Nation and World Politics
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UK police deploying 6,000 specially trained officers this week as more far-right disorder expectedAug 07, 2024 7:24 am - LONDON — British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United Kingdom ...
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Local DNC delegates like Harris’ pick Gov. Tim Walz’s chops as veteran, congressman, quipsterAug 06, 2024 2:48 pm - Who’s veep contender Gov. Tim Walz? Delegates say he’s strong on national security, is bipartisan and can deliver good one-liners.
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5 takeaways from Harris’s pick of Tim Walz as her VP nomineeAug 06, 2024 1:43 pm - Vice President Harris on Tuesday announced that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be her running mate in the 2024 election, at long last solidifying the two major-party presid...
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Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Khelif claims to undermine the OlympicsAug 06, 2024 11:08 am - WASHINGTON — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of rats, trash and the sewage, ...
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Tim Walz’s journey from high school football coach to VP candidate
Aug 06, 2024 9:17 am - Some 20 years ago, a lawyer named Kamala Harris won her first political race, becoming the first Black and South Asian woman elected district attorney of San Francisco in...
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Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate, aiming to add Midwest muscle to ticket
Aug 06, 2024 7:44 am - Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
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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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Brace yourselves Kennedy drivers — DNC will funnel thousands more onto gridlocked corridorAug 04, 2024 8:09 pm - Enjoying construction on the Kennedy Expressway? Just wait until the DNC begins. Officials could use reversibles for police cars, motorcades.