Trump to visit swing districts in Michigan and Wisconsin as battleground campaigning increases (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/0583fa…

Surf before you worship at this church in Portugal. Their motto: “We love waves, we love Jesus.” (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/430638…

Israel recovers the bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/29496f…

GOP operatives back Cornel West's candidacy in battleground states | AP News apnews.com/article/cornel…

We interviewed more than 100 people who suffered pregnancy loss, plus scores of doctors, historians and experts and the result, "I'm Sorry for My Loss" is out Sept. 24. Happy to be listed as on goodreads as one of the big books of the fall goodreads.com/blog/show/2783…

Russian missile strike kills 41 people and wounds 180 in Ukrainian city of Poltava, Zelenskyy says (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/a53f1a…

Could mass protests in Israel over the hostages persuade Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire deal? (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/d041f4…

China-linked 'Spamouflage' network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/a2b396…

AP: The temperature in Phoenix has reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit for a record 100th straight day

"There are high stakes in this showdown because the winner of November’s election could rewrite much of the federal tax code next year, when parts of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts are set to expire." More from ⁦Josh Boak⁩ on where the 2024 candidates stand: apnews.com/article/harris…

The century-old Nordstrom department store chain gets a $3.76 billion bid from the Nordstrom family apnews.com/article/nordst…

Some statistics: Saudi oil production is today lower than 20 years ago. Oil prices, adjusted by inflation, are the same as in 2004. Saudi population has increased >50% in the last 20 years. #OOTT #SaudiArabia

BREAKING: The U.S. government will accuse Russia of disinformation efforts targeting elections, AP sources say. apnews.com/article/russia…

Hottest summer on record (again) likely will lead to the warmest year ever measured (again). It's a broken record of broken climate records. apnews.com/article/heat-c…

Powerful and in-depth work on a very important topic. Rich story-telling and visuals! by Alanna Durkin Richer Michael Kunzelman Cal Woodward and Michael Tackett

‘The The Associated Press has spent more than three years tracking the nearly 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases brought by the Justice Department. AP reporters have reviewed hours of video footage and thousands of pages of court documents.’ apnews.com/projects/janua…

Imagine being told in 2008 that in 2024 the Democratic presidential campaign would be thanking Dick Cheney for his endorsement

Democrats take to the skies over college football games to keep the spotlight on Project 2025 apnews.com/article/projec…

Harris at Penzeys Spices in Pittsburgh

Harris and Trump are getting ready for Tuesday's debate in sharply different ways (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/c34170…