Harris emerges from sidelines as Democrats rethink the ticket
SELMA, Ala. — By early this year, around the time a prosecutor called President Joe Biden a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” Vice President Kamala Harris already knew something had to change.
After immunity ruling, Trump seeks delay of classified documents case
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Friday asked the judge overseeing his classified documents case to put that proceeding almost entirely on hold as they sort through whether Trump enjoys immunity from the charges based on a landmark Supreme Court ruling this week.
How future hurricanes could stress power grids of US cities
The risk of hurricane-induced power outages could become 50% higher in some areas of the United States, including Puerto Rico, because of climate change in the coming decades, according to a new analysis.
Success eluded him in dance. Then came gymnastics and Simone Biles.
PARIS — When gymnastics superstar Simone Biles tumbles and dances her way through her third Olympics this month, the choreography she performs in her floor routine will be seen on hundreds of millions of screens around the world.
Does America need a president?
As the belief that Joe Biden is fully equipped to be president dissolves like mist on a Delaware morning, some of his defenders have fallen back on the idea that the American presidency is not really a man but a team.
US and Israel voice new optimism about cease-fire as Gaza talks resume
JERUSALEM — U.S. and Israeli officials Thursday expressed renewed optimism over a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip, after Hamas revised its position and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then told U.S. President Joe Biden that he is sending a new delegation of negotiators to the stalled talks.
President Biden: Teach them how to say goodbye
Immediately after Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, I urged Israel to think about how to respond by asking itself one question: What does your worst enemy want you to do? Then do the opposite. Iran and Hamas wanted Israel to rush headlong into Gaza — without any plan or Palestinian partner for the morning after — and unfortunately, Israel did just that.
Hot dog eating contest crowns Patrick Bertoletti as new men’s champion
NEW YORK — It was the Fourth of July in New York City, and for some, that meant only one thing. No, not fireworks, sweaty subway rides and family cookouts. It was time for the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island.
Fight over seabed agency leadership turns nasty
WASHINGTON — Allegations of possible payments to help secure votes. Claims of abuse of agency funds by top diplomats. A possible job offer to entice a candidate to withdraw from a race.
The vanishing islands that failed to vanish
DHIGULAABADHOO, Maldives — On a wisp of land in the Indian Ocean, two hops by plane and one bumpy speedboat ride from the nearest continent, the sublime blue waves lapping at the bone-white sand are just about all that breaks the stillness of a hot, windless afternoon.
Major Democratic donors devise plans to pressure Biden to step aside
After several days of quiet griping and hoping that President Joe Biden would abandon his reelection campaign on his own, many wealthy Democratic donors are trying to take matters into their own hands.
Biden stumbles over his words as he tries to steady reelection campaign
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden sought to steady his reelection campaign by talking with two Black radio hosts for interviews broadcast Thursday, but he spoke haltingly at points during one interview and struggled to find the right phrase in the other, saying that he was proud to have been “the first Black woman to serve with a Black president.”
On small islands off Canada’s coast, a big shift in power
HAIDA GWAII, British Columbia — The Raven, the story goes, alighted on the beach and heard sounds coming from a giant clamshell. He found creatures cowering inside, but, ever the trickster, he cajoled them out into the world. Liberated, they became the first people of the islands of Haida Gwaii.
Things to bring to college that you can’t buy at Target
Extra-long sheets. Shower shoes. The wall hooks and putty that hold things up but don’t leave marks.
Big donors turn on Biden. Quietly.
Wealthy Democratic donors who believe a different nominee would be the party’s best chance to hold the White House are increasingly gritting their teeth in silence about President Joe Biden, fearful that any move against him could backfire.
26,000 evacuate as wildfire spreads in Northern California
Fast-moving flames engulfed several homes and vehicles in Northern California as 26,000 people evacuated their homes this week, according to a local official, fleeing a wildfire that burned through a region scarred by previous blazes.
Robert Towne, screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and more, dies at 89
Robert Towne, whose screenplay for Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” won an Oscar, and whose work on that and other important films established him as one of the leading screenwriters of the so-called New Hollywood, died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89.
Biden tells allies he knows he has only days to salvage candidacy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has told key allies that he knows the coming days are crucial and understands that he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if he cannot convince voters that he is up to the job after a disastrous debate performance last week.
Biden tells governors that he is staying in the race
President Joe Biden told a group of Democratic governors on Wednesday that he was staying in the 2024 campaign, as the group peppered the president with questions about the path forward after Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week.
In a volatile term, a fractured Supreme Court remade America
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump had a very good year at the Supreme Court. On Monday, the court ruled that he is substantially immune from prosecution on charges that he tried to subvert the 2020 election. On Friday, the court cast doubt on two of the four charges against him in what remains of that prosecution. And in March, the justices allowed him to seek another term despite a constitutional provision barring insurrectionists from holding office.
