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Wildfires plague the West amid a scorching heat wave. Homes burn in Southern California
Read MoreThree homes are in ruins after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West suddenly swept into a Southern California neighborhood during a blistering heat waveThree homes are in ruins after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West suddenly swept into a Southern California neighborhood during a blistering heat wave
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Biggest US abortion rights groups back Kamala Harris as effective messenger
Read More Abortion since fall of Roe v Wade has been winning issue for Democrats Biden was reluctant to utter word ‘abortion’ The biggest abortion rights groups in US politics are lining up behind Kamala Harris’s bid for president, a show of faith in a politician who has already become the face of the White…
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Angry lawmakers grill Secret Service chief at fiery hearing as calls mount for her resignation
Read More Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle admitted Monday that the attempted assassination of Donald Trump was the “most significant operational failure … in decades.” Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle admitted Monday that the attempted assassination of Donald Trump was the “most significant operational failure … in decades.”
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Kamala Harris hails Biden in first speech since exit
Read MoreUS Vice President Kamala Harris has hailed Joe Biden’s ‘unmatched legacy’.US Vice President Kamala Harris has hailed Joe Biden’s ‘unmatched legacy’.
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Prominent anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan’s request
Read MoreEnvironmentalist Paul Watson has been detained until August 15, authorities and his foundation said.Environmentalist Paul Watson has been detained until August 15, authorities and his foundation said.
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Authorities to Release Body Cam Footage from Deputy Shooting Black Woman in Her Home
Read More The Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office will release body-worn camera footage on Monday of an Illinois deputy shooting a Black woman after she called 911 to report an intruder. The footage will be released just days after former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson, 30, was arraigned in Sangamon County Court on three…
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Myanmar’s military chief named acting president
Read MoreThe current acting president, Myint Swe, has taken medical leave and transferred his duties to Min Aung Hlaing.The current acting president, Myint Swe, has taken medical leave and transferred his duties to Min Aung Hlaing.
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NHS England workforce plan needs ‘1,000s more’ family doctors, say GPs
Read More Experts warn recruiting one GP for every 24 hospital consultants will not help increase out-of-hospital care The NHS’s landmark plan to tackle understaffing will recruit just one GP for every 24 hospital consultants, experts have warned, meaning the country will need “many 1,000s more” family doctors. The Royal College of GPs has written…
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Kamala Harris must be chosen through an ‘open convention’. It is the democratic way | David Sirota
Read More The president damaged his party, but finally made the right decision. We must hope Democrats don’t repeat their mistakes Joe Biden has never been the greatest orator or had the strongest political backbone, but he has always displayed one important skill throughout his decades in office: representing the center of the Democratic party,…
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Secret Service chief berated in House hearing after Trump rally shooting
Read More Lawmakers of both parties call for resignation of Kimberly Cheatle, who admits agency ‘failed’ at ex-president’s rally Lawmakers grilled the director of the US Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, during a contentious House hearing on Monday, where members of both parties called for her resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt against Donald…
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Nancy Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris for Democratic nominee: ‘I have full confidence she will lead us to victory’
Read More The former House Speaker said that her enthusiasm for Harris’ candidacy was ‘official, personal and political’ The former House Speaker said that her enthusiasm for Harris’ candidacy was ‘official, personal and political’
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Boy, 3, is killed when gunfire erupts at child’s birthday party in Florida park
Read More Witnesses said the child was on the slide when the violence broke out Witnesses said the child was on the slide when the violence broke out
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These are the parts of the US set to see haze from Canadian wildfires this week
Read More Hundreds of wildfires are burning in the western provinces of Canada Hundreds of wildfires are burning in the western provinces of Canada
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Kamala Harris’ fiery exchange with Democratic candidate resurfaces following endorsement from Joe Biden
Read More Footage has resurfaced of newly-endorsed presidential candidate Kamala Harris during CNN’s 2019 Democratic presidential debate. Footage has resurfaced of newly-endorsed presidential candidate Kamala Harris during CNN’s 2019 Democratic presidential debate.
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Can lame duck Joe Biden give legs to Harris campaign in final six months?
