Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid

[ad_1] FILE – Vice President Joe Biden walks off of the stage after speaking on the Obama Administration’s nuclear security agenda, Feb. 18, 2010, at Ft. McNair in Washington. Historians and political advisers say history will be kinder to President Joe Biden than voters have been. Biden dropped out of the presidential race Sunday, July … Read more

Judge asked to block slave descendants’ effort to force a vote on zoning of their Georgia community

[ad_1] SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia county has asked a judge to block a referendum sought by residents of one of the South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of slave descendants, who are fighting to overturn zoning changes they fear could force them to sell their island homes. Commissioners of coastal McIntosh County voted in September … Read more

Search called off for small airplane that went missing in fog and rain over southeast Alaska

[ad_1] ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The search has been suspended for a small airplane with three people aboard that went missing over southeast Alaska last weekend. “The decision to suspend is never easy,” said Lt. Matt Naylor, the search mission coordinator, said in a social media post on X Monday evening. Pilot Samuel Wright of Haines … Read more

Search called off for small airplane that went missing in fog and rain over southeast Alaska

[ad_1] ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The search has been suspended for a small airplane with three people aboard that went missing over southeast Alaska last weekend. “The decision to suspend is never easy,” said Lt. Matt Naylor, the search mission coordinator, said in a social media post on X Monday evening. Pilot Samuel Wright of Haines … Read more

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Yemen warned Tuesday that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country “show the real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation” — but he also pointed to a glimmer of hope. Hans Grundberg said Yemen’s warring parties — the internationally recognized government and Houthi … Read more

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Yemen warned Tuesday that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country “show the real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation” — but he also pointed to a glimmer of hope. Hans Grundberg said Yemen’s warring parties — the internationally recognized government and Houthi … Read more

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme Court reiterated in … Read more

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme Court reiterated in … Read more

Harris steps into the limelight. And the coconut trees and memes have followed

[ad_1] If you’re trying to get up to speed on Vice President Kamala Harris’ swift emergence as Democrats’ possible nominee this fall, you really need to know your memes. From “brat summer” to “coconut tree,” it’s been a timeline full of Harris-related memes for many people since President Joe Biden exited the 2024 presidential race … Read more

US is investigating Delta’s flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage

[ad_1] U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which is still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted global air… U.S. regulators are investigating how Delta Air Lines is treating passengers affected by canceled and delayed … Read more