Shah Mahmoud Selab flew into Philadelphia International Airport in November 2021, part of President Biden’s Afghan airlift, and was quickly “paroled” into the community and made his way out West. By August 2021, he was in Las Cruces, New Mexico. On a clear, hot summer day, he accosted a 12-year-old boy. He started off showing the boy explicit images…… Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end of a presidential race that has pivoted heavily on voters’ feelings about the economy…… Read more
As November arrives, much of our country is absorbed in the fervor of election season. Yet this month holds another purpose worth our attention: National American History and Founders Month, established by presidential proclamation four years ago. It’s a moment to reflect on the founders and the principles that shaped our nation…… Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a bus on fire, breaking into stores and setting off firecrackers. A dozen arrests were reported by police early Thursday. Video showed some people throwing objects at police in Los Angeles as sirens blared and officers told…… Read more
The Washington Post has lost at least 250,000 subscribers since announcing last Friday that it would not endorse a candidate for president — roughly 10 percent of its digital following, the newspaper reported Wednesday. The Post would not officially confirm that figure, saying it was a private company, but it was reported in a story in the newspaper that cited…… Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s attack on Iran likely damaged a base run by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that builds ballistic missiles and launches rockets as part of its own space program, satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press on Tuesday showed.… Read more
PARIS (AP) — An investigation by French newspaper Le Monde found that the highly confidential movements of U.S. President Joe Biden, presidential rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and other world leaders can be easily tracked online through a fitness app that their bodyguards use. But the U.S. Secret Service told the newspaper…… Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — American and South Korean officials said Wednesday that there’s evidence North Korea has dispatched troops to Russia in a potential escalation of the nearly 3-year-old war with Ukraine. If the soldiers’ goal is fighting with Russia in Ukraine, it would be the first time a third country puts boots on the ground in the war…… Read more
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they could, leading to long waits at some polling sites that were made worse by an overwhelmed computer system that clerks use to process ballots. Republicans and Democrats have been pushing voters to cast ballots early, leading to the surge…… Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The U.S. hopes to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but so far all the warring parties appear to be digging in…… Read more
Shah Mahmoud Selab flew into Philadelphia International Airport in November 2021, part of President Biden’s Afghan airlift, and was quickly “paroled” into the community and made his way out West. By August 2021, he was in Las Cruces, New Mexico. On a clear, hot summer day, he accosted a 12-year-old boy. He started off showing the boy explicit images…… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end of a presidential race that has pivoted heavily on voters’ feelings about the economy…… Continue Reading
As November arrives, much of our country is absorbed in the fervor of election season. Yet this month holds another purpose worth our attention: National American History and Founders Month, established by presidential proclamation four years ago. It’s a moment to reflect on the founders and the principles that shaped our nation…… Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a bus on fire, breaking into stores and setting off firecrackers. A dozen arrests were reported by police early Thursday. Video showed some people throwing objects at police in Los Angeles as sirens blared and officers told…… Continue Reading
The Washington Post has lost at least 250,000 subscribers since announcing last Friday that it would not endorse a candidate for president — roughly 10 percent of its digital following, the newspaper reported Wednesday. The Post would not officially confirm that figure, saying it was a private company, but it was reported in a story in the newspaper that cited…… Continue Reading
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s attack on Iran likely damaged a base run by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that builds ballistic missiles and launches rockets as part of its own space program, satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press on Tuesday showed.… Continue Reading
PARIS (AP) — An investigation by French newspaper Le Monde found that the highly confidential movements of U.S. President Joe Biden, presidential rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and other world leaders can be easily tracked online through a fitness app that their bodyguards use. But the U.S. Secret Service told the newspaper…… Continue Reading
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — American and South Korean officials said Wednesday that there’s evidence North Korea has dispatched troops to Russia in a potential escalation of the nearly 3-year-old war with Ukraine. If the soldiers’ goal is fighting with Russia in Ukraine, it would be the first time a third country puts boots on the ground in the war…… Continue Reading
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they could, leading to long waits at some polling sites that were made worse by an overwhelmed computer system that clerks use to process ballots. Republicans and Democrats have been pushing voters to cast ballots early, leading to the surge…… Continue Reading
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The U.S. hopes to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but so far all the warring parties appear to be digging in…… Continue Reading