In Vance, Trump picks ambitious ideologue and first Millennial
Vance, 39, is a political newcomer who entered the Senate only last year, but he has spent that time methodically ascending the conservative firmament. Read more
Vance, 39, is a political newcomer who entered the Senate only last year, but he has spent that time methodically ascending the conservative firmament. Read more
The emergence of several new observation decks in New York City in recent years has set off a dizzying competition for visitors’ attention and dollars. Read more
A voter-registration record shows that Crooks was registered as a Republican, though federal campaign-finance records show he donated $15 to a liberal voter turnout group in 2021. Read more
The FBI identified the suspect as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Read more
As Westheimer said, hers was an only-in-America story of someone who had come to this country “with absolutely nothing.” Read more
Extreme heat, intensified by climate change, has blanketed much of the United States this summer, killing more than a dozen people in Oregon in recent days. Read more
In the filing this week, Trump’s lawyers cited the trial testimony of two aides who worked for the then-president, including Hope Hicks, his communications director, about events in the White House. Read more
In one poll of more than 1,000 adults in the United States, 11% of respondents said they thought wearing sunscreen was more harmful than direct sun exposure. Read more
Thieves have been stripping copper wire out of thousands of streetlights and selling it to scrap metal recyclers for cash. Read more
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The hospital strike was part of a barrage of bombings by Moscow across the country, including one of its deadliest assaults on Kyiv since the first months of the war. Read more
Biden raised his voice repeatedly during the brief phone interview, including after one of the hosts asked him whether he had taken neurological exams after the debate. Read more
The administrators are still employed by the university but have been placed on indefinite leave and will not return to their previous jobs. Read more
The Canal du Midi, entirely hand-dug and hailed as an engineering marvel on completion in 1681, offers a refreshing alternate take on French travel: a bikeable path through the towns and landscapes of the country’s south. Read more
At the Cold War’s end, in 1992, the United States gave up the explosive testing of nuclear arms and eventually talked other atomic powers into doing likewise. Read more
The president told the governors, some of whom were at the White House while others participated virtually, that he was staying in the race. Read more
Chinese companies are building systems of their own that are nearly as powerful as the leading U.S. systems. Read more
The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has agreed to acquire Neiman Marcus in a $2.65 billion deal, creating a high-end department store behemoth. Read more
Whether they’re driving or flying, people traveling for the upcoming holiday weekend are expected to break records in what is already one of the busiest years yet for travel. Read more
Officials in Grenada were scrambling today to set up a field hospital after Hurricane Beryl ravaged nearly all the buildings on the nation’s island of Carriacou, including its lone hospital. Read more
Trump now leads Biden 49% to 43% among likely voters nationally, a 3-point swing toward the Republican from just a week earlier, before the debate. Read more
Fundraising has slowed, and the campaign has become reliant on Kennedy’s wealthy running mate, Nicole Shanahan, who last month put $2.5 million more into their campaign. Read more