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Israeli Military Says Infantry, Armoured Units Joining Lebanon Ground Operation
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armoured units were joining ground operations in southern Lebanon, but said they would remain limited and localised in scope.
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Walz Was in US, Not Asia, During Tiananmen Protests, He Confirms
Tim Walz, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate, was not in Hong Kong or Asia during the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown ......
Vance, Walz debate economy, immigration, abortion in tight presidential race
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz exchanged barbs on the debate stage Tuesday night in what may be the final debate before...
November Trial Set for Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt
The man charged with attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last month will stand trial in November, a U.S. judge said on Tuesday....
Business Groups Want Biden to Intervene in Worker Strike at Ports
(The Center Square) – A dockworker strike that could hobble U.S. ports from Maine to Texas got underway Tuesday as business groups called for President Joe Biden to step in....
Harris to Visit Storm-hit Georgia and North Carolina, White House Says
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit areas ravaged by Hurricane Helene, traveling to Georgia on Wednesday and to North Carolina in coming days, a White House official said on Tuesday....
Apple Accused by US Labor Board of Imposing Illegal Workplace Rules
A U.S. labor board issued a complaint accusing Apple of violating employees' rights to organize and advocate for better working conditions by maintaining a series of unlawful workplace rules....
North Carolina Faces 'Daunting' Election After Hurricane Helene, Officials Say
North Carolina election officials are scrambling to make sure the state's over 7 million registered voters can cast a ballot in the upcoming presidential election, after flooding from Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in the western part of the state....
Iran Launches Salvo of Ballistic Missiles at Israel
Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon....
Biden Directed US Military to Help Israel Shoot Down Iranian Missiles, White House Says
President Joe Biden has directed the U.S. military to aid Israel’s defense against Iranian attacks and shoot down missiles targeting Israel, the White House National Security Council said on Tuesday....
Biden Expands Refugee Admission to Foreign Nationals From Multiple Continents
(The Center Square) – On the same day that President Joe Biden said he’d reduced illegal border crossings by 60% at the southwest border, he announced Monday a sweeping extension...
East Coast Port Strikes Could Bring Shortages, Rising Prices
(The Center Square) – Some 50,000 International Longshoremen's Association members went on strike Tuesday against the East and Gulf Coast ports, snarling the flow of goods in what some predict...
Swing States Hurting From Inflation, Want More From Trump, Harris on Energy Policies
(The Center Square) – Swing state voters are feeling the pain of high prices and want to hear more from presidential candidates about their energy policies, newly released polling data...
Former US President Jimmy Carter Celebrates 100th Birthday
Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter, who has lived longer than any U.S. president in history, celebrates his 100th birthday on Tuesday....
Russia is Ready for Long Confrontation With US, Senior Diplomat Says
Russia must prepare for a long confrontation with the United States and has sent repeated warnings to Washington over the crisis in relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Tuesday....
Walz, Vance to Spar in US Vice Presidential Debate
Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance, U.S. politicians whose histories and rhetoric have amassed more headlines than many past No. 2 candidates, will go head to head on Tuesday at the only vice presidential debate before the Nov. 5 election....
Israeli Bombardment Kills at Least 21 in Gaza as Fighting Rages
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said and fighting ramped up, as the Israeli military said it had been targeting command centres used by its Islamist militant foe Hamas....
US Buys 6 Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The U.S. has bought 6 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for delivery through May 2025, the Department of Energy said on Monday....
Biden to Keep Target of Accepting 125,000 Refugees Next Year, Memo Says
President Joe Biden will keep the administration's target of accepting 125,000 refugees next year, according to a memo delivered to the U.S. State Department on Monday....
Biden Will Visit Storm-ravaged North Carolina on Wednesday
U.S. President Joe Biden said he plans to travel to storm-ravaged North Carolina on Wednesday to view the toll from Hurricane Helene....
US East Coast Dockworkers Strike, Halting Half the Nation's Ocean Shipping
A worker moves shipping containers at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in, Newark, New...
Vance, Walz to Compete in US Vice Presidential Debate
Republican, Democratic candidates trying to push for support with voters in some states already casting ballots for November election...
Vice Presidential Debates an American Tradition
The U.S. vice presidential candidates, Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican U.S. Senator JD Vance of Ohio, face off in a prime time debate on Tuesday ahead of the Nov. 5 election, upholding a tradition marked by some memorable moments of modern U.S. political history....
US East Coast Port Strike Looms Tuesday With No Talks Scheduled
U.S. East and Gulf Coast port workers are set to go on strike in less than 10 hours with no talks currently scheduled to head off a stoppage threatening to halt container traffic from Maine to Texas and cost the economy billions per day....
Trump Says He Spoke to Musk About Getting Internet to Areas Hit by Hurricane
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday he spoke to billionaire Elon Musk about getting Starlink internet access to areas affected by Hurricane Helene, which has torn through the U.S. Southeast, killing more than 100 people across six states....
Likely Voters in Midwest Swing States Choose Trump Over Harris, Poll Finds
(The Center Square) – With early voting having already started, Michigan and Wisconsin voters are leaning Republican, an Atlas Intel poll released recently finds....
Harris Talks Racial Identity, Marijuana on Basketball Podcast
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed Donald Trump's comments on her racial identity, the value she places on mental health, and her support for legalizing marijuana with former NBA stars Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes on a podcast that aired on Monday....
Biden Acts to Keep Asylum Ban at US-Mexico Border in Place Longer
The Biden administration will toughen an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border to keep it in place for longer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said on Monday, signaling a desire to further curb illegal crossings....
Important Dates in the 2024 US Presidential Race
Republican former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, will face each other in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election....
eBay Wins Dismissal of US Lawsuit Over Alleged Sale of Harmful Products
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a U.S. government lawsuit accusing eBay of violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws by allowing the sale of several harmful products, including devices that defeat automobile pollution controls, on its platform....
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Kennedy Will Stay on Ballot
(The Center Square) – Former Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has lost the fight to remove his name from Wisconsin’s ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled against...
Verizon's Mobile Network Down for Tens of Thousands of Users in US
Tens of thousands of Verizon users reported outages for the wireless carrier's services across the U.S. on Monday, with Chicago and Indianapolis among the hardest-hit cities and some iPhone users stuck in "SOS" mode....