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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting on combating fentanyl, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 21, 2023, in Washington. Biden is calling on Congress to do more to reduce the flow of fentanyl into the United States. The new push comes just as former President Donald Trump steps up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Biden prods Congress to act to curb fentanyl from Mexico as Trump paints Harris as weak on border

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting on combating fentanyl, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 21, 2023, in Washington. Biden is calling on Congress to do more to reduce the flow of fentanyl into the United States. The new push comes just as former President Donald Trump steps up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.

July 31, 2024, 8:26am Nation & World

President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves office. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden looks toward White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford as actor Lucy Liu watches in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2024, during a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Comerford has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families.

White House chef retires after nearly 30 years, 1st woman and 1st person of color to have the job

FILE - President Joe Biden looks toward White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford as actor Lucy Liu watches in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2024, during a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Comerford has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families.

July 31, 2024, 8:18am Nation & World

The White House’s executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families. Read story

Storm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics

July 31, 2024, 8:17am Nation & World

A storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in both directions, France’s rail company said, leaving thousands of travelers stranded amid the Olympics and departures for summer vacation. Read story

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is assassinated in Tehran

July 30, 2024, 8:57pm Nation & World

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday, and Hamas blamed Israel for the attack. Read story

FILE - This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium.  Health officials have announced a recall of liverwurst and deli meat products, Friday, July 26, 2024, in connection with a national listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people in 13 states.

Boar’s Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak

FILE - This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium.  Health officials have announced a recall of liverwurst and deli meat products, Friday, July 26, 2024, in connection with a national listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people in 13 states.

July 30, 2024, 6:37pm Business

The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. Read story

This composite left to right, shows North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, June 28, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C., Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., June 4, 2024, in Washington, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, July 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in Frankfort, Ky., July 22, 2024.

The Democratic contest to be Harris’ running mate will likely be decided in the next week

This composite left to right, shows North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, June 28, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C., Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., June 4, 2024, in Washington, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, July 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in Frankfort, Ky., July 22, 2024.

July 30, 2024, 5:30pm Latest News

Democrat Josh Shapiro had a dual message for enthusiastic voters in suburban Philadelphia this week, telling them Kamala Harris belongs in the White House — and then reminding them of all he’s done as governor of battleground Pennsylvania. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, likewise, told voters in Georgia that Harris has… Read story

A helicopter drops water on the Park Fire near Butte Meadows, Calif., Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

Firefighters make progress against massive blaze in California ahead of warming weather

A helicopter drops water on the Park Fire near Butte Meadows, Calif., Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

July 30, 2024, 5:07pm Nation & World

Fire crews worked Tuesday to hold on to the progress made against the largest blaze in California this year ahead of warming temperatures forecast for later this week. Read story

The door plug from the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282&#039;s Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane is shown at the National Transportation Safety Board laboratory, in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

A panel that blew off a Boeing jet will get star billing during a Washington hearing

The door plug from the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282&#039;s Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane is shown at the National Transportation Safety Board laboratory, in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

July 30, 2024, 5:07pm Nation & World

A panel that blew off a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight was displayed for the media Tuesday at the National Transportation Safety Board’s laboratory in Washington, D.C., and will be a key part of a two-day investigative hearing set for next week. Read story

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, center left, and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez bend down to avoid cables as they ride on the top of a truck during a protest against official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, two days after the vote.

Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victor

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, center left, and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez bend down to avoid cables as they ride on the top of a truck during a protest against official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, two days after the vote.

July 30, 2024, 2:41pm Nation & World

Criticism of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mounted Tuesday, a day after electoral authorities declared him the winner in a presidential election that the opposition claims to have won by a landslide. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the Republican National Convention, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are increasingly branding Trump and Vance as &ldquo;weird.&rdquo; Democrats are applying the label with gusto in interviews and online.

Why Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance ‘weird’

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the Republican National Convention, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are increasingly branding Trump and Vance as &ldquo;weird.&rdquo; Democrats are applying the label with gusto in interviews and online.

July 30, 2024, 1:39pm Nation & World

Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans — branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as “weird.” Read story