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President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media after exiting Air Force One, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is returning from a trip to Somerset, Mass., where he spoke about climate change.
First lady Jill Biden speaks about President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19, as she arrives to visit Schulze Academy, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Detroit.
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during an event to celebrate the passage of the "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," a law meant to reduce gun violence, on the South Lawn of the White House, July 11, 2022, in Washington. Biden is going to Pennsylvania on July 21, to talk about his plans for federal spending on crime fighting and prevention.
President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Washington. Biden is returning to Washington after traveling to Massachusetts to announce new actions on climate change.
President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media after exiting Air Force One, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is returning from a trip to Somerset, Mass., where he spoke about climate change.
First lady Jill Biden speaks about President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19, as she arrives to visit Schulze Academy, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Detroit.
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during an event to celebrate the passage of the "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," a law meant to reduce gun violence, on the South Lawn of the White House, July 11, 2022, in Washington. Biden is going to Pennsylvania on July 21, to talk about his plans for federal spending on crime fighting and prevention.
President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Washington. Biden is returning to Washington after traveling to Massachusetts to announce new actions on climate change.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” the White House said, as new variants of the highly contagious virus challenge the nation's efforts to get back to normal after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease. He was isolating at the White House and “continuing to carry out all of his duties fully,” she said.
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Athletes are receiving their medals faster than ever at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon. Presenters are giving them out right after the athletes complete their event so they can take a victory lap with the medals around their necks. But they have to give them back. These are merely placeholders. They will get another version at the awards ceremony, one with their name engraved on it. There's a 3-D printer at the stadium that takes 68 seconds to etch their name into a medal. The instant medals have been a huge hit with the athletes.
Amber Heard has notified a Virginia court that she intends to appeal the $10 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial. Heard’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Thursday in Fairfax County Circuit Court, where a six-week trial featured riveting testimony from both Heard and Depp. Depp sued Heard for libel over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Depp’s lawyers alleged he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned him by name. Heard filed counterclaims, alleging that Depp’s former lawyer defamed her by publicly characterizing her abuse allegations as a hoax.
A grand jury in Ohio has indicted the man accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion that became a flashpoint in the national debate over access to the procedure. The 27-year-old defendant was indicted on rape charges Thursday in Columbus. Court records listed no attorney for him. The case drew attention when an Indianapolis doctor said the child had to go to Indiana because Ohio banned abortions at the first detectable “fetal heartbeat” after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Some conservatives suggested the girl's story was fabricated, and President Joe Biden has pointed to the case in advocating for protecting abortion access.
The fast-fashion online clothing seller Shein has dropped an embroidered floral blouse after the Mexican government complained it appropriated designs made for generations by Mayan women on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. The bold-colored, heavily embroidered flowers and swirls are normally used by Mayan women on loose-fitting, calf-length white cotton shifts that are ideal for the region's heat. The version offered by Shein more resembled a traditional blouse. Shein said Thursday that it dropped the item from its website, saying that “it is not our intent to infringe anyone’s valid intellectual property and it is not our business model to do so." Mexico’s Culture Department had said Wednesday that it sent a letter to Shein demanding an explanation.
A successful Rhode Island high school basketball coach who authorities say for years asked male student-athletes to remove their clothes while alone with him so he could check their body fat has bee criminally charged. The state attorney genera and North Kingstown police said Thursday that Aaron Thomas, who coached boys at North Kingstown High School since the 1990s until he resigned last year, faces second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault charge. Arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 19. A message was left for Thomas’ lawyer.
President Joe Biden says he's “doing great” after testing positive for COVID-19. The White House said Thursday the 79-year-old Biden is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” including a stuffy nose, fatigue and cough. He's taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease. Biden is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters. When a fully vaccinated person experiences infection, the chance of severe illness or death is low. The White House says Biden is isolating at the White House but carrying out his duties via phone and Zoom. He canceled a planned visit to Pennsylvania on Thursday and tweeted: “I’m doing great. Thanks for your concern.”
President Joe Biden’s speech at a former coal-fired power plant in Massachusetts this week led to widespread claims on social media that he made a significant announcement not about climate change, but about his health. Conservative politicians and political commentators focused on a clip from Biden’s speech Wednesday in which he told a story about growing up near Delaware oil refineries, to spread the assertion that the president announced that he has cancer. In response, a White House spokesperson confirmed that Biden was referring to previously disclosed skin cancer that was removed before he became president, not announcing a new diagnosis.
