A flying restart for Simone Biles at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Three years after pulling out of the Tokyo Games with a mental block that prevented her from doing her dangerous gymnastics moves, Simone Biles proved to everyone Sunday at the Paris Games that she was back — and in full force.
Trump tells Christians ‘you won’t have to vote anymore’ if he’s elected
In the closing minutes of his speech to a gathering of religious conservatives Friday night, former President Donald Trump told Christians that if they voted him into office in November, they would never need to vote again.
Park Fire in California grows dramatically, becoming largest active blaze in US
The Park fire in Northern California nearly doubled in size Friday night, becoming the largest active blaze in the country, as firefighters raced to contain scores of blazes across the West.
For Katie Ledecky, Olympics open with a complicated loss to her biggest rival
NANTERRE, France — Ariarne Titmus got to her lane first. Or so she thought.
JD Vance stumbles in his debut as Democrats go on offense
The choice of Sen. JD Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate reflected the confidence of a campaign so sure of victory in November that it could look beyond a second Trump term to the legacy of his movement.
K street pivots for a possible Harris administration
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has forsworn direct donations from lobbyists, but they are welcoming her candidacy and finding other ways to support it.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III received an unusual request from an unlikely caller: His Russian counterpart wanted to talk.
Justice dept. settles lawsuit with former FBI officials targeted by Trump
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday settled a lawsuit with two former FBI officials who had accused the Trump administration of violating their privacy by sharing with the news media their texts disparaging former President Donald Trump, according to court documents.
Though critical on Gaza, Trump cites good relations with Netanyahu
Former President Donald Trump, who for months has urged Israel to end the war in the Gaza Strip as quickly as possible, said that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel remained on good terms after the two met Friday, and that he would be a stronger ally of Israel than Vice President Kamala Harris.
Clear encampments? Mind your own business, Los Angeles says
Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared this week wearing work gloves and Ray-Ban sunglasses as he hauled a garbage bag from under a freeway overpass in California. His message was obvious: He wanted state and local officials to clear out homeless encampments, just as he was doing, and he had signed an executive order to spur them into action.
Prosecutors say immunity ruling has no bearing on Trump’s conviction
Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial to uphold his conviction, seeking to cast doubt on the former president’s long-shot bid to overturn the case because of a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Child online safety bill scales Senate hurdle, but fate remains uncertain
The Senate on Thursday advanced sweeping legislation aimed at protecting children and teens online, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan test vote that put it on track for passage as soon as next week.
Harris narrows gap against Trump, Times/Siena poll finds
Vice President Kamala Harris begins a 103-day sprint for the presidency in a virtual tie with former President Donald Trump, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, as her fresh candidacy was quickly reuniting a Democratic Party that had been deeply fractured over President Joe Biden.
Newsom orders California officials to remove homeless encampments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered California state officials on Thursday to begin dismantling thousands of homeless encampments, the nation’s most sweeping response to a recent Supreme Court ruling that gave governments greater authority to remove homeless people from their streets.
Telling Hawaii’s stories, one hand-carved surfboard at a time
Leleo Kinimaka grew up in Kauai, the Hawaiian island where the Pacific Ocean provided routine and rhythm to his days. “I’d wake up and I’d go surfing all day, maybe swim or canoe,” he recalled. “I’d only come home for lunch.”
The Summer Olympics: How to Watch. What to Watch.
Another Summer Olympics already? It’s true: Because Tokyo 2020 was delayed to 2021 by the pandemic, only three years have passed since the last Games.
Not afraid of sharks? Well, now they’re on cocaine.
If the prospect of sharks lurking just off the beach wasn’t frightening enough, researchers in Brazil have discovered a new reason to be unnerved: Some of them have cocaine in their system.
Planet sets record for hottest day twice in a row
Monday was most likely the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, with a global average of about 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, or 17.15 degrees Celsius, preliminary data showed — beating a record that had been set just one day before.
Nation and world news —at a glance — for July 25
Watchdog finds no evidence of political interference in Stone sentencing
How Kamala Harris took command of the Democratic party in 48 hours
Late Sunday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris summoned a small clutch of her closest advisers and allies to the Naval Observatory, where she lives and works, with little noticand even less information.
