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Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. Find the AP’s top photos of the day in Today’s Photo Collection. For up-to-the-minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan in AP Newsroom.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses members at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves an American flag and cheers as she participates in a golf cart parade following a campaign event with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, in The Villages, Fla., Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
United States President Joe Biden, center, arrives to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A Lebanese woman who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, settles with her kids on a public beach in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Hooded students demonstrate ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students in Guerrero state, outside the Interior Ministry in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A hooded student throws an explosive at the Ministry of the Interior during demonstrations ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa in Guerrero state, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
People fleeing the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, sit on the sidewalk outside a school in Sidon, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A woman, who fled the Israeli airstrikes in the south, reacts as she arrives at a school turned into a shelter in Beirut, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Cars sit in traffic as they flee the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, in Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A man watches rescuers sift through the rubble as they search for people still missing at the site of Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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MIDEAST-TENSIONS — The Israeli military has said it killed a top Hezbollah commander as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict. With the two sides on the brink of all-out war, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, targeting an explosives factory and sending families into bomb shelters. By Abby Sewell. SENT: 1,120 words, photos, videos, audio. With MIDEAST-TENSIONS-THE-LATEST; MIDEAST-TENSIONS-US-NAVY — U.S. Navy replenishment ship operating in Mideast was damaged after refueling warships, officials say; LEBANON-HEZBOLLAH-EXPLAINER — What is Hezbollah, the group battling Israel in Lebanon? (both sent).
MIDEAST-TENSIONS-WILL-GAZA-BE-FORGOTTEN? — As the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah grabs global attention, Palestinians in Gaza wonder: What will become of their plight after nearly a year of devastating war? They are petrified that international concern has been diverted, and that a dark possibility looms: abandonment. The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have the same worry. By Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa. SENT: 780 words, photos.
ELECTION-2024 — Donald Trump pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries’ jobs and factories by relying heavily on sweeping tariffs. That’s despite economists’ persistent warnings that doing so could also dramatically raise prices for domestic consumers. By Adriana Gomez Licon, Will Weissert and Tom Krisher. SENT: 860 words, photos. With ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-RUSSIA — Trump is again criticizing the Biden administration’s financial support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia (sent).
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY-BIDEN — President Joe Biden declared the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as he delivered his final address to the U.N. General Assembly as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon edged toward all-out war and Israel’s bloody operation against Hamas in Gaza neared the one-year mark. By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller. SENT: 1,280 words, photos, videos, audio. With UN-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY — Head of United Nations calls global situation “unsustainable” as annual meeting of leaders opens; UNITED-NATIONS-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY:-PHOTO-COLLECTION (both sent).
TROPICAL-WEATHER-CARIBBEAN — Tropical Storm Helene formed in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. Heavy rains and big waves already lashed the Cayman Islands, and some Florida residents began to evacuate or fill sandbags days ahead of anticipated flooding. By Heather Hollingsworth and Danica Coto. SENT: 940 words, photos. WITH: TROPICAL-WEATHER-JOHN — Hurricane John dissipates into a tropical depression after hitting Mexico’s Pacific coast, killing two; TROPICAL-WEATHER-THE-LATEST.
FTX-CAROLINE ELLISON-SENTENCING — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years in prison after she apologized repeatedly to everyone hurt by a fraud that stole billions of dollars from investors and customers of what once seemed like a groundbreaking company in an emerging financial industry. By Larry Neumeister. SENT: 690 words, photos.
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-MILITARY-AID — The U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million, U.S. officials said. SENT: 400 words, photos.
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HICKORY-GROUND-TRIBE-VS-TRIBE -- Thousands once filled the Muscogee tribe’s territory in present-day Alabama. Hickory Ground was a town, a ceremonial site, burial ground, and the last tribal capital before the people were forcibly removed from the Southeast. Today, in its place, the Wind Creek Casino and Hotel rises 20 stories above a winding river. The development is at the center of a long-simmering dispute between the Muscogee Nation — the descendants of people who called the land home — and Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians, a separate nation that shares ancestry with the Muscogee. By Graham Brewer and Kim Chandler. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
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PHILANTHROPY-PRINCE-HARRY — Prince Harry says today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online. SENT: 850 words, photos.
26-YEARS-OF-SOLITARY — U.S. appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement. SENT: 670 words, photos.
