Nation and World
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Slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby bringing torrential rains, major flood threat to southeastern U.S.
Aug 06, 2024 6:59 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. — Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets with waist-high floodwaters Tues...
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Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years
Aug 06, 2024 6:56 am - Stocks rose on Wall Street as calm returned to the market a day after its worst drop in nearly two years. The S&P 500 rose 1% Tuesday to break a brutal three-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite added 1%.
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Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules
Aug 05, 2024 2:54 pm - WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a s...
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Olympics security means minorities and others flagged as potential terror threats can’t move freely
Aug 05, 2024 8:05 am - PARIS — They are Nabil, Amine, François and more. But they will not be seen around the Paris Olympics, because France's government barred them from getting anywhere close...
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Sheikh Hasina came back from tragedy to lead Bangladesh — until protests forced her to fleeAug 05, 2024 7:32 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh — Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, resigned and fled the country on Monday, bringing a tumultuous end to her 1...
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Dow drops 1,000 points, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake worldwide
Aug 05, 2024 7:29 am - Nearly everything on Wall Street is tumbling Monday as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsens and sets off another sell-off for financial markets around the world.
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Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as Category 1 storm and threatens catastrophic flooding
Aug 05, 2024 7:00 am - Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, bringing with it the potential for record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatenin...
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Tropical Storm Debby barrels toward Florida, with potential record-setting rains further north
Aug 04, 2024 3:54 pm - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby was strengthening rapidly Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, b...
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They have jobs, but no homes. Inside America’s unseen homelessness crisis.
Aug 04, 2024 6:00 am - They are plumbers and casino supervisors, pizzeria managers and factory workers. They deliver groceries, sell eyeglasses and unload trucks at Amazon. And they’re the new,...
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Trump campaign uses misleading posts, racist trope to attack Harris on crime
Aug 04, 2024 6:00 am - Jaleel Stallings was just letting his dogs out and giving them breakfast a few days ago when he got a message from his lawyer telling him Donald Trump’s campaign was targ...