Nation and World
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Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill
Jul 03, 2024 12:14 pm - WASHINGTON — A defiant President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate...
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Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean
Jul 03, 2024 7:51 am - KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier ki...
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Zelenskyy challenges Trump to reveal plans for quick end to war
Jul 03, 2024 7:11 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Donald Trump should come forward with his plan to quickly end the war with Russia, warning that any proposal must avoid viola...
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Justice Department plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins
Jul 03, 2024 7:07 am - Justice Department officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day even if he wins, under the belief that department rules against char...
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Trump revels in legal and political wins while Biden's campaign reels from their debate
Jul 03, 2024 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump likes to be the one in the spotlight. But in the days since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, the presumptive Republican nomine...
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Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades
Jul 03, 2024 6:58 am - JERUSALEM — An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades. The Israeli group Peace Now ...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party’s nominee
Jul 02, 2024 1:32 pm - WASHINGTON — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party's nominee for president, cit...
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Defense Secretary Austin says the U.S. will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Jul 02, 2024 11:28 am - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-t...
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U.S. job openings rise to 8.1 million despite higher interest rates
Jul 02, 2024 10:46 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates intended to cool the labor market. Vacancies rose from a re...
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Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss
Jul 02, 2024 10:43 am - NEW YORK — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court fou...