After President Biden’s faltering debate, Representative Mikie Sherrill broke ranks on July 9, urging him to quit the race — a risky move that typifies her centrist bid for New Jersey governor. The Navy veteran touts “ruthless competence” and constituent work, but frustrates progressives who call her message milquetoast. In...
Millions could lose November SNAP benefits as the USDA says it cannot cover $8 billion during the shutdown, even as Democrats argue contingency funds should be used. Separately, the administration will end automatic 540‑day work‑permit extensions, risking lapses for legal immigrants. Abroad, President Donald Trump was feted in South Korea...
Utah officials plan a 16-acre campus on Salt Lake City’s outskirts that could hold up to 1,300 homeless people for addiction and mental health treatment, much of it involuntary. Gov. Spencer Cox supports the plan, aligned with a Trump executive order on camping bans; it includes an 'accountability center' and...
Donald Trump moved to shut down speculation about a 2028 run, telling reporters en route to South Korea that the 22nd Amendment makes another bid off-limits despite his “best polling numbers for any president in many years.” Earlier, he had left the door open but rejected a vice-presidential workaround as...
The Lions agreed to a four-year extension with Aidan Hutchinson, his agent Mike McCartney announced Wednesday. Multiple initial reports value it at $180 million with $141 million guaranteed. The 2022 No. 2 pick has surged after a season-ending leg fracture just over a year ago, posting 6.0 sacks, six tackles...
Sources told ABC News that prosecutors Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White were locked out of devices and told Wednesday they’ll be placed on leave, hours after filing a sentencing memo that described the Jan. 6 attack as a mob of thousands of rioters. The pair, furloughed during the shutdown, were...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has hired Michele Beckwith as a deputy legal affairs secretary after she was fired as acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento. After defending her on X with a post warning, 'DEMOCRACY IS ON THE BRINK!', a spokeswoman praised her experience, saying, 'Trump’s loss is California’s gain.' Beckwith...
Japan is grappling with a surge of bear encounters—more than 100 people injured and 11 killed, a record—as the government prepares to send Self-Defense Forces to Akita Prefecture. Troops will help set box traps and remove carcasses, while local hunters handle extermination. Officials cite scarcity of beechnuts linked to climate...
Author Michael Wolff says President Donald Trump tried to hide plans to raze the White House East Wing to speed a $300 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Demolition began the morning of Oct. 20, with the public largely unaware until Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the change days later. Wolff recounts Trump...
On Greece’s islands, shrinking families are reshaping daily life: in Lemnos, a 4-year-old sits alone in class as birthrates fall to 1.3 and more than 700 schools close nationwide. Limited health services push expectant mothers to travel, often at high cost, while an Athens nonprofit, HOPEgenesis, funds care for women...
