Most people in the densely packed al-Mawasi camp for displaced Palestinians were asleep in the early hours of Tuesday morning when Israeli bombs struck. Homes, possessions, and entire families were blown away in the sprawling refugee settlement, which Israel’s military has designated a “humanitarian zone” along the Mediterranean coast of the Gaza Strip. “People flew,” […]
Presidential debates matter in American politics. And the one that takes place on Tuesday night between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris – their only currently scheduled face-off – may matter more than most.Joe Biden’s poor performance in the first presidential debate in late June created a firestorm of pressure within the Democratic Party that ultimately […]
Fast-moving wildfires in California and Nevada left tens of thousands of people under mandatory evacuation orders, numerous structures threatened and air quality impacted Sunday, as a dangerous heat wave grips much of the Southwestern U.S. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo declared an emergency Sunday in response to the Davis Fire, south of Reno, where evacuation orders […]
On Sunday evening, Harris’ campaign website added a new “Issues” section that describes her platform as “A New Way Forward”—a reference to her speech at the Democratic National Convention last month. The page features four main sections, highlighting various policy ideas on the economy, freedoms, law and order and national security. The section on the […]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) openly doubted that former President Donald Trump would show up to the presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, scheduled for Tuesday. In an interview at TribFest, the former House speaker was asked what advice she would give the former president regarding the debate, then joking that the two are “close.” […]
Former President Trump’s advisers and allies argue he enters next week’s debate against Vice President Harris with several advantages going for him. He is a more seasoned debater, particularly on the national stage. It’s Harris who has to introduce herself and her policies to a large swath of the public. And polls show Trump with […]
Surrounded by food trucks, Ferris wheels and funnel cake stands on a hot August afternoon, Stephanie Soucek has one goal in mind.The 42-year-old chair of the Republican Party in Door County, a bellwether district in the battleground state of Wisconsin, is at the county fair to urge undecided voters to cast a ballot for Donald […]
When an engagement breaks down, who gets to keep the ring? A case deciding just that was argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Friday. The state’s highest court heard arguments from lawyers representing Bruce Johnson and Caroline Settino, who were briefly engaged in 2017. According to court documents, Johnson bought the engagement ring from […]
Americans continue to deprive themselves of vacations, taking an average of 11 days a year, even fewer than the famous workaholics in Japan. Expedia’s Annual Vacation Deprivation Report showed that Americans, on average, get 12 paid days off a year but don’t even take all that. In Japan, workers take 12 days off annually. The […]
The honeymoon period for Kamala Harris’ White House campaign appears to be over following a week that saw the vice president have polling go against her alongside more serious attacks. Harris and her 2024 running mate Tim Walz had enjoyed a wave of support that had been missing from President Joe Biden’s reelection bid, which […]
The father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting that left four people dead, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Colin Gray, 54, has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, the GBI […]
A US citizen was reportedly shot in the head and killed by Israeli forces in the illegally occupied West Bank on Friday. Palestinian media and activists on X identified the victim as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American national who had reportedly traveled to the West Bank in solidarity with Palestinians who are being besieged by […]
