Zelenskyy addresses the Security Council, calling for attention to stay on Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “Russia can only be forced into peace” and urged that the Russia-Ukraine war not be overlooked as the world turned its attention to wars in the Gaza Strip, Sudan and Myanmar.
Missouri man executed after long fight for exoneration
The state of Missouri executed Marcellus Williams on Tuesday evening by lethal injection over the objections of the local prosecutor whose office obtained Williams’ murder conviction in 2003.
Harris to more fully detail economic plans
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to ramp up her economic message this week, with a speech reframing her policy vision and a lengthy new document describing her approach in more detail.
Judge rejects Trump’s last-minute bid to delay assessment of Jan. 6 case
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to push off until after November an assessment of whether the indictment accusing Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election can survive the Supreme Court’s ruling granting him broad immunity from prosecution.
Anti-aging enthusiasts are taking a pill to extend their lives. Will it work?
In March, Robert Berger, 69, a self-proclaimed “better-living-through-chemistry type of person,” started taking a small dose of rapamycin once a week with the goal of increasing his “health span” — the amount of time he might live without serious disease.
A day after most of his staff resigned, Mark Robinson is continuing to campaign
RALEIGH, N.C. — Mark Robinson returned to the campaign trail Monday in North Carolina, insisting that he will remain in the governor’s race even after most of his staff resigned following a CNN report linking him to numerous disturbing comments on a pornographic website.
The octagon inside the Sphere: Bloody fights and soaring films
LAS VEGAS — After an animated vignette of conquistadors ransacking Indigenous Mexican temples played on the Sphere’s enormous video screen and the venue’s haptic seats shook violently, two mixed martial arts fighters approached each other on Mexican Independence Day weekend. As they battled in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s caged octagon, birds soared across a backdrop of temple ruins.
US to seek attempted assassination charge for Trump golf course suspect
WASHINGTON — The federal government will pursue a charge of attempted assassination against a man accused of lurking with a gun near where former President Donald Trump was golfing in Florida last week, prosecutors said in a court hearing Monday. Among the government’s evidence, they said, was a note the suspect had written suggesting that he had planned the attack.
In a first among Christians, young men are more religious than young women
On a beautiful Sunday morning in early September, dozens of young men in Waco, Texas, started their day at Grace Church.
Trumponomics: From trickle-down to upside-down
Bring back voodoo economics!
Greed, gluttony and the crackup of Red Lobster
In June of last year, Red Lobster announced that Ultimate Endless Shrimp — as much as you can scarf down for just $20 — would become an “all day, every day” fixture of the menu.
Mercury Morris, elusive rusher on a perfect Dolphins team, dies at 77
Mercury Morris, who gave speed and dexterity to the rushing attack of the Miami Dolphins in the early 1970s, helping power the team to two Super Bowls and the only perfect season in the history of the National Football League, died Saturday night. He was 77.
The politics of motherhood become a campaign-trail cudgel
WASHINGTON — She is not humble. She has no stake in the future of the country. She and other childless women are looking down on Americans who have chosen to reproduce.
Rivalries are the heart of college football. But many are going away
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Travis Beard, wearing a T-shirt commemorating Oregon State’s epic comeback against its rival, the University of Oregon, two years ago that ended with football fans storming the field, was nursing a beer last Saturday on a Reser Stadium concourse, trying to ward off despair.
Where joy meets anger: Harris and Trump battle for undecided voters
Devon Howard is not feeling the joy.
Harris agrees to a second debate, but Trump declines
Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that she had accepted an invitation from CNN to participate in a second presidential debate next month, putting pressure on former President Donald Trump to join her for a rematch.
Three Mile Island plans to reopen as demand for nuclear power grows
In a striking sign of renewed interest in nuclear power, Constellation Energy said Friday that it plans to reopen the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst reactor accident in United States history.
These voters don’t want to commit to Trump or Harris. Here’s why.
More than other voters, they tend to be young, and Black or Hispanic. They get more news from social media than most voters do. They worry about their economic security.
Democrats seize on Robinson scandal, hoping to sink Trump in akey state
A scandal engulfing Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the Republican nominee for governor, has Democrats feeling even more optimistic about Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances of winning a pivotal swing state.
A concert celebrates Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, with music and thanks
ATLANTA — The night included gospel hymns and “America the Beautiful” and the B-52s lighting up the Fox Theater, one of the oldest auditoriums in Atlanta, with a performance of “Love Shack.” In one moment, the crowd was on its feet as Angélique Kidjo, the acclaimed Beninese musician, sang and danced. In another, they shimmied and sang along to a cover of “Ramblin’ Man.”
