When political memes take on a lie of their own
By the time the Arizona Republican Party’s digital billboards urging Phoenix residents to “EAT LESS KITTENS” and “Vote Republican!” went up on Tuesday, the story they referred to had already been widely debunked.
Biden slams Trump over false story of pet-eating immigrants: ‘This has to stop’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden angrily denounced former President Donald Trump on Friday for continuing to traffic in false rumors about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs, unfounded tales that have roiled a community in Ohio and inflamed the presidential campaign.
Will Taylor Swift’s Harris endorsement influence the U.S. election?
Global pop star Taylor Swift’s support for Kamala Harris may have boosted the Democratic vice president’s hopes of attracting young voters, but the question remains: Will the celebrity endorsement make a difference on Election Day?
Threats unnerve Ohio city after Trump’s false claims
WASHINGTON — The dogs and cats of Springfield, Ohio, appear to be perfectly safe, but many of its people are finding their lives upended this week by political rumormongering that has resulted in multiple bomb threats, school closures and a decision to dispatch the FBI.
In the heart and the head, no tackle is ever routine
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Damar Hamlin doesn’t want to be the spokesperson for football mortality.
Biden administration ratchets up tariffs on Chinese goods
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday announced measures that will add tariffs to Chinese products worth tens of billions of dollars, a move intended to protect U.S. factories and project a tough-on-China approach before the presidential election.
The big city is vibrant. Birds there may be getting less so.
Some popular city dwellers appear to be losing their colorful allure, and not just the dirty birds.
Pope says both Trump and Harris are ‘against life’
Asked his advice to Catholic voters in the coming U.S. presidential election, Pope Francis said they must choose the “lesser of two evils” because “both are against life” — Kamala Harris for her support for abortion rights, and Donald Trump for closing the door to immigrants.
China raises retirement age for the first time since the 1950s
BEIJING — The Chinese government on Friday approved a plan to raise the country’s statutory retirement age, currently among the lowest in the world, in a long-awaited but broadly unpopular effort to address the challenge of its rapidly aging population.
BIIF sports: Cougars rout Warriors; KSH, Parker stay unbeaten
KEA‘AU — The Cougars football team displayed its best performance of the season yet on Thursday night at Kea‘au High School.
Tua concussed again: What’s next in his career?
It was the scene none of us wanted to see: Tua Tagovailoa incapacitated on the football field after another collision and blow to the head.
Advertising logo to be added to MLB helmets in postseason
The thing about baseball, and it’s always been this way, is that the game itself is so enchanting, riveting and charmingly ridiculous that the people who run it know you’ll keep coming back, no matter what they do to it.
Harris visits red areas of Pennsylvania, hoping to cut into Trump’s edge
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned through Pennsylvania’s conservative interior Friday, aiming to shave a few percentage points off former President Donald Trump’s winning margins in parts of the state where he remains popular.
Boeing’s strike halts airplane production at key plants
Thousands of Boeing workers went on strike Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract their union negotiated, a potentially costly disruption to the aerospace giant as it tries to recover from a series of safety crises.
Boar’s Head shuts down Virginia plant tied to listeria deaths
Boar’s Head announced Friday that it would indefinitely shut down the troubled Virginia deli meat plant that it acknowledged had caused a deadly listeria outbreak, killing nine people and sickening dozens more in 18 states.
How Kamala Harris de-normalized Trump in less than 2 hours
In Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris may or may not have increased her chances of becoming the 47th president. But she did what so many have tried, and failed, to do.
Not a value ad: Google’s ad services monopoly needs to end
This week began the federal antitrust trial against Google for alleged monopolistic practices when it comes to the online advertising space, with the Justice Department contending that the company has outsize dominion over what is a lifeline for industries including online publishing. Google, of course, doesn’t see it that way.
U.S. team’s Day 1 dominance lifted entire vibe of this Solheim Cup
GAINESVILLE, Va. — If one thing could lift the Solheim Cup mood after a logistical disaster plagued the day’s highly anticipated start, it was the No. 1 player in the world throwing darts.
Man charged in deaths of Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau to stay in jail as case plays out
The man accused of killing Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, in a drunken driving crash will remain in jail while the case plays out in court, a New Jersey judge ruled Friday morning.
Starliner astronauts say what they’ll miss during extended stay in space
Nineteen astronauts across three spacecraft are in orbit around Earth — a record in the history of human spaceflight. Two of them, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore of NASA, were not originally scheduled to be up there at this time.