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, July 16, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2022 NPD Group.
Italian Premier Mario Draghi's decision to turn in his resignation after his “unity” coalition broke apart dramatically in Parliament was the latest step in a political crisis that could take months before a new government is solidly in place to lead the European Union's third-largest economy. By Thursday afternoon, about the only certainty was Italians are going to the ballot box on Sept. 25, some six months early. Italy's perennially bickering parties are already off and running, some of them losing key stalwarts in their ranks over the choice by three coalition partners to desert Draghi, who in 17 months achieved statesman-like status in Europe. Rallies, petitions and pleas by citizens, mayors and lobbies to save the government ultimately went unheeded.
Idaho Chief Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane is leaving to become the executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General. The group said Thursday that 10 state attorneys general, five Republicans and five Democrats, chose Kane following a national search. The U.S. Army veteran spent just more than 20 years in the attorney general's office. As chief deputy, he worked with lawmakers, state, local and federal government entities. Kane starts his new job in mid-September. The Idaho attorney general's office is expected to see a number of departures going forward following former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador defeating five-term incumbent Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in the May primary.
President Joe Biden is reporting a runny nose, fatigue and an occasional dry cough from his COVID-19 infection. Biden tested positive on Thursday at the White House. He has begun taking an antiviral pill that has been shown to reduce the chances of severe disease. His infection was detected first with an antigen test, the same type that many Americans use at home. It was then confirmed with a PCR test. Biden’s symptoms started Wednesday evening. The president is fully vaccinated and twice boosted. The White House says the president will work in isolation until he tests negative.
Israel’s prime minister says he's sending a delegation to Moscow in hopes of halting a Russian order to shutter the operations of a major nonprofit organization that promotes Jewish immigration to Israel. Yair Lapid’s decision came after Russian officials were quoted as saying they aim to “shut down” the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency. A court hearing in the case is scheduled for July 28. The Jewish Agency is a nonprofit that works closely with the Israeli government to bring Jewish immigrants from around the world to Israel. It wasn't immediately clear why Russia has decided to target the nonprofit. The Jewish Agency has operated in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Former South Carolina quarterback Phil Petty, who led Lou Holtz’s teams to consecutive Outback Bowl wins, has died. He was 43. The school announced Petty's death. No cause of death was given. Petty was a three-year starter under Holtz from 1999-2001. After the Gamecocks went 0-11 in Holtz's debut season, Petty helped the team go 17-7 the next two seasons with consecutive victories in the Outback Bowl.
Threats against election officials in the U.S. have risen to such a level that those attending a conference this week in Wisconsin were not given the agenda until after they arrived, were warned not to wear their name tags in public and were shuttled to an undisclosed location for trivia night. It's not just gatherings of election officials. Threats and the potential for violence have led to much tighter security at gatherings of public officials this summer. That includes the meeting of the National Governors Association in Maine, where security was the highest in the state in decades.
Back when former President Donald Trump came down with COVID-19 in October 2020, the world was a lot different than today, when the White House announced President Joe Biden had contracted the illness.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have avoided arbitration with forward Kasperi Kapanen, re-signing him to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $3.2 million. The deal keeps the former first-round pick at the same salary level as the three-year deal that expired at the end of the regular season. Kapanen was wildly inconsistent for the Penguins last season, scoring 11 goals to go with 21 assists in 79 games. His goal total marked the lowest of Kapanen’s career in a non-pandemic shortened season.
Amber Heard plans to ask a Virginia court to throw out a jury’s verdict against her in Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit over domestic violence allegations.
Turkey says deal on U.N. plan for exporting Ukrainian grain amid war will be signed Friday in Istanbul.
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WASHINGTON — Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, as a House committee advanced a ban on assault weapons and President Joe Biden planned more executive actions to fight crime.
An independent auditor will review the New York state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes efforts by the administration of the previous governor to downplay the number of deaths of nursing home residents. Gov. Kathy Hochul's office released a timeline Tuesday. The independent auditor has until late 2023 to deliver a final report, and initial findings are expected in May. Critics have said the Hochul administration has waited far too long to launch an investigation. Hochul’s spokesperson says the timing of the investigation is not connected to New York’s political calendar.
Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, Ariel Atkins added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat New York 78-69 to extend the Liberty’s losing streak to five games. Leading by six late in the game, Atkins disrupted a pass along the 3-point line and Alysha Clark grabbled the loose ball and raced for a fast-break layup to extend Washington’s lead to 77-69 with 36.7 seconds left. After a timeout, Sabrina Ionescu missed a long 3-pointer and Clark secured the rebound before making 1 of 2 free throws at 24.1. Myisha Hines-Allen had 13 points and Clark finished with three points for Washington. Natasha Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds for New York. Ionescu scored 15 points and Marine Johannes added 12.
A video played at the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz shows him walking calmly into a sandwich shop just minutes after he murdered 17 people. The video was played in the courtroom on Thursday. It shows that after he visited the sandwich shop, Cruz went to a nearby McDonald's, where he unsuccessfully sought a ride from a student who had evacuated the school and who didn't know who he was. Unknown to either, the boy's sister was one of the students Cruz seriously wounded in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Cruz was arrested without a struggle about a half-hour later by a police officer who saw him walking.
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New York health officials are reporting the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade. The confirmed case is a Rockland County resident. Officials did not immediately offer details on who the person was, whether they had been vaccinated or how they got the virus. State health officials scheduled polio vaccination clinics in Rockland County as part of the response. Polio was once one of the nation’s most feared diseases, with annual outbreaks causing thousands of cases of paralysis — many of them in children.
LOS ANGELES — In a new court filing, concert promotion giant Live Nation contends that it cannot be found liable in the fatal stabbing of L.A. rapper Drakeo the Ruler at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival in December.
Painters have long been the subject of stage shows — think Mark Rothko, Seurat, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Lucian Freud. Next up is Frida Kahlo. The Associated Press has learned that the Mexican icon, whose art is as immediate and unsentimental as her own fight with adversity, will be the subject of an upcoming musical. The music is by Mexican composer Jaime Lozano, and the lyrics are by Obie Award-winning playwright Neena Beber. “Frida, The Musical” will follow Kahlo’s journey from Mexico City to Paris and New York, and back home to the house of her birth. A workshop is planned for 2023. Kahlo painted more than 150 paintings, mostly depicting herself and events from her life.
NEW YORK — Five people have been indicted for running guns from Tennessee to New York City, the Queens district attorney’s office said Thursday.
Lottery officials have raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s ninth largest jackpot. The prize for Friday night’s drawing has grown so large because there hasn’t been a winner in three months, allowing the jackpot to gradually grow from its $20 million starting point in April. Even as the big prize has increased, the odds of winning the jackpot have remained at one in 302.5 million. The highlighted pre-tax $660 million prize is for a winner who takes an annuity option, paid out in 30 annual payments. Most players choose the cash option, which would be $376.9 million before taxes.
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission is preparing to launch a statewide voter education campaign this fall that specifically targets high school students as well as the general public. The effort comes amid ongoing false claims made by former President Donald Trump and his supporters about how the 2020 election was run and its results. A memo prepared for a Friday meeting of the bipartisan commission says there is a need for a comprehensive education campaign given the “heightened public interest in election administration.” State election directors from across the country met in Madison this week where they discussed the need to confront election conspiracy theories and other lies head on.
LOS ANGELES — A Sherman Oaks man was robbed at gunpoint of $10,000 in cash outside a Wells Fargo Bank branch in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles police said.
Ricky Martin's nephew on Thursday withdrew his claims that he was harassed by the 50-year-old singer after calling off their affair.
ATLANTA — Georgia resident Alana Thompson, the 16-year-old made famous a decade ago with the reality show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," is planning to undergo weight-loss surgery in hopes of getting healthier.
Georgia’s abortion law changed so abruptly Wednesday afternoon that some patients who were in an office waiting for abortions were sent home. A federal appeals court ruled that the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade allows the law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect. Normally, the Georgia ruling wouldn’t take effect for weeks. But a second order Wednesday allowed the law to take effect immediately, meaning clinics had to scramble to determine which clients were still eligible and cancel appointments for others. Now, Georgia patients are likely to join a stream of women seeking abortions outside their home states.
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