Trump wounded in assassination attempt as hail of bullets erupts at campaign rally
WASHINGTON — The shots rang out at 6:10 p.m. Former President Donald Trump clutched his right ear as blood spurted out, then ducked for cover as supporters screamed and Secret Service agents raced to surround and protect him.
Argentina vs. Colombia in Miami: A home game for both teams
MIAMI — Never was there any doubt that Miami, the nation’s most Pan-American city, was the most fitting place to host the final game of the Copa America, a South American soccer tournament that is being held in the United States for only the second time in a century.
Finland passes law to turn away asylum seekers at border
HELSINKI — Finland on Friday passed a temporary bill that would allow agents to turn away asylum-seekers at its borders, an escalation in its ongoing dispute with Russia that experts and human rights groups warn will violate international law.
The Republicans are headed to Milwaukee. So are protesters.
As tens of thousands of Republicans arrive in Milwaukee on Monday for their party’s convention, another large gathering is expected just outside the official meeting site: Thousands of left-leaning protesters, some of whom have spent the past two years preparing for this moment, will march in opposition to the Republicans’ platform and their nominee, Donald Trump.
England, after toying with disaster, reaches for the prize
DORTMUND, Germany — The sensation was unfamiliar. It came on suddenly, breaking over everyone at once. Ollie Watkins, with tears in his eyes. England’s players, and substitutes, and staff, rushing onto the field. England’s fans, spilling over one another in their delirium in their stands. The sensation is called joy, and it has been conspicuous by its absence for Gareth Southgate’s team for the past month.
Democrats fear safe blue states turning purple as Biden stays the course
As President Joe Biden insists he will stay in the presidential race, Democrats are growing increasingly alarmed that his presence on the ticket is transforming the political map, turning light-blue states into contested battlegrounds.
Home insurance rates in America are wildly distorted. Here’s why.
ENID, Okla. — Surrounded by farms about 90 minutes north of Oklahoma City, Enid has an unwelcome distinction: Home insurance is more expensive, relative to home values, than almost anywhere else in the country.
Alec Baldwin’s trial ends as judge dismisses Rust charges against him
SANTA FE, N.M. — A judge in New Mexico dismissed the case against Alec Baldwin on Friday after finding that the state had withheld evidence that could have shed light on how live rounds got onto a film set where the cinematographer was fatally shot.
US heat wave stretches into another day, and starts to move east
A stubborn heat wave that has engulfed much of the Western United States for more than a week continued to linger over the region Friday, with triple-digit temperatures expected to stretch into the weekend for millions of Americans.
Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75
Shelley Duvall, whose lithesome features and quirky screen personality made her one of the biggest film stars of the 1970s and early ‘80s, appearing in a string of movies by director Robert Altman and, perhaps most memorably, opposite Jack Nicholson in “The Shining,” died Thursday at her home in Blanco, Texas. She was 75.
Russia vows ‘military response’ to US missile deployments in Germany
Russia is preparing military countermeasures in response to the planned U.S. deployment of longer-range, ground-based missiles in Germany, the Russian deputy foreign minister said Thursday, adding that the U.S. move was “destructive to regional safety and strategic stability.”
Las Vegas heat breaks records and stuns even the forecasters
LAS VEGAS — For their anniversary road trip through the West, an escape from the humid misery of a Louisiana summer, Tyson and Adeline Maddox rented a glimmering convertible.
Inflation cooled further in June, welcome news for the fed and consumers
The consumer price index climbed at a moderate pace in June compared with a year earlier and fell on a monthly basis, welcome news for Federal Reserve officials who are watching for further evidence that they have wrestled rapid inflation under control.
The toll of starting a golf career so young
Asterisk Talley was faced with a tricky question after she made the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open, the second women’s major of the year. Would she have time to finish the homework that her teachers back home had assigned?
US and allies aim to forge commitments to Ukraine that will endure
WASHINGTON — The United States and its NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine should have an “irreversible” path to membership in the alliance, enshrining the phrase in a document that was released Wednesday during the alliance’s summit in Washington.
Biden faces fresh calls to withdraw as Democrats fear electoral rout
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faced a fresh wave of pressure on Wednesday to end his campaign or rethink his decision to run for reelection, as Democrats from Hollywood to Capitol Hill aired grave concerns that he would lose to former President Donald Trump in November and drag his party’s chance of controlling Congress down with him.
A late play by the Biden campaign: Running out the clock
President Joe Biden’s resistance to pressure to end his reelection bid appears to be a strategy aimed at running out the clock, a play to leave his party so little time to come up with another candidate that his opponents stand down.
Biden announces tariffs on Chinese metals routed through Mexico
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration took steps Wednesday to prevent China from circumventing U.S. tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum by routing those imports through Mexico.
Top Democrats, swallowing fears about Biden’s candidacy, remain behind him
WASHINGTON — Top Democrats in Congress indicated on Tuesday that they were unwilling — at least for now — to mount an effort to push aside President Joe Biden even after a day of meetings in which their members expressed grave concerns about his age, mental acuity and ability to win reelection.
FTC slams middlemen for high drug prices, reversing hands-off approach
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, saying in a scathing 71-page report that “these powerful middlemen may be profiting by inflating drug costs and squeezing Main Street pharmacies.”
