Kamala Harris turns to selecting a possible vice president
After weeks of speculation, Vice President Kamala Harris, endorsed by President Joe Biden to succeed him as the Democratic presidential candidate this fall, will have a bench of new-generation party leaders to turn to when she moves toward the first critical decision of her candidacy: picking a running mate.
Harris seizes control, clearing field, raising cash and slamming Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to assert herself as the de facto Democratic nominee for president on Monday as virtually every potential remaining rival bowed out and a broad range of delegates endorsed her, all but clearing her path to the nomination.
Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen as conflict with Houthis continues
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military said Sunday that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, suggesting that the Yemen-based Houthi militia would keep trying to strike Israel, despite the bombing by Israeli fighter jets of a port in Yemen on Saturday.
Pacific Northwest faces critical fire risk as wildfires burn
A dangerous heat wave, gusty winds and potential lightning strikes posed a critical fire risk for large parts of the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, as firefighters in Oregon and Washington state battled wildfires that have burned more than 621,000 acres.
Secret Service says it denied earlier Trump requests for more federal resources
The Secret Service acknowledged Saturday that it had turned down requests of additional resources sought by former President Donald Trump’s security detail in the two years leading up to his attempted assassination last week, a reversal from earlier statements by the agency denying that such requests had been rebuffed.
Campus protests led to more than 3,100 arrests, but many charges have been dropped
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations rocked college campuses this spring with protests of the war in the Gaza Strip, many university administrators found themselves eager to quell the action however they could. Some negotiated with the demonstrators. Many sent in the police.
Tadej Pogacar returns to the top, winning the Tour de France
When an athlete wins a championship two years in a row, but then slips to second the next two years, it’s fair to assume that he may be starting a downswing — that he is a cut below the new champion and that he will struggle to beat him in the years ahead.
‘Overjoyed.’ ‘Desperate.’ ‘Too Late.’ Democrats react to Biden’s exit.
MIAMI — For Democratic voters who have spent much of the summer brooding about President Joe Biden’s fitness for office, his decision Sunday not to seek reelection came as a relief. Now, they figured, their political party might stand a chance in November — though many still expressed deep doubts.
Kamala Harris rapidly picks up Democratic support as 2024 race is reborn
Powerful leaders of the Democratic establishment quickly embraced Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday after President Joe Biden’s shocking exit from the race, hoping that a seamless succession could end a month of damaging chaos and transform a contest widely believed to be tipping toward Republicans.
To deter day-trippers, Venice tested a 5 euro entrance fee. Did visitors stay away?
When Venice introduced a 5 euro entrance fee in April, officials said the aim was to dissuade day-trippers from visiting at peak times, in a bid to ease the pressure on beleaguered residents forced to share the fragile Italian city’s limited space and public resources.
Bangladesh orders curfew in effort to quell deadly unrest
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Authorities in Bangladesh have ordered a nationwide curfew and deployed the army as clashes between student-led protesters and the police and paramilitary forces have killed dozens of people and brought Dhaka, the nation’s capital, to a halt.
As Biden recovers from COVID-19, Harris assumes a starring role on campaign trail
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — As President Joe Biden recuperates from COVID-19, Vice President Kamala Harris has become the standard-bearer of their reelection effort, visiting the battleground states of Michigan and North Carolina this past week before headlining a well-attended fundraiser in Massachusetts on Saturday.
Flight delays and cancellations continue Saturday but in lower numbers
Airlines made progress toward containing the fallout from a tech outage that disrupted global travel Friday, though some flight delays and cancellations extended into Saturday.
Pelosi told colleagues she would favor ‘open’ nomination process if Biden drops out
Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the former speaker, recently told her colleagues in the California delegation that if President Joe Biden were to end his campaign she would favor the “competitive” process of an open primary rather than an anointment of Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic presidential nominee.
Team USA survives scare from South Sudan, storms back to avoid stunning upset
LONDON — The American men’s Olympic team faced its first true test of the summer from a surprising source and passed, avoiding what would have been one of the most stunning losses in 50 years of USA Basketball.
This Open Championship is not for everyone. That’s a good thing
TROON, Scotland — Thriston Lawrence’s voice cracked as he recalled the path here. How the South African flew overseas to test his level against the best in America, only to make one cut in six weeks. How the doubt that this cold, unforgiving game creates can permeate even the strongest of wills.
Is she the oldest person in the Amazon?
JAVARI VALLEY INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — After more than 100 years in the rainforest, Varî Vãti Marubo walks with a stick and, as she always has, barefoot.
Global court says Israel’s occupation of territories violates international law
The International Court of Justice said Friday that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and its settlements there, violated international law — the most sweeping stance laid out by the world’s highest court on an issue that has been the subject of debates and resolutions at the United Nations for decades.
Secluded in Rehoboth, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out of the race
WASHINGTON — Sick with COVID and abandoned by allies, President Joe Biden has been fuming at his Delaware beach house, increasingly resentful about what he sees as an orchestrated campaign to drive him out of the race and bitter toward some of those he once considered close, including his onetime running mate Barack Obama.
Houthis launch deadly drone strike on Tel Aviv, evading Israel’s defenses
REHOVOT, Israel — In a rare breach of Israel’s multilayered air-defense system, a drone fired by the Houthi militia in Yemen slammed into an apartment building near the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, early Friday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others.