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CONGRESS-HOUSE SPEAKER — One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund the federal government, new Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting — but so far avoiding — a similar fate. Johnson is trying to ensure there’s no federal shutdown, but he is abandoning the demands from his own hard-right Republicans and relying on Democratic votes for passage. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.
ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-WOMEN — Donald Trump is casting himself as the “protector” of women as he struggles to win over a demographic that has emerged as a core weakness in his effort to return to White House. Trump’s language has been criticized as paternalistic and out of touch. UPCOMING: 990 words, photos by 8 p.m.
CONGRESS-OVERSIGHT-AFGHANISTAN — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are moving to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to testify on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. SENT: 640 words, photos, audio.
ELECTION-2024-POLL-AAPI — Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed more favorably by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander registered voters than former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll. SENT: 840 words, photo.
ELECTION 2024-VOTING CHANGES-EXPLAINER — Across the country, including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing how Americans will vote, tally ballots, and administer and certify November’s election. SENT: 1,600 words, photos.
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TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT-SUSPECT-SON — The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida against former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. SENT: 470 words, photo.
NEWTOWN-SHOOTING-INFOWARS — Plans to shut down Alex Jones’ Infowars and sell its assets are scheduled to be presented to a federal judge overseeing Jones’ bankruptcy case. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 5 p.m.
HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS-SPRINGFIELD-CHARGES — The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community invoked a private-citizen right to file charges against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, over the chaos and threats experienced by Springfield, Ohio, since Trump first spread false claims about legal immigrants there during a presidential debate. SENT: 430 words, photo.
EXECUTIONS-EXPLAINER — Death row inmates in five states are scheduled to be put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of executions that defies a yearslong trend of decline in both the use and support of the death penalty in the U.S. SENT: 700 words, photos. With TEXAS-EXECUTION — A Texas man is set to be executed for killing his infant son; MISSOURI-EXECUTIONS — Missouri inmate’s lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before his planned execution (both sent).
TYRE-NICHOLS — A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights has testified in tears, saying he left Nichols’ young son fatherless, that he was sorry and that he wishes he had stopped the punches. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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IRAN — Iran said it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country’s east have died, bringing the death toll in one of its worst industrial disasters to at least 49. SENT: 370 words, photo.
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VISA-ANTITRUST — The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars. By Business Writer Mae Anderson. SENT: 710 words, photos.
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE — American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns about jobs rose significantly. By Business Writer Matt Ott. SENT: 460 words, photos, audio.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
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OBESITY — Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S. About 4 in 10 Americans have obesity overall and about 1 in 10 have severe obesity, according to new government research. By Health Writer Jonel Aleccia. SENT: 700 words, photos, video, audio.
CLIMATE-CANADA-ECOSYSTEM-OUTLOOK -- In the gateway to the Arctic, fat and sea ice are crucial, intertwined and dwindling. And scientists say because of that polar bears are in trouble. By Science Writer Seth Borenstein. SENT: 1,150 words, photos, video.
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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-SEAN COMBS — Another woman sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging that the music mogul and his head of security raped her and recorded it on video at his New York recording studio in 2001. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 560 words, photos.
FILM-FRANCIS-FORD-COPPOLA — “Megalopolis,” a movie Francis Ford Coppola first began mulling in the aftermath of “Apocalypse Now,” has been a subject of intrigue, anticipation, gossip and sheer disbelief for years. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 1,490 words, photos, video. With FILM-FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA-TAKEAWAYS.
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ANGELS-WHITE-SOX — The Los Angeles Angels visit Chicago, where the White Sox are trying to avoid setting the modern MLB record for losses with one more in their final six games. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos. First pitch 7:40 p.m.
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Chantal Haenen of the Netherlands competes in the para-cycling individual time-trial of the Cycling Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses members at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves an American flag and cheers as she participates in a golf cart parade following a campaign event with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, in The Villages, Fla., Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
United States President Joe Biden, center, arrives to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A Lebanese woman who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, settles with her kids on a public beach in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Hooded students demonstrate ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students in Guerrero state, outside the Interior Ministry in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A hooded student throws an explosive at the Ministry of the Interior during demonstrations ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa in Guerrero state, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
People fleeing the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, sit on the sidewalk outside a school in Sidon, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A woman, who fled the Israeli airstrikes in the south, reacts as she arrives at a school turned into a shelter in Beirut, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Cars sit in traffic as they flee the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, in Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A man watches rescuers sift through the rubble as they search for people still missing at the site of Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
