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On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted Aug. 6 at 7:30 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ coronation as the Democrats' standard-bearer for the 2024 presidential election is now official after the Democratic National Committee announced the formal results of the online voting by delegates on Monday night. It caps a tumultuous period for the party prompted by Pre...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted Aug. 5 at 7:15 a.m. CT: TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Debby is expected to bring potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge to the Big Bend coast of Florida before it moves slowly across the northern part of the state and stalls over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina. The National Hurricane...

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted Aug. 2 at 6 a.m. CT: Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Blood tests for Alzheimer's may be coming to your doctor's office. Here's what to know. A 'side hustle' can be a way to try out a new business idea before jumping in all the way. FACT FOCUS: Google autocomplete...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted Aug. 1 at 6 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has set the stage for the central bank’s first rate cut in four years. Powell cited greater progress toward lower inflation as well as a cooler job market that no longer threatens to overheat the economy. Still, the Fed kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday at...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 31 at 7:45 a.m. CT: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran. No one immediately claimed responsibility but suspicion immediately fell on Israel. It has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. Haniye...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 30 at 8:15 a.m. CT: ATLANTA (AP) — Little more than a week ago, Georgia appeared to be slipping out of Democrats’ reach. President Joe Biden’s campaign was pledging to concentrate more on holding the “blue wall” states in the Midwest and suggesting they might be willing to forsake “Sun Belt” battlegrounds. Bu...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 29 at 7:45 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Democratic president is calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court’s nine justices. Biden also is pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment that would li...

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted July 28 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Too many pills: How to talk to your doctor about reviewing what’s needed. Taylor Swift's museum era is on full display at London's V&A. Spicy dispute over the origins of Flamin' Hot Cheetos winds...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 26 at 7:45 a.m. CT: PARIS (AP) — The French national rail company says high-speed lines have been hit arson attacks that heavily disrupted traffic on the day of the high-risk Olympics opening ceremony. Lines in the west, north and east of France were affected, the rail operator said. Government officials denounced the incidents hours before the...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 25 at 7:30 a.m. CT: President Joe Biden has delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy. In an address Wednesday he laid out his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden insisted “the defense of democracy is more important than any title.” He did...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 24 at 7:45 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, as they and former President Donald Trump’s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day. At a closed-doo...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 23 at 7:45 a.m. CT: Vice President Kamala Harris has had a busy 24 hours. Since President Joe Biden stepped down from the presidential race and endorsed his VP, she has secured the delegates she’ll need to earn the party’s nomination and raised more than $81 million, a record for any political party this cycle. She will visit Milwaukee Tu...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 22 at 7:30 a.m. CT: President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is being thrust into the most scrutinizing of sp...

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted July 21 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on a possible lifesaver for heat stroke. Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here's what to know. FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but onl...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 19 at 8:15 a.m. CT: FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said Frid...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 18 at 7:15 a.m. CT: MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump will take the stage at the Republican National Convention to accept the nomination of a party that has been remade in his image. Thursday's speech will be Trump's first since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.&nb...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 17 at 7:45 a.m. CT: MILWAUKEE (AP) — The third day of the Republican National Convention kicks off, with Republicans shifting the focus to issues of national security and foreign policy as the party seeks to draw a stark contrast from Democrats’ handling of the ongoing crises in Europe and the Middle East. This comes as Republicans spent...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 16 at 8:15 a.m. CT: MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential ticket came together when Donald Trump named JD Vance as his running mate. In turning to the 39-year-old Ohio senator, the Republican nominee injected new energy into a campaign that has centered in recent weeks on questions of age following President Joe Biden’s disastrous...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 14 at 11:00 p.m. CT: BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is calling for unity and resilience after an attempt on his life added fresh uncertainty to a tumultuous presidential campaign. His opponent, President Joe Biden, implored Americans to “cool it down” in the final stretch of the closely contested race and to &ldquo...

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted July 13 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Air travel is getting worse. That's what passengers are telling the government. Political ads on social media rife with misinformation and scams, new research finds. Target will stop accepting personal che...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 12 at 7:45 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his closely watched anticipated news conference Thursday to deliver a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies, and batted away questions about his ability to serve another four years. Biden says: “I’m not in this for my legacy. I’m in this to complete...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 11 at 7:30 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s imperiled reelection campaign is hitting new trouble. Rather than urging him to stay in, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday “it’s up to the president to decide” if he should. Celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run, and Democratic se...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 10 at 7:45 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — The mood on Capitol Hill has turned grim as Democrats wrestled over President Joe Biden’s reelection. A seventh House Democrat has said publicly that Biden should drop out. It was an extraordinary question before Democrats on Capitol Hill as they met privately Tuesday behind closed doors.  WASHIN...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 9 at 7:15 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has tried to address questions about President Joe Biden's health. During a Monday news briefing, Jean-Pierre said the president has only seen a neurologist three times while in office, and those visits were in conjunction with his annual physicals.  HOUSTO...

On the vers ion of Hot off the Wire posted July 8 at 7:15 a.m. CT: MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — The National Weather Service says Beryl has made landfall on the middle Texas coast near Matagorda with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds. The storm’s center hit land as a Category 1 hurricane around 4 a.m. Monday about 85 miles southwest of Houston with top sustained winds of 80 mph while...