Read More President could help his VP win race, issue executive orders to cut student debt, or he could pardon his son Hunter When Joe Biden finally ends his self-imposed seclusion at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, this week he will emerge into a very different world than the one from which he…
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Brazil’s Lula calls on Maduro to respect result of Venezuelan election
Read More Brazilian leader says he was ‘frightened’ by counterpart’s warnings of ‘bloodbath’ if he loses to Edmundo González Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged Venezuela’s government to respect the result of next Sunday’s election, saying he had been “frightened” by Nicolas Maduro’s warnings of a “bloodbath” if he loses the vote.…
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Woman, 64, dies from extreme heat as Texas outages continue two weeks after Beryl hammered state
Read More At least 23 people have died due to heat-related illnesses in the wake of power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl amid a deadly heat wave At least 23 people have died due to heat-related illnesses in the wake of power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl amid a deadly heat wave
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Business secretary confident of ‘market-led solution’ for Harland & Woolf
Read More Jonathan Reynolds says he expects Royal Navy ships will continue to be built at the struggling Belfast yard The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has said he is confident that the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast will continue to build ships for the Royal Navy, despite ruling out government support for the struggling…
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Woman in 30s killed by pet dog in Coventry
Read More Belgian malinois dog seized after fourth fatal dog attack in England and Wales this year A woman in her 30s has been killed by her pet dog in Coventry, the fourth fatal dog attack in England and Wales this year. West Midlands police said they attended at house on Wexford Road in the…
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UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister says
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Mike Bloomberg urges Democrats not to ‘rush’ presidential pick
Read More ‘We do need to get it right,’ billionaire mega-donor and 2020 candidate warns as more senior figures back Kamala Harris Billionaire Mike Bloomberg, the Democratic mega-donor and former presidential candidate, urged the party against picking a nominee “right away” as more senior figures coalesce around Kamala Harris. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New…
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Where were you when Biden dropped out? These people learned the news from horny emoji memes and family group chats
Read More “found out joe biden dropped out of the presidential race from this tweet” “found out joe biden dropped out of the presidential race from this tweet”
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Secret Service Director: ‘We Failed’ Preventing Trump Assassination Attempt
Read More (WASHINGTON) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump during a highly contentious congressional hearing with lawmakers of both major political parties demanding she resign over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire at…
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Four men arrested after boy, 15, shot dead at ‘family fun day’ in London
Read More Rene Graham was pronounced dead at scene in Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park in west London, Met says A murder investigation is under way after a teenage boy was shot dead at a “family fun day” event attended by more than 1,000 people in west London. Rene Graham, 15, was pronounced dead at the…
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Failed Rwanda deportation scheme cost £700m, says Yvette Cooper
Read More Home secretary describes Tory policy that Labour has axed as ‘the biggest waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen’ The Conservative government spent £700m of taxpayers’ money on the failed Rwanda deportation scheme, which has proved to be a “costly con”, the home secretary has said. Yvette Cooper described the policy, which…
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How the Democratic Party Gave Away Its Ability to Simply Pick a New Nominee
Read More After a poor debate performance unleashed weeks of pressure, President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was ending his campaign for reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him. The process was agonizing and it’s not immediately clear if endorsements from Biden and scores of Democratic politicians, as well as…
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Inside the final hours of Biden’s 2024 campaign
Read More Biden’s reelection dreams came to an end at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, this weekend Biden’s reelection dreams came to an end at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, this weekend
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Kamala Harris applauds Biden’s ‘unmatched’ legacy in first remarks since presidential endorsement
Read More Harris says Biden ‘looks forward to getting back on the road’ after he recovers from Covid-19 Harris says Biden ‘looks forward to getting back on the road’ after he recovers from Covid-19
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‘Brat summer’ and Venn diagrams: Kamala Harris’s campaign capitalizes on Gen-Z humor
Read More Young voters are using memes to show their support for Harris — and her campaign immediately embraced them Young voters are using memes to show their support for Harris — and her campaign immediately embraced them
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Republicans are quietly pushing to defund transgender healthcare – and not just for minors
Read More For a year and a half, GOP lawmakers have been stealthily adding amendements to government appropriations bills, which are key to funding major government departments, to ban any federal money being used for gender transition procedures. This will dramatically curtail trans people’s access to medical care — just like the Hyde Amendment restricted…
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Moscow jails Russian-America journalist Alsu Kurmasheva for over six years
Read MoreJournalist is accused of not registering as ‘foreign agent’ and for spreading ‘false information’ about Russian army.Journalist is accused of not registering as ‘foreign agent’ and for spreading ‘false information’ about Russian army.
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German punks launch ‘invasion’ of holiday island favoured by elite
Read More Leftwingers set up protest camp on Sylt to demonstrate against far right, economic exclusion and climate crisis Punks from across Germany have set up a summer-long protest camp on the North Sea holiday island of Sylt to demonstrate against economic exclusion, environmental degradation and the presence of the far right in one of…
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Ukraine in mass drone attack on targets in Russia as Putin’s forces launch intense assaults in east
Read More ‘The enemy pays no attention to their fairly high level of losses and continues to push,’ Kyiv general says ‘The enemy pays no attention to their fairly high level of losses and continues to push,’ Kyiv general says
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Scottish government selects Galloway as preferred site for new national park
Read More If approved, the region would become Scotland’s third national park and first to be made official in UK since South Downs in 2010 Galloway has been selected by the Scottish government as the preferred site for Scotland’s third national park. The region, which came out top from a shortlist of five, will now…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert gloat over Biden exit with conspiracy-laden tweets
Read More Top Democrats, meanwhile, praised Biden’s decision to drop out Top Democrats, meanwhile, praised Biden’s decision to drop out
