NEW YORK (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue striking Hezbollah “with full force,” dimming hopes for a cease-fire. Netanyahu spoke Thursday after arriving in New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting. U.S. and European officials are pressuring both sides of the conflict to accept a proposed 21-day halt in…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. The five-count indictment made public Thursday outlines a trail of alleged corruption that prosecutors…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia are “dangerous and unacceptable.” She spoke Thursday while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington. The comments from the Democratic nominee for president are thinly veiled criticism of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine to quickly cut…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said, leaving its previous estimate unchanged. The nation’s gross domestic product — the nation’s total output of goods and services — picked up sharply in the second quarter…… MORE
DETROIT (AP) — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen’s union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. The U.S. Maritime Alliance says it filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging…… MORE