Nation and World Politics
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Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say
Sep 11, 2024 2:15 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killi...
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Suburban politicians analyze the presidential candidates’ debate performancesSep 11, 2024 2:11 pm - Reactions from suburban political leaders to Tuesday night’s presidential debate were as politically charged as the two candidates’ remarks in Philadelphia.
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9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
Sep 11, 2024 9:31 am - NEW YORK — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced wit...
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Fact-checking the 2024 Trump-Harris debate
Sep 11, 2024 8:26 am - In their first and perhaps only presidential debate in the 2024 election, a defensive former president Donald Trump relied on many of his favorite falsehoods to combat attacks from Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris stretched the truth on occasion, but she was no match in the falsehood department against Trump.
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US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates
Sep 11, 2024 7:49 am - WASHINGTON — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Feder...
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4 takeaways from the first Trump-Harris presidential debate
Sep 11, 2024 7:09 am - The 2024 election appears about as tight as can be, meaning the onus was on both Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump as they took the stage for the ABC News debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. And the stakes were especially high, given no further debates have been scheduled.
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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate endsSep 11, 2024 6:42 am - Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the presidential debate ended.
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Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracySep 10, 2024 10:55 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased starkly different visions for the country Tuesday on abortion, immigration and American democracy as they met for ...
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The Trump campaign falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets
Sep 10, 2024 7:50 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and his allies are amplifying false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, anoth...
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Edgy traders brace for potentially ‘pivotal’ Trump-Harris debate
Sep 10, 2024 8:14 am - Investors weighing election risks ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are already a lot mor...