Las Vegas gunman lost money, became unstable before shooting

By KEN RITTER and MICHELLE L. PRICEAssociated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) – In the year before Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock carried out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the high-stakes gambler appeared to have become increasingly unstable, distant and...

Campaigns on their own as cyber threats roil midterms

By STEVE PEOPLES and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDYAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) – Kamala Harris has been the target of social media misinformation campaigns since she became a U.S. senator. Every month for the last 18 months, her office has discovered on average between...

With scant record, Supreme Court nominee elusive on abortion

By DENISE LAVOIE and MICHAEL TARMAP Legal Affairs WritersTwice in the past year, Brett Kavanaugh offered glimpses of his position on abortion that strongly suggest he would vote to support restrictions if confirmed to the Supreme Court. One was in a dissent in the...

US officials raise alarm about 2018, 2020 election security

By ZEKE MILLERAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has directed a “vast, government-wide effort” to protect American elections after Russian attempts to interfere in 2016, the White House said Thursday. Responding to bipartisan...

Financial fruit: Apple becomes 1st trillion-dollar company

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple has become the world's first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of stylish technology that has redefined what we expect from our gadgets. The milestone...

Bookkeeper: Paul Manafort 'approved every penny' of bills

By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Paul Manafort's bookkeeper testified Thursday that the former Trump campaign chairman kept her in the dark about the foreign bank accounts he was using to buy millions in luxury items and...