The following account from Associated Press photographer Richard Drew is excerpted from the book “September 11: The 9/11 Story, Aftermath and Legacy,” an in-depth look at AP’s coverage of 9/11 and the events that followed. On that day, Drew made one of the most indelible — and harrowing — images of the 21st century. It […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seen at Jacobi Hospital in the Morris Park neighborhood on June 03, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez roasted Kellyanne Conway on Twitter on Wednesday. The call-out came after Conway refused to resign from the board of visitors for the US Air Force […]
A homeless man takes a swing at a staff member for Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder during a tour in Venice Wednesday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Larry Elder’s scheduled tour of homeless encampments in Venice ended shortly after it began Wednesday morning, with the leading Republican in the gubernatorial recall race hastily exiting […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked at a Georgia jail on Wednesday and released. Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson turned herself in Wednesday morning at the Glynn County jail, county Undersheriff Ron Corbett said. Jail records show she […]
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Cruz tweeted “Um, get a job?” in response to news that unemployment benefits expired for jobless Americans. Twitter users criticized Cruz for his insensitivity and his lack of understanding […]
Afghanistan War veteran and former New York congressional candidate Kyle Van De Water died suddenly on Tuesday, according to local officials. Van De Water, a Republican attorney who challenged incumbent Democratic Rep. Antonio Delgado in 2020, was located by police at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery after someone reported a “man down.” He was 41. Police […]
A highly decorated British Army officer said he is “absolutely shocked” at President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal, rendering the 20-year war “a total waste.” “6,500 people died, including 3,000 deaths at Twin Towers, and we didn’t achieve a single thing,” said retired Special Operations Staff Sgt. Trevor Coult, who has been feted by both the […]
A mystery unfolded in Tennessee over the weekend when people reported an unexplained explosion and shaking. The 911 dispatch center in Montgomery County started getting an influx of concerned calls around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, according to the Clarksville Police Department. Residents from across the county were saying they felt the ground shaking and had heard […]
The morning after one of the most intense tornadoes recorded in New Jersey history all but demolished the largest dairy farm in the state, owners Marianne and Wally Eachus looked at each other and just cried. “What are we going to do?” they asked one another. Just 12 hours earlier, the couple was eating dinner […]
BEIJING (AP) — Germany’s new ambassador to China, a former adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has died, the German Foreign Ministry said Monday. In a short statement the Foreign Ministry said Jan Hecker, Merkel’s former foreign policy adviser, had died only a few days after taking up his new office. “It is with deep sadness […]