Vance declines to denounce Carlson after interview with Holocaust revisionist
Sen. JD Vance, the running mate of former President Donald Trump, has declined to denounce right-wing talk-show host Tucker Carlson for praising and airing the views of a Holocaust revisionist who falsely claimed that the Nazis’ destruction of European Jewry was not an intentional act of premeditated genocide.
Fire at school dormitory in Kenya kills at least 18 children
At least 18 children died when a fire ripped through the dormitory of their boarding school north of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, police said Friday, and there were concerns that the death toll could rise.
Meeting with allies, Zelenskyy presses for more weapons
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine appealed directly Friday to Western military leaders for faster weapons deliveries on the heels of a flurry of major Russian missile strikes.
Teen and father charged in Georgia school shooting appear in court
WINDER, Ga. — A father and son arrested after Georgia’s deadliest school shooting made their first court appearances half an hour apart Friday morning, sitting at the same defense table in the same courtroom as a list of grim charges against them were read.
Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most influential and hawkish conservatives in the modern Republican Party and a figure reviled by the left, said Friday he would be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris because he regards former President Donald Trump as a grave danger to the country.
U.S. jobs report shows hiring has shifted into lower gear
The labor market appears to be treading water, with employers’ desire to hire staying just ahead of the supply of workers looking for jobs.
Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until after Election Day
NEW YORK — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after Election Day, a significant victory for the former president as he seeks to overturn his conviction and win back the White House.
How the fight to define Kamala Harris will shape next week’s debate
For eight years, Donald Trump has singularly dominated the American political landscape. But as he prepares to debate Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time next week, the former president is facing a rare moment when the spotlight will be far more on his opponent than on him.
Tip on school shooting threat last year led to suspect’s door
JEFFERSON, Ga. — The threat posted online last year to “shoot up a middle school” was the kind that authorities have become all too familiar with in the United States.
Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax case
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden on Thursday pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges in Los Angeles after telling his legal team that he refused to subject his family to another round of anguish and humiliation after a gut-wrenching gun trial in Delaware three months ago.
Teenage e-cigarette use drops to a 10-year low
The number of teenagers who reported using e-cigarettes in 2024 has tumbled from a worrisome peak reached five years ago, raising hopes among public health officials for a sustained reversal in vaping trends among adolescents.
The hot labor market has melted away. Just ask new college grads.
For much of the past three years, employers were fighting one another for workers. Now the tables have turned a bit. Few employers are firing. Layoff rates remain near record lows. But fewer employers are hiring.
4 dead in Georgia high school shooting, officials say
ATLANTA — Four people were shot dead at a high school northeast of Atlanta on Wednesday, Georgia law enforcement officials said, the deadliest school shooting in the United States this year and a wrenching start to the new school year.
In deciding when to sentence Trump, judge faces ‘impossible’ task
NEW YORK — As Donald Trump’s criminal trial wrapped up in May, one of his lawyers wanted to give the jury unusual instructions that would have made it harder to convict him. A special case warranted special rules, the lawyer argued, and the first prosecution of a former U.S. president was “obviously an extraordinarily important case.”
Trump questions fairness of next week’s debate at a town hall
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hours after the Trump and Harris campaigns agreed to rules for their first presidential debate, former President Donald Trump sought to instill doubt that the debate would be fair, downplayed his need to prepare and suggested he was more worried about the network hosting the debate than his opponent.
Harris tells the business community: I’m friendlier than Biden
NORTH HAMPTON, N.H. — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday sought to put daylight between herself and President Joe Biden on tax policy, making it the first issue on which she is trying to stand apart from an administration in which she holds a key role.
Russia imprisons top physicists, evenas Putin touts their technology
BERLIN — Russian scientists helped make their country a leader in developing cutting-edge missiles that fly at least five times as fast as the speed of sound. Then Russia started calling them traitors.
Hawaii scientist seeks to learn how world’s oldest humpback has survived
Why thousands of hotel workers are on strike
Few industries were disrupted as drastically by the COVID-19 pandemic as the hospitality sector. Now, as travel has bounced back to prepandemic highs and COVID precautions have fallen by the wayside, thousands of hotel workers say they are still suffering from the lower wages and higher workloads that the pandemic period ushered in.
Shooting mars festivities at West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn
NEW YORK — At least five people were shot and wounded along the route of the annual West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday, briefly disrupting — but not derailing — a crowded and colorful celebration of New York City’s Caribbean community.
