<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Friday,  November 29 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Nation & World

In this combination photo, Kari Lake speaks in Dallas, Aug. 5, 2022, left, and Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is seen in the Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Lake is looking to easily win Arizona&rsquo;s Republican nomination for Senate. The primary Tuesday, July 30, will likely set up a fierce battle against Gallego, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for a crucial Senate race. In Maricopa County, Republicans will choose between a slate of incumbents who have stood up to former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s lies about the 2020 election and challengers who claim it was stolen.

Kari Lake aims to win GOP primary for closely watched Arizona Senate race

In this combination photo, Kari Lake speaks in Dallas, Aug. 5, 2022, left, and Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is seen in the Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Lake is looking to easily win Arizona&rsquo;s Republican nomination for Senate. The primary Tuesday, July 30, will likely set up a fierce battle against Gallego, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for a crucial Senate race. In Maricopa County, Republicans will choose between a slate of incumbents who have stood up to former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s lies about the 2020 election and challengers who claim it was stolen.

July 30, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

Kari Lake is looking to easily win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona on Tuesday, setting up a fierce battle against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego for a seat that could be crucial to deciding Senate control. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn.

Trump says he ‘probably’ will debate Harris but can ‘make a case for not.’ Her team says he’s scared

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn.

July 30, 2024, 8:38am Nation & World

Donald Trump seems to be backing away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he “can also make a case for not doing it” — prompting her campaign to say he’s “scared.” Read story

A soldier of Ukraine&rsquo;s National Guard 15th Brigade works with a recon-naissance drone in a wheat field to determine Russian positions Monday near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.

Russia has driven Ukraine forces out of two more eastern Donetsk towns

A soldier of Ukraine&rsquo;s National Guard 15th Brigade works with a recon-naissance drone in a wheat field to determine Russian positions Monday near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.

July 29, 2024, 9:09pm Nation & World

Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Read story

FILE - An iPhone displays the Facebook app, Aug. 11, 2019, in New Orleans. Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with disinformation and propaganda related to the upcoming presidential election, top intelligence officials told reporters on Monday, July 29, 2024. Groups linked to the Kremlin are increasingly using private public relations firms or unwitting social media users to spread their false claims as a way to hide their tracks.

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, U.S. officials say

FILE - An iPhone displays the Facebook app, Aug. 11, 2019, in New Orleans. Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with disinformation and propaganda related to the upcoming presidential election, top intelligence officials told reporters on Monday, July 29, 2024. Groups linked to the Kremlin are increasingly using private public relations firms or unwitting social media users to spread their false claims as a way to hide their tracks.

July 29, 2024, 6:01pm Nation & World

The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. Read story

USDA moves to limit salmonella in raw poultry

July 29, 2024, 4:47pm Business

The Agriculture Department on Monday announced plans to limit salmonella in poultry products in the U.S., a proposal that officials say will keep contaminated meat off store shelves and lead to fewer illnesses. Read story

Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over claims of ‘substantial abuse’

July 29, 2024, 3:44pm Nation & World

The Israeli military said Monday it was holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the war in Gaza. Read story

A charred vehicle rests below a hill in Paynes Creek after the Park Fire burned through the community in Tehama County, Calif., on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain than other air pollution, study says

A charred vehicle rests below a hill in Paynes Creek after the Park Fire burned through the community in Tehama County, Calif., on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 3:01pm Health

Wildfire smoke may be worse for brain health than other types of air pollution, according to new research linking it to an increased risk of dementia. Read story

FILE &mdash; The skeletal remains of a nomadic warrior discovered in Outer Mongolia in 1925 are displayed before their removal from public viewing, at the American Museum of Natural History, Oct. 17, 2023, in New York.

Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back

FILE &mdash; The skeletal remains of a nomadic warrior discovered in Outer Mongolia in 1925 are displayed before their removal from public viewing, at the American Museum of Natural History, Oct. 17, 2023, in New York.

July 29, 2024, 1:28pm Nation & World

Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included Manhattan. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, arrives to board Air Force Two at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Saturday, July 27, 2024. Harris is traveling to Pittsfield, Mass., to participate in a political event.

Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, arrives to board Air Force Two at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Saturday, July 27, 2024. Harris is traveling to Pittsfield, Mass., to participate in a political event.

July 29, 2024, 1:20pm Nation & World

Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Read story

FILE - Wayne LaPierre, former CEO of the National Rifle Association walks in the hallway at civil court in New York, Monday, July 15, 2024.

Former NRA chief says appointing a financial monitor would be ‘putting a knife’ into the gun group

FILE - Wayne LaPierre, former CEO of the National Rifle Association walks in the hallway at civil court in New York, Monday, July 15, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 1:13pm Business

The former head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, told a New York judge on Monday that the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group’s finances would be “equivalent to putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization and twisting it.” Read story