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US troops to leave Niger by mid-September: Officials
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — All of the remaining U.S. troops based in Niger will leave the country no later than mid-September, according to U.S. officials and a joint statement from the two countries. Both sides [Read More…]
Biden faces silent protests at Morehouse commencement
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — President Joe Biden was met with silent protests as he delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, after some students and faculty members voiced strong opposition [Read More…]
Iranian president’s helicopter suffers ‘hard landing,’ search underway: Reports
Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images (LONDON) — A helicopter flying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a “hard landing” Sunday in foggy conditions in central Iran, according to [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: GOP Rep. Stefanik to visit Knesset, denounce Biden over weapons pause
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]
Blue Origin launches historic flight to space
Blue Origin (NEW YORK) — Ed Dwight, the United States’ first Black astronaut candidate, became the oldest person to go to space on Sunday as Blue Origin launched its New Shepard NS-25 spacecraft and completed [Read More…]
Van Hollen: ‘I do not have concerns’ about Biden at debate
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Sunday that he’s unconcerned about how President Joe Biden will fare at his first debate with former President Donald Trump next month. The two candidates’ [Read More…]
Star golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested prior to start of PGA Championship’s 2nd round: Report
ESPN (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, was arrested Friday morning for allegedly driving past a police roadblock at the Valhalla Golf Club, according to ESPN. The arrest came [Read More…]
Boater allegedly involved in teen’s death had ‘no knowledge’ of accident: Lawyer
Alder Family (KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.) — The boater accused of fatally striking a Florida teenager has released surveillance footage that he said shows he was unaware his boat had collided with the teen, according to [Read More…]
Trump trusted more than Biden on inflation, a top issue for voters, poll shows
Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. adults trust former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden on the issue of inflation by a double-digit margin, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll this month, [Read More…]
Dabney Coleman, ‘9 to 5’ and ‘Tootsie’ star, dead at 92
CBS via Getty Images Dabney Coleman, best known for his role as the sexist boss of Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin‘s characters in the 1980 hit 9 to 5, has died. His daughter [Read More…]
State Department issues travel alert for LGBTQ people, events abroad
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. State Department issued a “Worldwide Caution” alert on Friday, warning U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution due to “the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against [Read More…]
US Airman Roger Fortson, killed by deputy in his own home, honored at funeral
US Air Force (ATLANTA) — Dozens of Air Force members came together at a suburban Atlanta church Friday with the family and friends of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to honor the serviceman, who was shot [Read More…]
Man in custody for punching actor Steve Buscemi in Manhattan: Authorities
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 50-year-old man has been taken into custody for allegedly assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month, authorities said. Buscemi was walking down the [Read More…]
Houston storm: At least five killed, more than 600,000 without power
Getty Images – STOCK (HOUSTON) — At least five people were killed when a powerful storm tore through Houston on Thursday night, officials said. Fallen trees appeared to cause at least two of the deaths, [Read More…]
Alabama State University receives Wall Street firm’s historic endowment assistance
Courtesy of Kayleigh Dunn (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Alabama State University is partnering with private equity firm Neuberger Berman to manage the school’s $125 million endowment – making it the largest such partnership between a Wall [Read More…]
Democrats look to band together after Maryland’s bruising Senate primary
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Angela Alsobrooks emerged as the victor in a bruising Democratic Senate primary in Maryland — and now the state’s Democratic Party faces the challenge of reuniting to take on a [Read More…]
Trump attends son Barron’s high school graduation on day off from court
FILE, Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump attended his son Barron’s high school graduation at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach on Friday, after the judge overseeing his hush [Read More…]
Biden announces new grants to further desegregate schools on Brown v. Board anniversary
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday announced new grants aimed at further desegregating magnet schools, as he marked the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling [Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to union’s expansion in the South
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Thousands of Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Friday, delivering a significant defeat for the union one month after it [Read More…]
Laura Dern, Margaret Qualley to star in series adaptation of ‘Forever, Interrupted’
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Laura Dern and Margaret Qualley are joining forces to star in a limited series adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel Forever, Interrupted. Both actresses will executive [Read More…]