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US Port Strike Ends Leaving Huge Cargo Backlog to Be Cleared
U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening on Thursday night after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time.
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US Says It Disrupted Russian Efforts to Hack Government Agencies
The United States has seized 41 internet domains used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies to hack into government agencies including the Pentagon and State Department, the Justice Department said on Thursday....
Israel Strikes Beirut Suburb, Hezbollah Keeps Up Cross-border Fire
Israel's military told residents of more than 20 towns in south Lebanon to evacuate their homes immediately on Thursday as it pressed on with its cross-border incursion and struck Hezbollah targets in a suburb of Beirut....
Fema Runs Out of Money for Helene While Spending Hundreds of Millions on Migrants
(The Center Square) – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday that FEMA does not have enough funding to last the rest of the year even as...
Double Voting Rare, but Hard to Track
(The Center Square) – Casting ballots in two different states carries a felony conviction, but lawmakers in Pennsylvania say few voters know about the consequences....
Explainer-What is Marburg Virus, and How Worrying is It?
Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths....
A Lot of Polls, Not a Lot of Change in Harris V. Trump
(The Center Square) – Four days later and with such a thin margin, the lead has been halved in the presidential polling for North Carolinians....
NATO Chief Rutte Visits Ukraine in First Trip in New Role
NATO chief Mark Rutte discussed the war in Ukraine and Kyiv's "victory plan" with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday after arriving in the Ukrainian capital on his first official trip since becoming the alliance's secretary general....
Trump Rises in Virginia Poll as Election Nears, Still Lags Harris
(The Center Square) — Former President Donald Trump has lagged in all of Virginia Commonwealth University’s presidential polls this year, and he’s still behind Vice President Kamala Harris in the...
Hurricane Helene Exposes Federal Assistance Gap in Appalachian Areas
As residents of western North Carolina piece together their lives following Hurricane Helene, few will be able to rely on federal flood insurance to help them rebuild....
Eight US States to Vote on Amendments to Ban Noncitizen Voters
Eight U.S. states are asking to ban noncitizens from voting even though it is already illegal, and critics say it is part of a plan by Donald Trump and his Republican allies to challenge the presidential election result if he loses again on Nov. 5....
Factbox-Noncitizen Voters a Rarity in US Elections, State and Private Reviews Show
Donald Trump and many of his fellow Republicans warn that noncitizens could vote in the Nov. 5 presidential election in significant numbers, potentially handing a victory to Democratic rival Kamala Harris. But there have been few known examples of noncitizens voting in recent U.S. elections....
Israel Kills Hamas Militant Once Jailed for Role in West Bank Lynchings
Israel has killed Abdel-Aziz Salha, a West Bank Hamas militant who had been jailed for life for taking part in the lynching of two Israeli reservists in Ramallah in 2000 but later deported to Gaza in a prisoner swap, Hamas media and medics said....
Harris Woos Republican Votes With Liz Cheney Event, Centrist Moves
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to campaign with former Congresswoman Liz Cheney on Thursday in Wisconsin as the Democratic presidential candidate tries to court Republican and centrist voters in a battleground state for the Nov. 5 election....
Israel Strikes Heart of Beirut, Killing at Least Six
Israel bombed Beirut early on Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah....
Solar Eclipse Shines a 'Ring of Fire' Over Easter Island and Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse....
Ship Queue Grows at US Ports as Dockworker Strike Enters Third Day
Long lines of container ships queued up outside major U.S. ports on Thursday as the biggest dockworker strike in nearly half a century entered its third day preventing unloading and threatening shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts....
Harris Adviser Meets US Muslim, Arab Leaders Angry at Support for Israel
A senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris met American Muslim and Arab leaders on Wednesday as Harris' presidential campaign seeks to win back voters angry at U.S. support for Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon....
Trump Blasts DOJ for Unsealing Evidence Against Him Just Before the Election
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump blasted the Department of Justice on Tuesday, accusing the agency of “election interference” for unsealing critical evidence against him about one month...
President Visits Storm-ravaged North Carolina; Death Toll 178
(The Center Square) – Present but his desired out of the way, President Joe Biden flew over storm devastated regions of North and South Carolina on Wednesday....
Both Parties Target Indigenous Voters in Battleground State Arizona
(The Center Square) – Arizona remains a battleground state as both presidential candidates continue to target key voter demographics in the Grand Canyon state. Most recently - Arizona’s tribal communities....
Inspector General Finds Litany of Failures Within Homeland Security Under Biden-harris
(The Center Square) – Under the Biden-Harris administration, a litany of failures have been identified at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security....
Biden Says US Would Not Support Israeli Strike on Iran Nuclear Sites
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites in response to its ballistic missile attack and urged Israel to act "proportionally" against its regional arch-foe....
Trump Campaign Says It Raised Over $160 Million in September
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign raised over $160 million in September and closed the month with $283 million of cash on hand, the former president's campaign said on Wednesday....
Doctor Pleads Guilty in Death of 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry
One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of illegally distributing the drug ketamine....
Biden Views North Carolina Devastated by Helene, Deploys 1,000 Troops
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled on Wednesday to South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia to assess the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in the U.S. Southeast, which has killed at least 160....
Poll: Wisconsin Voter Enthusiasm Spikes, Independents Shifting Support to Harris
(The Center Square) – Less than five weeks out from Election Day, a new poll shows Wisconsin voters are increasingly excited to vote and Independents remain persuadable over candidate choice,...
Maine Democrat Backs Trump's Tariffs Proposal
(The Center Square) — A Democratic Maine congressman has filed a bill backing former President Donald Trump's signature economic proposal to set across-the-board 10% tariffs on all imported goods....
Body Language Speaks Louder in the Vice Presidential Debate
Body language often conveys more than spoken words, offering insights into the thoughts and emotions of individuals. During the recent Vice Presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz, body language expert Joe Navarro observed several key nonverbal cues that provided a deeper understanding of the candidates' intentions and feelings. Navarro's analysis is published in POLITICO....
Energy Issues Mostly Passed Over at Debates Despite Americans Wanting Answers
(The Center Square) – Energy issues were largely ignored at the vice presidential debate Tuesday night, despite recent polling showing voters saying energy costs are a top issue and they...
Poll: Economy Keeps Harris, Trump Tied in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) — Another poll shows that Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in Pennsylvania....
Forced Closure of Weekly Spells the End for Russia's Independent Print Media
In years past, the staff of the Moscow weekly Sobesednik would throw a party each February to toast the newspaper's anniversary....