned" about the release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, according to a White House spokesman.

McDonald's agreed to Trump event but isn't endorsing him

McDonald's Corp. agreed to host former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania store over the weekend but stressed that it isn't endorsing a candidate in the U.S. presidential race.

Israel says more strikes coming against Hezbollah-run financial institution

BEIRUT (AP) - Israel said late Monday it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before and which it says uses customers’ deposits to finance attacks against Israel.

In battleground Georgia, poor people see no reason to vote

MACON, Ga. (AP) - Sabrina Friday scanned the room at Mother’s Nest, an organization in Macon that provides baby supplies, training, food and housing to mothers in need, and she asked how many planned to vote. Of the 30, mostly women, six raised their hands.

China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill it called punishment for Taiwan’s president rejecting Beijing’s claims of sovereignty.

US missile deployment to Philippines 'incredibly important'

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The U.S. Army's recent deployment of a midrange missile system to the northern Philippines was "incredibly important" and allowed American and Filipino forces to jointly train for the potential usage of such heavy weaponry in Asian archipelago conditions, a U.S. general said Monday.