Zelenskyy sees ‘opportunity’ to end war in Ukraine by 2025
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that the current state of play on the battlefield had created an opportunity for steps to end Russia’s more than 2-1/2-year-old invasion no later than next year.
Trump rejects Fox News invite to debate Harris in late October
Republican former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will not debate Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, hours after Fox News invited the two presidential contenders to participate in a possible second debate on either Oct. 24 or Oct. 27.
Two planes cleared to use same runway in Nashville near-collision, NTSB says
Air-traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines jet last month to take off at Tennessee’s Nashville International Airport on the same runway where a Southwest Airlines plane had been cleared to cross, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.
Kamala Harris has raised $1 billion since entering 2024 presidential race
Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more than $1 billion in less than three months as a presidential candidate, according to three people with knowledge of her fundraising haul, a remarkable sum of money that has remade the race against former President Donald Trump.
Inside the battle for America’s most consequential battleground state
When Vice President Kamala Harris rolled out her economic agenda, she went to Pittsburgh. When she unveiled her running mate, she went to Philadelphia. And when she had to pick a place for former President Barack Obama’s first fall rally this Thursday, it was back to Pittsburgh.
Republicans condemn hurricane misinformation spread by their own party
As U.S. officials struggle to push back against misinformation about natural disasters hitting the country, at least three congressional Republicans condemned conspiracy theories repeated by fellow members of their party.
Hurricane Milton marches across central Florida, destroying homes
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Hurricane Milton marched across central Florida on Thursday after making landfall on the state’s west coast hours earlier, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to nearly 2 million customers.
Boeing strike nears a month with no resolution
The lead negotiator for a Boeing union representing about 33,000 workers who have been on strike for nearly a month said on Wednesday that members were prepared to wait out the planemaker, after pay talks collapsed a day earlier.
Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to 3 scientists for predicting and creating proteins
The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for discoveries that show the potential of advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, to predict the shape of proteins, life’s chemical tools, and to invent new ones.
Thousands flee Hurricane Milton, causing traffic jams and fuel shortages
TAMPA, Florida — Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida’s battered Gulf Coast as an enormous Category 5 storm on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams and fuel shortages as officials ordered more than 1 million people to flee before it slams into the Tampa Bay area.
Book raises unverified claims about Trump’s ties to Putin
WASHINGTON — Just weeks before an election, Americans are once again being confronted with a familiar if vexing question that has never been definitively resolved: What is up with former President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia?
Harris unveils plan to allow Medicare to cover in-home care
Kamala Harris proposed a new campaign policy Tuesday to help seniors “age in place,” a popular concept allowing older Americans to receive care at home through Medicare.
Israel says it has killed slain Hezbollah leader’s successors
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israeli airstrikes had killed two successors to Hezbollah’s slain leader, as Israel expanded its ground offensive against the Iran-backed group with a fourth army division deployed into south Lebanon.
TikTok sued by 13 states and DC, accused of harming younger users
TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people.
Supreme Court leans in favor of federal ban on sale of gun kits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices gave a friendly hearing Tuesday to the Biden administration’s regulation that prohibits the sale of easy-to-assemble firearms that can be sold online or through the mail.
Afghan man in Oklahoma City arrested for plotting Election Day attack
An Afghan man was arrested in Oklahoma for allegedly plotting an election day “terrorist attack,” the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
Russia says it captures two villages in Ukraine’s east
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its forces had taken control of two settlements in eastern Ukraine, the latest gains in their drive to secure the Donbas region.
Biden announces new rule to remove all US lead pipes in a decade
The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every lead pipe in the country within 10 years, tackling a major threat that is particularly dangerous to infants and children.
Nation and world news in brief for October 8
Taylor Swift, worth $1.6 billion, overtakes Rihanna as world’s richest female musician
Israel fights on multiple fronts as war with Hamas marks a year
The Israel Defense Forces said it intercepted most of a barrage of rockets fired toward Tel Aviv by Hamas and other Iran-backed groups, as fighting escalated Monday on multiple fronts after a year of war.
