Nation and World
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Trump rally gunman stopped firing after local officer shot at himJul 30, 2024 8:16 pm - Thomas Matthew Crooks paused shooting at former President Donald Trump after a local law enforcement officer assigned to a SWAT team returned fire, and Crooks did not sho...
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Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty in federal court following dramatic arrestJul 30, 2024 4:53 pm - CHICAGO — A son of infamous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera pleaded not guilty to federal drug distribution, money laundering and firearms charges on Tuesday, h...
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Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victor
Jul 30, 2024 2:52 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Criticism of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mounted Tuesday, a day after electoral authorities declared him the winner in a presidential electio...
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William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died
Jul 30, 2024 2:49 pm - GAINESVILLE, Fla. — William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most ...
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Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who’s married to a Jewish man, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’
Jul 30, 2024 2:34 pm - NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people" and...
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Israeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 person in escalating tensions with Hezbollah
Jul 30, 2024 2:30 pm - BEIRUT — Israel carried out a rare strike Tuesday on Beirut that killed at least one person and wounded others, raising the stakes in the escalating tensions with the Leb...
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Landslides, heavy rains kill at least 99 in south India’s Kerala state
Jul 30, 2024 9:40 am - Heavy rains caused several landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala, killing at least 99 people, and rescue efforts were underway to help those feared trapped, a...
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Acting Secret Service boss says he 'cannot defend' why roof in Trump rally shooting was not secured
Jul 30, 2024 9:36 am - WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Secret Service says he “cannot defend” why the roof used by the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Tru...
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Trump says he ‘probably’ will debate Harris but can ‘make a case for not.’ Her team says he’s scared
Jul 30, 2024 8:41 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump seems to be backing away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “prob...
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White House says no need to restrict 'open-source' artificial intelligence — at least for now
Jul 30, 2024 8:34 am - The White House is coming out in favor of “open-source” artificial intelligence technology, arguing in a report Tuesday that there's no need right now for restrictions on...