Harris begins final phase of accelerated VP search
The law firm hired by the Harris campaign to investigate potential vice presidential candidates has completed its work, leaving the final decision — the most important yet of the still-new campaign — squarely in Vice President Kamala Harris’ hands.
Not one of us: Trump uses old tactic to sow suspicion about Harris
She is not one of us.
US sues TikTok over child privacy violations
The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing it of illegally collecting children’s data and escalating a long-running battle between the U.S. government and the Chinese-owned app.
Schumer promises year-end judicial push as courts gain new political importance
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are planning a new push this fall to make overhauling the nation’s courts a marquee political issue, preparing to press for ethics restrictions on Supreme Court justices and the reversal of some rulings while sprinting to confirm dozens of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees.
Bomb smuggled into Iran guesthouse months ago killed Hamas leader
Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran, Iran, guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and a U.S. official.
Several Senate Republicans criticize strategy, but not substance, of Trump’s comments on Harris
Former President Donald Trump’s comments at the National Association of Black Journalists’ conference Wednesday, in which he questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ identity as a Black woman, put congressional Republicans in a familiar position: surrounded by reporters asking whether they could defend what their standard-bearer had said.
This scientist has a risky plan to cool Earth. There’s growing interest
CHICAGO — David Keith was a graduate student in 1991 when a volcano erupted in the Philippines, sending a cloud of ash toward the edge of space.
Major inmate swap frees dissidents and US journalists from Russian prisons
BERLIN — A prisoner swap Thursday among seven countries freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans held in Russia, along with several jailed Russian dissidents, in a deal whose size and complexity has no parallel in the post-Soviet era.
Arizona Republican who said 2020 election was not stolen loses primary
PHOENIX — Republican voters on Tuesday ousted a top elections official in Arizona’s most populous county who angered conservatives by defending the state’s voting system against false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, according to The Associated Press.
Cities scaled back traffic stops, and road deaths soared
In the early days of the pandemic in 2020, traffic stops by police plummeted around the country, as fewer cars were on the road and as agencies instructed officers to avoid nonessential contact with the public.
Venezuela’s election was deeply flawed. Here’s how
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — It had already been clear for months that Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday, would not be free or fair, as the government jailed opposition leaders or disqualified them from running for office, and prevented millions of Venezuelans abroad from voting.
Trump questions Harris’ racial identity, saying she only ‘became a Black person’ recently
CHICAGO — Former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ identity as a Black woman Wednesday in front of an audience of Black journalists, suggesting his opponent for the presidency had adopted her racial profile as a way to gain a political advantage.
Accused Sept. 11 plotters agree to plead guilty at Guantánamo Bay
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The man accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11 and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and murder charges in exchange for a life sentence rather than a death-penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Why are so many Americans choosing to not have children?
For years, some conservatives have framed the declining fertility rate of the United States as an example of eroding family values, a moral catastrophe in slow motion.
Simone Biles, US women’s gymnastics golden once again
PARIS — It took 6.81 seconds to erase a conversation stretching back three years and three days.
Trump again says that Christians ‘won’t have to vote anymore’ if they vote for him
Former President Donald Trump, in an interview broadcast Monday night, repeated his recent assertion that Christians will never have to vote again if they vote for him this November, and brushed aside multiple requests to walk back or clarify the statement.
Street clashes turn deadly as Venezuela’s power struggle deepens
CARACAS, Venezuela — At least 11 people — including one soldier — have died and about 750 more have been arrested as a result of protests in Venezuela following the highly contentious presidential election over the weekend, according to government officials, rights groups and relatives of the victims.
US pledges $500 million in new military aid to the Philippines, as China asserts sea claims
MANILA, Philippines — The Biden administration announced Tuesday an additional $500 million of military aid to the Philippines, further bolstering the defense alliance between the two nations while the Philippine military is grappling with aggressive actions by Chinese ships in the South China Sea.
Senate passes child online safety bill, sending it to an uncertain House fate
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday passed bipartisan legislation to impose sweeping safety and privacy requirements for children and teens on social media and other technology platforms, voting overwhelmingly to send the measure to the House, where its fate was uncertain.
Robots are coming, and they’re on a mission: Install solar panels
The companies racing to build large solar farms across the United States are facing a growing problem: not enough workers.
