Biden and Macron talk togetherness, with no mention of discord over Gaza Strip
PARIS — U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday stressed how much they agree with each other about world affairs, including the war in Ukraine, even as their countries have expressed sharply different views of the fighting in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.
Vietnam arrests prominent journalist for Facebook posts
Authorities in Vietnam have arrested one of the country’s most prominent journalists and accused him of “abusing democratic freedoms” by posting articles on Facebook that “infringed on the interests of the state and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.”
Trump vows to lower prices. Some of his policies may raise them.
Former President Donald Trump routinely blames President Joe Biden for higher prices at the grocery store and everywhere else Americans shop, and promises to “fix it.”
U.S. hiring rises strongly, along with wages
The U.S. economy keeps throwing curveballs, and the May employment report is the latest example.
Israel’s push in central Gaza Strip targets Hamas fighters
The Israeli military pushed ahead with its offensive in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, saying it had killed dozens of militants, including some who had holed up in the premises of a former United Nations school that had been converted into a shelter in the area.
Progressives urge Biden to push harder on ‘greedflation’
WASHINGTON — As high prices at grocery stores, gas pumps and pharmacies have soured many voters on his first term, President Joe Biden has developed a populist riposte: Blame big corporations for inflation, not me.
‘The time has come to say goodbye’: Pat Sajak bids farewell to ‘Wheel of Fortune’
On Friday night, Pat Sajak said goodbye to “Wheel of Fortune,” expressing gratitude to the countless viewers who had tuned in during his more than 40 years at the helm. “Thank you for allowing me into your lives,” he said.
Alex Jones seeks to liquidate his assets to pay damages to Sandy Hook families
WASHINGTON — Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking permission from a bankruptcy court to liquidate his personal assets and deliver the proceeds to the Sandy Hook families who are owed more than $1.4 billion in damages for his lies about the 2012 school shooting.
U.S. tightens car mileage rules, part of strategy to fight climate change
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday tightened vehicle fuel mileage standards, part of its strategy to transform the American auto market into one that is dominated by electric vehicles that do not emit the pollution that is heating the planet.
Clarence Thomas, in financial disclosure, acknowledges 2019 trips paid by Harlan Crow
Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged Friday additional luxury travel he had accepted from a conservative billionaire, amending a previous financial disclosure to reflect trips he had taken to an Indonesian island and a secretive all-male club in the Northern California redwoods.
Biden straddles the patriotic and the political in speech at Normandy
POINTE DU HOC, France — President Joe Biden used the backdrop of the beaches at Normandy on Friday to argue that the fight for democracy in Ukraine and elsewhere remains as vital as the day that U.S. troops helped rescue Europe from Hitler’s tyranny.
The GOP push for post-verdict payback: ‘Fight fire with fire’
Republican allies of Donald Trump are calling for revenge prosecutions and other retaliatory measures against Democrats in response to his felony conviction in New York.
New report underscores the seriousness of long COVID
One of the nation’s premier medical advisory organizations has weighed in on long COVID with a 265-page report that recognizes the seriousness and persistence of the condition for millions of Americans.
Larry Allen, dominant NFL lineman, dies at 52
Larry Allen, a road grader of a guard and tackle for the Dallas Cowboys who, leveraging seemingly superhuman strength, cleared a path to a Super Bowl victory in 1996 and tallied 11 Pro Bowl selections, earning consideration as one of the greatest offensive linemen in National Football League history, died Sunday in Mexico. He was 52.
Needing help to stay in office, Modi no longer appears all-powerful
NEW DELHI — Suddenly, the aura of invincibility around Narendra Modi has been shattered.
Stuck in a starter home
If buying a home is an inexorable part of the American dream, so is the next step: eventually selling that home and using the equity to trade up to something bigger.
Biden is expected to sign order letting him seal border with Mexico
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday allowing him to temporarily seal the U.S. border with Mexico to migrants when crossings surge, a move that would suspend longtime protections for asylum-seekers in the United States.
They spent their life savings on life coaching
To an outsider, Billiejo Mullett is someone who has her head firmly screwed on. She’s smart and educated — a registered nurse who works for a medical insurance provider — and balances her career with a busy family life.
Can billions in new subsidies keep family farms in business?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has a line about the state of small-scale agriculture in America these days.
A felon in the Oval Office would test the American system
WASHINGTON — Revolutionary hero Patrick Henry knew this day would come. He might not have anticipated all the particulars, such as the porn actor in the hotel room and the illicit payoff to keep her quiet. But he feared that eventually a criminal might occupy the presidency and use his powers to thwart anyone who sought to hold him accountable. “Away with your president,” he declared, “we shall have a king.”
