Walz faces new scrutiny over 2020 riots: Was he too slow to send troops?
MINNEAPOLIS — The protests had turned into riots.
Inflation cools to 2.9%, shoring up case for a fed rate cut
WASHINGTON — The consumer price index cooled in July compared with a year earlier, providing further evidence that inflation is moderating and leaving the Federal Reserve firmly on track to cut interest rates at its meeting next month.
A skill with a huge advantage is becoming taboo for young players
CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor is a natural right-handed batter who desperately wanted to be a switch-hitter as a child so he could be more like his favorite players. His brother and cousin were switch-hitters, as was his favorite player, Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar.
Paramount lays off 15% of US employees
Paramount, the parent company of CBS, Nickelodeon and MTV, told its employees Tuesday it was beginning a series of long-scheduled job cuts that would winnow its staff by about 15% in the United States.
George Santos may be gone from Congress, but his trial still looms
For months since his expulsion from Congress, George Santos has blithely stoked political intrigue on social media and sold customized videos of himself on Cameo.
Can dirt clean the climate?
FORBES, Australia — Across 100,000 acres in the vast agricultural heartland of Australia, an unusual approach is taking root to slow down the wrecking ball of climate change. Farmers are trying to tap the superpowers of tiny subterranean tendrils of fungus to pull carbon dioxide out of the air and stash it underground.
Another twist in ruling to revoke Chiles’ medal
The head of a panel that ruled that American gymnast Jordan Chiles had to give up her Olympic bronze medal in favor of a Romanian athlete has represented Romania for almost a decade in arbitration cases, documents show.
Five world leaders have urged Iran not to attack
The Israeli military was at “peak readiness” Monday as it girded for an expected retaliatory attack from Iran and its regional proxies; the U.S. military was moving a guided-missile submarine into the region; and a White House spokesperson said U.S. intelligence suggested that it was “increasingly likely” that the attack on Israel would come within days.
Older adults do not benefit from moderate drinking, large study finds
Even light drinking was associated with an increase in cancer deaths among older adults in Britain, researchers reported on Monday in a large study. But the risk was accentuated primarily in those who had existing health problems or who lived in low-income areas.
Heat contributed to 47,000 deaths in Europe last year, but relief programs helped
More than 47,000 Europeans died from heat-related causes during 2023, the world’s hottest year on record, a new report in Nature Medicine has found.
U.S. officials to visit China for economic talks as trade tensions rise
WASHINGTON — A group of senior Biden administration officials is traveling to Shanghai this week for a round of high-level meetings intended to keep the economic relationship between the United States and China on stable footing amid mounting trade tensions between the two countries.
Worried about a convention clash, Democrats woo uncommitted delegates
Thousands of demonstrators are expected in the streets and the parks of Chicago for next week’s Democratic National Convention, most of them to protest the U.S. role in the war in the Gaza Strip. But officials are concerned about the potential for a more embarrassing spectacle: prime-time disruptions inside the arena itself.
Jordan Chiles lost a bronze medal because an appeal was 4 seconds late
PARIS — After learning that she might lose the bronze medal she won in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics — the only individual medal she won at these Summer Games — American gymnast Jordan Chiles took to social media Saturday and posted four broken heart emojis on a black background.
Trump falsely claims that the crowds seen at Harris rallies are fake
Former President Donald Trump has taken his new obsession with the large crowds that Vice President Kamala Harris is drawing at her rallies to new heights, falsely declaring in a series of social media posts Sunday that she had used artificial intelligence to create images and videos of fake crowds.
What to know about the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is almost upon us, following the Republican convention last month. Once it’s over, it will be a 75-day sprint to Election Day.
Biden says he dropped out to avoid becoming a ‘distraction’ for Democrats
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said in an interview that aired Sunday that he had abandoned his bid for a second term because he did not want to create “a real distraction” for Democrats, but he expressed no second thoughts about whether he could still do the job, despite concerns about his age and capacity.
The hacking of presidential campaigns begins, with the usual fog of motives
For the third presidential election in a row, the foreign hacking of the campaigns has begun in earnest. But this time, it’s the Iranians, not the Russians, making the first significant move.
After cold shoulders for Biden, Senate Democrats wrap their arms around Harris
DETROIT — When President Joe Biden campaigned in Michigan last month, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Democrats’ nominee for the state’s open Senate seat, was nowhere to be found. But on Wednesday night, just weeks after that no-show, Slotkin announced her full-throated support for her party’s new presidential ticket at a Detroit rally.
Harris leads Trump in three key states, Times/Siena polls find
Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump in three crucial battleground states, according to new surveys by The New York Times and Siena College, the latest indication of a dramatic reversal in standing for Democrats after President Joe Biden’s departure from the presidential race remade it.
Russia pushes back at Ukraine’s cross-border assault, but Kyiv presses on
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia is pushing back against Ukraine’s largest assault into Russian territory since the start of the war, sending troop reinforcements, establishing strict security measures in border areas and conducting airstrikes, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. One of the strikes on Ukrainian troops involved a thermobaric missile that causes a blast wave and suffocates those in its path, the ministry said.
