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.
In a corner of Florida, a gathering storm stirs familiar feelings
As Tropical Storm Debby churned through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, Lucia Trapani was securing patio furniture and offering refunds to people who had booked stays at the motel she manages on an island off Florida’s northwestern coast.
Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills at least 30 and injures dozens
An Israeli airstrike on a school functioning as a shelter in Gaza City killed at least 30 people and injured dozens more Sunday, according to the Palestinian emergency response agency in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian news outlets. It was the third attack on a school in the past four days.
Harris faces party divisions as she chooses a running mate
WASHINGTON — The competitive, divisive primary that many Democrats long wanted to avoid has arrived anyway — playing out largely behind closed doors in a fight over the bottom of the ticket.
What’s rattling Trump: The size of Harris’ crowds
When former President Donald Trump walked onto the stage at his rally in Atlanta on Saturday, fog machines shot white plumes of smoke into the air, heralding his arrival.
Violent protests grip English cities in wake of knife attack at dance class
Violence erupted in several English cities Saturday amid anti-immigrant protests, as crowds of far-right activists scuffled with police and counterprotesters in the northern cities of Liverpool, Hull and Nottingham, among other locations.
Shapiro faces scrutiny over sexual harassment complaint against aide
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is on the short list to be Kamala Harris’ running mate, is facing renewed criticism for his handling of a sexual harassment complaint against a longtime top aide.
Trump cancels debate with Harris on ABC News and pitches one with Fox News instead
Former President Donald Trump declared late Friday that he was dropping out of an ABC News debate scheduled for Sept. 10 and presented a counterproposal to Vice President Kamala Harris, his presumptive opponent, to face off on Fox News six days earlier.
Trump says Ga. Governor hampering his efforts to win there
Former President Donald Trump suggested without evidence on Saturday that Georgia’s Republican governor was hampering his efforts to win the battleground state in November, a claim that carried echoes of Trump’s attempt to overturn his defeat to President Joe Biden there in 2020.
How to teach a horse to dance
GUNTHWAITE, England — At the Paris Olympics, hundreds of competitors will try to marry athletic prowess to artistic grace, but only those competing in dressage will attempt it while sitting astride a willful animal.
Olympic officials defend fighters’ eligibility in women’s boxing controversy
PARIS — Lin Yu-ting strode toward the boxing ring Friday fully aware that she was walking straight into a swirling controversy that has turned the Paris Olympics into a forum for a fierce debate about biology, gender and fairness in women’s sports.
Olympic surfing comes to a ‘poisoned’ paradise
TAHITI, French Polynesia — Fifty years ago this July, as the waters of the South Pacific rushed toward the shores of Teahupo’o in a perfect, powerful curl, as they have always done, another wave visited the tiny hamlet. This time it was an invisible and airborne one: a surge of radiation escaping from a nuclear weapon test conducted by France in this far-flung reach of their republic.
Defense secretary revokes plea deal for accused Sept. 11 plotters
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Friday overruled the overseer of the war court at Guantánamo Bay and revoked a plea agreement reached this week with the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two alleged accomplices.
Tropical storm warning issued for parts of Florida
Parts of Florida were under a tropical storm warning on Friday as a cluster of storms moved over Cuba toward the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to bring heavy rain, gusty winds and the potential for flash flooding.
Hamas leader’s funeral comes amid fears his killing may block cease-fire deal
JERUSALEM — Thousands packed Qatar’s largest mosque Friday for the funeral of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ political leader, hours after President Joe Biden said his killing could hurt the monthslong effort to negotiate a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
Chevron, in snub to California, will move its headquarters to Houston
Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is moving its headquarters to Houston, from California, formalizing a long-expected breakup with a state that has pushed aggressively to address climate change.
Job market slows significantly, raising economic jitters
American employers reined in their hiring significantly in July, intensifying jitters that the economy is cooling faster than expected.
US to send more combat aircraft and warships to Middle East, officials say
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday ordered additional combat aircraft and missile-shooting warships to the Middle East in response to threats from Iran and its proxies in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Yemen to attack Israel in the coming days to avenge the death of Ismail Haniyeh, the Pentagon said.
Many of Gaza’s medical workers have been detained or killed
Dr. Khaled El Serr last spoke to his family in mid-March, a week before Israeli troops raided the hospital in the Gaza Strip where he worked as a surgeon.
Maui wildfire plaintiffs reach $4 billion settlement as anniversary nears
Nearly a year after a ferocious wildfire on Maui killed 102 people and leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii’s largest utility has agreed to pay the largest share of a legal settlement totaling just more than $4 billion and compensating more than 10,000 homeowners, businesses and other plaintiffs.
