August 13, 2024, 9:00am Nation & World
The nation’s disaster agency is being stretched to the limit by a spate of storms and wildfires so far in 2024, and the busiest time of year for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is just beginning. Read story
August 12, 2024, 5:02pm Nation & World
Hunter Biden’s lawyers say prosecutors are inappropriately trying to insert “politically charged” allegations about his foreign business dealings into the upcoming federal tax trial against the president’s son. Read story
August 12, 2024, 1:28pm Latest News
Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly taunted her opponent’s seeming reluctance to debate, telling a series of raucous audiences about Donald Trump’s criticisms of her: “As the saying goes, if you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.” Read story
August 12, 2024, 8:44am Health
Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Read story
August 12, 2024, 8:26am Latest News
At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, “Thank you for bringing back the joy.” The next day, Harris took the theme a step further, branding the Democratic ticket “joyful warriors.” Read story
August 12, 2024, 8:23am Politics
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area, the Defense Department said Sunday. Read story
August 12, 2024, 6:02am Nation & World
Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won’t survive if planetary warming isn’t stopped. Read story
August 9, 2024, 8:42am Politics
Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar jointly demanded Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the war in Gaza next week, saying that “only the details” of carrying out a cease-fire and hostage release remain to be negotiated. “There is no further time to waste, nor excuses… Read story
August 9, 2024, 8:16am Politics
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris next week will make their first trip together since Biden ended his candidacy and Harris took over as the Democratic standard-bearer. Read story
August 8, 2024, 4:54pm Nation & World
Responding to months of pressure from veterans advocates and elected officials, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday that it will change a widely criticized rule that excludes the most disabled veterans from subsidized housing designed for them. Read story
