Netanyahu to address a Congress deeply divided over his leadership
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will be absent from the rostrum.
Israeli military using tanks and fighter jets to strike in Khan Younis
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military said Tuesday that it was pushing ahead with operations against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, using tanks and fighter jets to strike what it said were weapons caches and observation posts, a day after aid workers reported that dozens of people had been killed and hundreds of others wounded in the area.
Police commander provides more details on Trump rally shooting
WASHINGTON — Two days before a gunman wounded former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, the Secret Service walked the site of the planned campaign rally with members of the Pennsylvania State Police, who had been pulled in for added security.
Menendez will resign from Senate, avoiding an ugly, intraparty battle
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey announced Tuesday that he would resign from Congress effective in late August, bowing to intense pressure from Democratic colleagues who had pushed him to step down or face an expulsion vote after his conviction in a vast international bribery scheme.
Biden plans to address the nation on Wednesday night
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden returned to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since withdrawing from the presidential race and announced plans to address the nation tonight to explain his decision and outline how he wants to use his final six months in office.
Trump’s new rival may bring out his harshest instincts
Donald Trump and his political team spent nearly two years tailoring a campaign to defeat an old white male president who is conspicuously frail and who most Americans had told pollsters they doubted could handle another four-year term.
Harris rallies exuberant Democrats in Wisconsin: ‘The baton is in our hands’
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Delivering a jolt of enthusiasm to a party reeling from weeks of infighting, Vice President Kamala Harris rallied Democrats on Tuesday in Wisconsin and laid out a fierce argument against former President Donald Trump.
Hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone sends tourists racing for safety
A hydrothermal explosion sent a towering column of boiling water, mud and rock shooting into the air at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on Tuesday morning, destroying a section of boardwalk and sending dozens of tourists running for safety, officials said. No injuries were reported, according to the United States Geological Survey, but the area remained closed to the public.
Beefed-Up Olympics security thins out tourists, squeezing merchants
PARIS — Fabrice Pierret is used to catering to hordes of tourists who pack Le Lutétia, a brasserie he manages on the Île Saint-Louis, where a splendid view of the Seine River, with a glass of red wine and steak frites, has long made it a popular stop for visitors.
Gunman kills at least 6 at nursing home in Croatia
ZADAR, Croatia — A gunman killed at least six people and wounded six others on Monday morning at a home for older and infirm people in Croatia, the country’s police chief told reporters Monday afternoon. He said that the attacker had used a handgun and that a suspect was quickly arrested at a restaurant nearby.
Couple who attempted to cross Atlantic found dead in lifeboat
The bodies of two sailors who planned to sail from Nova Scotia to the Azores using green energy were found washed ashore at a Canadian national park this month, four weeks after they were last seen, authorities said.
Israel orders new evacuation in Gaza as aid workers say bombing kills dozens
The Israeli military ordered residents to evacuate part of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday and bombarded the area, killing scores of people and wounding hundreds, local health officials reported, adding to the misery of a city already deeply scarred by 9 1/2 months of war.
EPA announces $4.3 billion in funding for 25 climate projects
The Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.3 billion in funding on Monday for 25 new projects proposed by states, tribes, local governments and territories to tackle climate change. The funding could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 971 million metric tons by 2050, or roughly the emissions of 5 million homes over 25 years, according to the agency.
Illinois State Police releases footage of deputy fatally shooting woman
In a case that has drawn the attention of President Joe Biden, the Illinois State Police on Monday released disturbing body camera footage that showed a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting a woman in the head in an exchange over a pot of water.
Vance criticizes Harris in first solo campaign stop as Trump’s running mate
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (NYT) — In JD Vance’s first solo appearance as the Republican vice-presidential nominee, the Ohio senator questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ appreciation for the United States and chastised her fellow Democrats, who he accused of supporting President Joe Biden “until he became political dead weight.”
Lawmakers from both parties ask Secret Service chief to quit
WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Kimberly A. Cheatle on Monday faced bipartisan calls for her resignation, after a disastrous hourslong congressional hearing in which she declined to answer basic questions about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Harris raised $81 million in first 24 hours as candidate
Vice President Kamala Harris raised $81 million in the first 24 hours since announcing her bid for president, her campaign said, a record-breaking showing as Democrats welcomed her candidacy with one of the greatest gushers of cash of all time.
Duke Fakir, last surviving member of the Four Tops, dies at 88
Abdul Fakir, who was known as Duke, the last remaining original member of the Four Tops, one of Motown’s bestselling and most beloved groups, died Monday at his home in Detroit. He was 88.
Delta cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage
Three days after planes around the world were grounded by a technology outage, Delta Air Lines was struggling to get stranded passengers to their destinations on Monday and was the only carrier still canceling hundreds of flights as it raced to update its systems.
Female donors mobilize for Harris, moving to stamp out opposition
For decades, Kamala Harris has been bolstered by a tightknit group of female donors who rose up with her in Democratic politics. And for weeks, even when she was still insisting that President Joe Biden would be the party’s nominee, these allies began to make moves to make sure her historic campaign would not be built on the fly.
