Israel vows it is prepared for retaliatory attacks
Israel on Thursday was a country on tenterhooks, with residents stocking up on food and water and hospitals preparing patients to move underground. The streets were quieter than usual — earlier in the week, officials encouraged Israelis to limit outdoor activity.
Trump tries to wrestle back attention at Mar-a-Lago news conference
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump tried Thursday to shoehorn himself back into a national conversation that Vice President Kamala Harris has dominated for more than two weeks, holding an hourlong news conference in which he assailed Harris’ intelligence and taunted her for failing to field questions similarly from journalists.
Noah Lyles wins bronze in 200 meters, then reveals he has COVID-19
SAINT-DENIS, France — Almost as soon as he crossed the finish line in the 200-meter dash Thursday night, Noah Lyles looked winded. He lay on his back on the purple track at Stade de France, after finishing third in a race he had dominated for the past three years, and struggled for breath.
Burned out of Lahaina, thousands try to rebuild lives elsewhere
For Ernesto Perez, life on the Hawaiian island of Maui wasn’t easy. But it was pleasant and peaceful, and a long way from the cartel violence of Mexico that his family escaped nearly three decades ago.
Japan warns of elevated risk of giant earthquake after strong one hits
Japan’s meteorological agency said Thursday that there was a higher-than-usual chance that an immense earthquake could hit the country in the next few days, following a 7.1-magnitude temblor off the southern island of Kyushu.
5 ways Hawaii is trying to prevent the next deadly fire
LAHAINA, Maui — A year ago, the deadliest American wildfire in more than a century took 102 lives on Maui, leaving the historic town of Lahaina in ashes and spurring a series of investigations into what could have been done to better prepare for such a disaster.
Scientists find arm bone of ancient ‘hobbit’ human
A new study describes 700,000-year-old teeth and arm bones from one of our most enigmatic relatives: a toddler-size “hobbit” who lived on a small island between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Arizona grand jury wanted to indict Trump in fake electors case
A state grand jury in Arizona that charged 18 people this spring in a scheme that sought to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss wanted to indict him, too, according to court papers released Tuesday.
Trump and his allies seize on market downturn to attack Harris
Donald Trump didn’t wait for the opening bell before blaming Monday’s market sell-off on Vice President Kamala Harris.
Microsoft says Delta was largely responsible for flight cancellations
Microsoft criticized Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for overstating the technology company’s role in a costly disruption that led the airline to cancel thousands of flights last month.
Debby will bring heavy flooding to Georgia and the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Debby continued its slow march into Georgia on Monday night, with forecasters warning residents across the southeastern United States that the threat of major flooding from the storm could last for the next several days.
Fears of slowing U.S. growth jolt markets around the world
Anxiety over a slowdown in the U.S. economy intensified Monday, with a retreat in markets that began last week snowballing into a global rout.
Kennedy fights to stay on ballot, but everyone’s talking about the bear
Lucas Altman remembers it well: On an early October night in 2014, he had taken his two Labradors to New York’s Central Park when suddenly they became alert, their tails wagging with the thrill of the hunt as they towed him to a patch of shrubbery.
Study puts a $43 billion yearly price tag on cancer screening
The United States spent $43 billion annually on screening to prevent five cancers, according to one of the most comprehensive estimates of medically recommended cancer testing ever produced.
‘Google is a monopolist,’ judge rules inlandmark antitrust case
WASHINGTON — Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge ruled Monday, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern internet era and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business.
Facing mass protests, Bangladesh leader quits, setting up power struggle
DHAKA, Bangladesh — They came prepared for violence. A day after about 100 people were killed in anti-government protests, hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, defying a curfew imposed by the government and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Harris nears her big VP reveal after fierce lobbying from Democrats
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to reveal her running mate today, a decision that will end a 16-day sprint to vet, interview and choose a person who could potentially become the future leader of the Democratic Party.
A year after a devastating fire, Lahaina is ready to rebuild. But how?
Across nine generations, Archie Kalepa’s family has seen the waterfront in Lahaina, Maui, undergo repeated transformation.
Kids at the Olympics: ‘It’s honestly kind of insane.’
PARIS — It was a hot Sunday morning, and the women’s street skateboarding venue at the Place de la Concorde was swarming with teens.
At least 70 dead as Bangladesh protests grow; curfew is reinstated
DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 70 people were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters on Sunday in Bangladesh, as the country’s leaders imposed a new curfew and internet restrictions to try to quell a growing anti-government movement.
