A fumbling performance, and a panicking party
President Joe Biden hoped to build fresh momentum for his reelection bid by agreeing to debate two months before he is formally nominated. Instead, his halting and disjointed performance Thursday night prompted a wave of panic among Democrats and reopened discussion of whether he should be the nominee at all.
A look back at memorable presidential debate moments
When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump take the debate stage Thursday, each will be on guard against a gaffe or looking to deliver a one-liner that could dominate the news.
Anti-tax riots rock Kenya, as president vows crackdown on ‘treasonous’ protesters
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and some broke into Parliament and briefly set fire to the entrance on Tuesday, after lawmakers approved tax increases that critics said would drive up the cost of living for millions.
Biden officials pushed to remove age limits for trans surgery, documents show
(NYT) — Health officials in the Biden administration pressed an international group of medical experts to remove age limits for adolescent surgeries from guidelines for care of transgender minors, according to newly unsealed court documents.
Israeli military must draft ultra-Orthodox Jews, Supreme Court rules
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government amid the war in the Gaza Strip.
Assange’s plea deal sets a chilling precedent, but it could have been worse
The plea deal that Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reached with prosecutors is bad for American press freedoms. But the outcome also could have been worse.
Voyager 1, after major malfunction, is back from the brink, NASA says
Several months after a grave computer problem seemed to spell the end for Voyager 1, which for nearly a half-century had provided data on the outer planets and the far reaches of the solar system, NASA announced recently that it had restored the spacecraft to working order.
Clarence Thomas and John Roberts are at a fork in the road
Two years ago, when the Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, it created a jurisprudential mess that scrambled American gun laws. On Friday not only did the cleanup begin, but the Supreme Court also cleared the way for one of the most promising legal innovations for preventing gun violence: red flag laws.
Unlikely wild animals are being smuggled into US ports: Corals
You might imagine that when federal wildlife inspectors search for illegally trafficked animal goods, they’d be on the lookout for elephant ivory or tiger skins. But other creatures are frequently being seized at American ports of entry, creatures you perhaps would not realize are animals: corals.
Will Lewis says he helped hacking investigation. Scotland Yard had doubts.
LONDON — Will Lewis, now the publisher of The Washington Post, was in full crisis mode in 2011. Then an executive at a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, he was an intermediary to the police detectives investigating a British phone-hacking scandal that had placed the company’s journalists and top leaders in legal peril.
East coast cities continue to bake, with new temperature records
Heat continued Sunday to scorch the mid-Atlantic and the densely populated region from Washington, D.C., to New York, where the National Weather Service ranked the heat risk as “extreme” when accounting for the high temperatures and their unseasonably early arrival.
Gunmen attack synagogues and churches in Russian republic
Gunmen attacked synagogues and churches in two cities in southern Russia on Sunday, killing multiple police officers and a priest, in an apparently coordinated assault that underscored Russia’s vulnerability to extremist violence.
Netanyahu says war’s intensive phase nears an end
JERUSALEM — The intensive phase of Israel’s war against Hamas is “about to end,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Sunday night interview on Israeli television, although he said that did not mean the conflict was coming to a close.
Trump suggests Biden may use supplements to get ‘jacked up’ for debate
PHILADELPHIA — In his last scheduled rally before he takes the stage for a presidential debate, former President Donald Trump on Saturday mocked President Joe Biden over his preparations, suggesting his opponent might be using medical supplements.
Man missing for 10 days in Calif. forest is found alive
On the morning of June 11, Lukas McClish stopped by the home of a friend who told him about a granite outcropping in the nearby woods that piqued his interest, so McClish set out on his own, shirtless, to explore the scenery.
Grocery store shooting that killed 3 leaves an Arkansas town in disbelief
FORDYCE, Ark. — Thomas and Sharon Brazil were sitting in their car late Friday morning in front of the only grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, discussing what they wanted to buy to put on the grill that night. Then they noticed a man with a gun approaching them.
Scorching temperatures continue in much of US
On the first weekend of summer, a brutal heat wave took hold for a sixth consecutive day, continuing to scorch large swaths of the United States.
After conviction, Trump presents himself as a martyr to the Christian right
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump addressed the evangelical Faith &Freedom Coalition in Washington on Saturday, presenting himself as a champion of religious freedom and a martyr for Americans of faith while denouncing what he described as a mass persecution of Christians.
Two Israeli airstrikes rattle Gaza City
JERUSALEM — At least two Israeli airstrikes shook Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene amid destruction and unconfirmed reports of high casualties.
At Rickwood Field, Willie Mays is the star of the show, one more time
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Earlier this week, as Major League Baseball prepared for a tribute game in his hometown Birmingham, Alabama, Willie Mays said that age would keep him away but that he would be watching from afar.
