Well behind schedule, Trump names allies to lead transition team
Former President Donald Trump has appointed two of his friends and financial backers to oversee a transition team preparing for his potential return to power. The move comes as polls show that his once-commanding lead evaporated after President Joe Biden dropped out of the election and Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee.
As bird flu spreads, disease trackers set their sights on pets
Trupanion, a Seattle-based pet insurance company, is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a disease tracking system for pets, the company announced this week. The system will draw on insurance claims submitted to Trupanion in real time when sick dogs and cats visit the veterinarian.
To solve its housing crisis, Britain turns to an old idea: New towns
NORTHSTOWE, England — On a baking hot afternoon in July, Firouz Thompson proudly drove down the freshly paved road that leads into Northstowe, a new town about 6 miles northwest of Cambridge, England.
Tim Walz and JD Vance agree to vice presidential debate
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio have agreed to participate in at least one vice presidential debate this fall, with both candidates accepting an invitation from CBS News to face off on Oct. 1.
Ukraine captures Russian town, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops took full control of the Russian town of Sudzha, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said Thursday, in what would be Ukraine’s first capture of a Russian urban center since its troops launched a surprise attack into the country 10 days ago.
Trump seeks to delay his sentencing until after election
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to delay his criminal sentencing in Manhattan until after the presidential election, imploring the judge overseeing the case to allow him additional time to challenge his conviction.
Harris is leading or tied with Trump in most swing states, new Cook polls find
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked into a tight race in key swing states, according to new polling from the Cook Political Report and the bipartisan team of BSG and GS Strategy Group published Wednesday.
Makers of Snickers and Pringles to merge in $36 billion food deal
Mars, the company behind M&M’s and Snickers, has agreed to acquire Kellanova, the snack food business spun off by Kellogg’s last year, in a multibillion-dollar deal that will create a new global food giant.
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.
