President Biden‘s Scranton roots are getting tested in his reelection push, according to polls that show former President Donald Trump pulling ahead of the president in his native Pennsylvania. The latest AARP survey found Mr. Trump has a 49%-45% lead over Mr. Biden in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in the key swing state, and a […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early Thursday in one of the biggest attacks since Haiti’s new prime minister was announced. The attacks began late Wednesday in neighborhoods including Solino and Delmas 18, 20 […]
President Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College where some faculty members have raised concerns about the choice, prompting officials to fear protests by teachers and students. Mr. Biden will speak at Morehouse, one of the nation’s premier historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), on May 19 as he tries to woo younger […]
The largest producer of eggs in the United States has announced that it is halting production at a plant in Texas after the deadly bird flu was detected there, causing the company to cull the flock. Cal-Maine Foods announced on Tuesday that it halted production at its facility in Parmer County, Texas, about 85 miles […]
After a trial run where Krispy Kreme doughnuts showed up at select McDonald’s locations in Kentucky and Indiana, availability is expanding nationwide, the companies announced Tuesday. The rollout will start in the second half of this year and is expected to be complete by the end of 2026. Three varieties are on the menu: the […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers clashed with police in Belgium on Monday, spraying officers with liquid manure and setting fire to piles of tires in a fresh show of force as European Union agriculture ministers met in search of ways to address their concerns. Brussels police said that 900 tractors had entered the city, many bearing […]
On Thursday, two of the world’s largest financial institutions are cutting ties with Climate Action 100+, delivering the latest setback for the globe’s biggest coalition of investors seeking to pressure corporations to ditch fossil fuel investments. The asset management arms of JPMorgan Chase and State Street dropped out of Climate Action 100+, home to more […]
Fani Willis did get some good news on Wednesday, but things also got much worse. The news that Nathan Wade reached a temporary divorce settlement with his estranged wife was a small victory for her. For the moment, it looks like Willis won’t have to testify in the divorce proceedings or have to answer questions […]
Former President Donald Trump is set to return Thursday to a Manhattan courtroom, where he may testify against columnist E. Jean Carroll’s claims he raped her in a New York department store and later defamed her. Mr. Trump, posting on Truth Social, said he planned to return to the Big Apple as the civil trial […]
Another antisemitism uproar has erupted at Harvard University, this time over the school’s pick to lead a task force on antisemitism. Harvard came to the defense Monday of history professor Derek Penslar, who recently downplayed campus antisemitism and signed a petition that referred to Israel as a “regime of apartheid.” In a statement, a Harvard […]
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