CHICAGO — Democrats unveiled a party platform Sunday night that does not mention an arms embargo on Israel — a demand uncommitted delegates had made of the party as the war in Gaza continues. The platform centers on the party’s efforts to grow the economy, address inequality and restore reproductive rights after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The 92-page ...
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Former congressman George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last year, is expected to plead guilty Monday to some of the federal charges against him, which include wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. He has been charged with defrauding donors to his 2022 campaign by taking their money for his personal use and spending ...
From the moment Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the surprise Democratic presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump began arguing that she was anointed through a “coup” rather than chosen by primary voters. After barely mentioning election integrity at the Republican convention in July, Trump is now casting the upcoming election as “rigged” against him and baselessly labeling any hurdle ...
DETROIT, Mich. — Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) was about to make her stump speech to a small crowd at an East Detroit park last week, asking for their vote in her bid to ascend to the Senate this fall. Several Black women attending the event were more excited to talk about another female politician, however — Vice President Kamala Harris. ...
CHICAGO — President Joe Biden, through a lifetime of triumph and tragedy, has learned, in his words, to become a respecter of fate. Four years ago at this time, he felt like his biography had finally aligned with history: He was the right man at the right time in the right place. Now, as his party gathers to rally around ...
Changes to realtor commissions taking effect this weekend could give home sellers a lot more negotiating power — and for buyers, potentially some more paperwork. Starting Saturday, realtors will be barred from offering compensation on multiple listing services (MLS), making it harder for buyers’ agents and sellers’ agents to negotiate fees on their own, as they’ve done for decades. Until ...
A fistfight broke out in Turkey’s parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his colleague, jailed on charges of organizing anti-government protests but since elected an MP, to be admitted to the assembly. Video footage showed MPs for the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) rushing in to punch Ahmet Sik, a member of the ...
A blaze has broken out at London’s historic Somerset House with more than 100 firefighters at the scene working to contain it. Smoke could be seen rising over central London from the building’s roof. Firefighters are working from a crane to fight the fire. Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines have been deployed, according to the London Fire Brigade. ...
Russia is scrambling to shore up its defenses more than a week into Ukraine’s shock, lightning attack across the border on the southern Kursk region. A sizeable trench has been dug across countryside near the town of Selektsionnyi, around 45 kilometers (about 28 miles) from the border, in Kursk, satellite imagery showed. Online job adverts for trench diggers have emerged. ...
The safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is deteriorating after a drone strike on a nearby road, the United Nations’ energy watchdog warned Saturday. The plant, in southern Ukraine, has been under Russian control since March 2022. “Yet again we see an escalation of the nuclear safety and security dangers facing the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. I remain ...