Trump Surveys Hurricane Laura Damage In Post-Convention Trip
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — President Donald Trump got a firsthand look Saturday at the damage from Hurricane Laura on a post-Republican National Convention trip that allowed him to u...
UAE Formally Ends Israel Boycott Amid US-Brokered Deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country's boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to norma...
More Than 750,000 Still Without Power In Laura’s Aftermath
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people across Louisiana were still without power or water Friday, a day after Laura sawed a devastating path through the state, wh...
5th Federal Execution Of 2020 On Again After Drug Ruling
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The scheduled federal execution of a 10-year-old Kansas girl's killer was back on track Friday after an appellate panel tossed a lower court's ruling that ...
NBA Playoffs Resume Saturday As Sides Detail New Commitments
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comf...
Attornies: Kenosha Teen Shooter Acted In Self-Defense
CHICAGO (AP) — A man known for his love of skateboarding, a Texas transplant to the state and a college student acting as a volunteer medic were killed or wounded this week by a 17...
Health Agencies’ Credibility At Risk After Week Of Blunders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies is under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts say smack of poli...
US State Department Envoy Works To Secure Compensation For Nazi-era Wrongs
WASHINGTON (JNS) - Cherrie Daniels was tapped last year as the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
Founded in 1999, the Office of the Special Envoy for H...
Lock Of Lincoln’s Hair And Bloodied Telegram Up For Auction
BOSTON (AP) - This is one macabre auction: A lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about his 1865 assassination, is up for sale.
Boston-based RR Auc...
Harris: Nationwide Mask Mandate Wouldn’t Carry Punishment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris said Friday “nobody’s going to be punished” if she and running mate Joe Biden implement the nationwide m...
After Attack By An Angry Mob, Rand Paul Says Under Biden No One Will Be Safe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, who was surrounded by screaming protesters when he and his wife left President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention speech at the White H...
Joe Biden Calls Delaware Chabad Torching ‘Deeply Disturbing
DELAWARE (JTA) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned the torching of the Chabad center at the University of Delaware.
The incident “is deeply disturbing — as an ...
WATCH: Protesters Try To Drown Out Trump Speech, ‘Angry Mob’ Yell At Sen. Paul
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the White House for a “noise demonstration and dance party" in an attempt to drown out President Donald Trump's speech a...
Trump Lashes Biden, Promises Victory Over Coronavirus Pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination on the South L...
Amazon Has A New Fitness Tracker And Wants To Get Personal
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, the company that made shopping from a La-Z-Boy possible, is going into the fitness-tracking business.
The company started selling a wrist band Thursday t...
Video: Mets, Marlins Walk Off Field In Social Injustice Protest
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets and Miami Marlins jointly walked off the field after a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across home plate as they chose not...
Biden Rejects Skipping Trump Debates, Vows To Fact Check
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he won't skip debates with President Donald Trump this fall, vowing he'll use the opportunity to confront his rival...
Judge Orders USPS To Provide Info On Service Changes
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge in Washington state is giving the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service 10 days to turn over records and information about service c...
Walmart Joins Microsoft In Bid For Video App TikTok
Bentonville, AR (AP) — Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration.
The w...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: ‘I’m Afraid American Jewry Is Making A Big, Big, Big Mistake’ For Injecting Themselves In Politics
LONDON (JTA) - American Jewish rabbis are erring by endorsing — and opposing — President Donald Trump, according to Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain who said...