Nation and World
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Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custodyJul 01, 2024 7:48 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the f...
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Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt chargesJul 01, 2024 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for ...
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Hurricane Beryl takes aim at southeastern Caribbean as a powerful Category 4 storm
Jul 01, 2024 7:40 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Beryl began pounding the southeast Caribbean on Monday as a powerful Category 4 storm after becoming the earliest storm of that strength...
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Biden needs support from millions of Americans who don’t think he can do the job
Jul 01, 2024 7:38 am - President Biden’s team continues to believe that tens of millions Americans — perhaps as many as one in every five voters — will cast a ballot for him this year despite t...
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Burst in COVID spending helped students recover, researchers find
Jun 30, 2024 6:00 am - When Congress sent tens of billions of dollars to schools — an unprecedented sum — to battle the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed like reopening campuses was going to be t...
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See how your spending habits differ from previous generations
Jun 30, 2024 5:00 am - Fifty years ago, the average American household spent more on clothing than health care, and putting food on the table cost about as much as keeping a roof overhead. Sinc...
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What to know about the Supreme Court decision limiting environmental rules
Jun 29, 2024 6:00 am - The Supreme Court on Friday curtailed the power of federal agencies to regulate the environment, public health and other fundamental aspects of American life. The 6-3 rul...
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Biden concedes debate fumbles but declares he will defend democracy. Dems stick by him — for now
Jun 28, 2024 1:22 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden forcefully tried on Friday to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as e...
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Here’s why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket
Jun 28, 2024 11:30 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ballot before Novemb...
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A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal
Jun 28, 2024 11:22 am - BAGHDAD — A decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria, the extremists no longer control any land, have lost ma...