Trump rally gunman ‘didn’t want attention’ in school, classmates said
BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Before he climbed onto a rooftop and added his name to America’s bloody history of would-be presidential assassins, Thomas Crooks, 20, seemed to try to shrink from view.
Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53
Shannen Doherty, the raven-haired actress known for playing headstrong characters in the 1990s television dramas “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” and who had tried in recent years to shed her rebellious reputation, died Saturday at her home in Malibu, California. She was 53.
Biden asks America to ‘lower the temperature’ after Trump shooting
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said in a prime-time Oval Office address Sunday that the nation needed to “lower the temperature in our politics,” saying that he deplored the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and feared for the direction of the country’s politics.
Secret Service under scrutiny after assassination attempt on Trump
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday called for an “independent review” of security measures before and after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump the previous day, while directing the Secret Service to review all of its security measures for the Republican National Convention this week.
Gunman’s motive sought as Trump vows to go to RNC
Investigators on Sunday searched for a motive that would explain why a 20-year-old armed with an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle shot at former President Donald Trump, just days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for president.
Colorado reports three more presumed cases of bird flu
Three workers at a poultry farm in northeast Colorado have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu, according to state health officials.
What to expect as a punishing heat wave shifts East
A heat wave that broke dozens of temperature records across the American Southwest is shifting to more of the country this weekend, with heat peaking in the Northeast early next week.
Trump wounded in assassination attempt as hail of bullets erupts at campaign rally
WASHINGTON — The shots rang out at 6:10 p.m. Former President Donald Trump clutched his right ear as blood spurted out, then ducked for cover as supporters screamed and Secret Service agents raced to surround and protect him.
Argentina vs. Colombia in Miami: A home game for both teams
MIAMI — Never was there any doubt that Miami, the nation’s most Pan-American city, was the most fitting place to host the final game of the Copa America, a South American soccer tournament that is being held in the United States for only the second time in a century.
Finland passes law to turn away asylum seekers at border
HELSINKI — Finland on Friday passed a temporary bill that would allow agents to turn away asylum-seekers at its borders, an escalation in its ongoing dispute with Russia that experts and human rights groups warn will violate international law.
The Republicans are headed to Milwaukee. So are protesters.
As tens of thousands of Republicans arrive in Milwaukee on Monday for their party’s convention, another large gathering is expected just outside the official meeting site: Thousands of left-leaning protesters, some of whom have spent the past two years preparing for this moment, will march in opposition to the Republicans’ platform and their nominee, Donald Trump.
England, after toying with disaster, reaches for the prize
DORTMUND, Germany — The sensation was unfamiliar. It came on suddenly, breaking over everyone at once. Ollie Watkins, with tears in his eyes. England’s players, and substitutes, and staff, rushing onto the field. England’s fans, spilling over one another in their delirium in their stands. The sensation is called joy, and it has been conspicuous by its absence for Gareth Southgate’s team for the past month.
Democrats fear safe blue states turning purple as Biden stays the course
As President Joe Biden insists he will stay in the presidential race, Democrats are growing increasingly alarmed that his presence on the ticket is transforming the political map, turning light-blue states into contested battlegrounds.
Home insurance rates in America are wildly distorted. Here’s why.
ENID, Okla. — Surrounded by farms about 90 minutes north of Oklahoma City, Enid has an unwelcome distinction: Home insurance is more expensive, relative to home values, than almost anywhere else in the country.
Alec Baldwin’s trial ends as judge dismisses Rust charges against him
SANTA FE, N.M. — A judge in New Mexico dismissed the case against Alec Baldwin on Friday after finding that the state had withheld evidence that could have shed light on how live rounds got onto a film set where the cinematographer was fatally shot.
US heat wave stretches into another day, and starts to move east
A stubborn heat wave that has engulfed much of the Western United States for more than a week continued to linger over the region Friday, with triple-digit temperatures expected to stretch into the weekend for millions of Americans.
Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75
Shelley Duvall, whose lithesome features and quirky screen personality made her one of the biggest film stars of the 1970s and early ‘80s, appearing in a string of movies by director Robert Altman and, perhaps most memorably, opposite Jack Nicholson in “The Shining,” died Thursday at her home in Blanco, Texas. She was 75.
Russia vows ‘military response’ to US missile deployments in Germany
Russia is preparing military countermeasures in response to the planned U.S. deployment of longer-range, ground-based missiles in Germany, the Russian deputy foreign minister said Thursday, adding that the U.S. move was “destructive to regional safety and strategic stability.”
Las Vegas heat breaks records and stuns even the forecasters
LAS VEGAS — For their anniversary road trip through the West, an escape from the humid misery of a Louisiana summer, Tyson and Adeline Maddox rented a glimmering convertible.
Inflation cooled further in June, welcome news for the fed and consumers
The consumer price index climbed at a moderate pace in June compared with a year earlier and fell on a monthly basis, welcome news for Federal Reserve officials who are watching for further evidence that they have wrestled rapid inflation under control.
