US charges Iranians with hacking Trump campaign
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Washington has indicted three members of a cyberespionage unit associated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard for mounting wide-ranging attacks targeting politicians, officials and journalists that led to the hacking of the Trump campaign this summer.
Harris has a lot of strengths. Giving interviews isn’t one of them.
The first question Vice President Kamala Harris faced Wednesday night, in her first solo interview with a major cable network as the Democratic presidential nominee, was posed as a gentle hypothetical: What would she say to the many Americans who do not see how her economic policies would serve them?
At least 43 dead as Helene cuts destructive path through southeastern US
ATLANTA — Tropical Depression Helene brought life-threatening flooding on Friday to wide sections of the U.S. Southeast, where at least 43 people have been killed by a storm that swamped neighborhoods, triggered mudslides, threatened dams and left more than 3.5 million homes and businesses without power.
Over 700 pounds of illegal bologna stuffed in suitcases seized at Texas border, feds say
A 43-year-old woman crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas told officers that she had cooked meat in her vehicle.
Harris to call for tighter immigration controls in border visit
DOUGLAS, Arizona — Vice President Kamala Harris visited the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time in her 2024 presidential campaign on Friday as her Republican opponent Donald Trump doubles down on the message that immigrants pose a danger to America.
US judges warned to prepare for election-year security risks at courthouses
A top security official in the U.S. federal judiciary warned judges earlier this week that courthouses could face security threats as the Nov. 5 election approaches, noting that they are often targeted “during times of increased national tension.”
China, Brazil press on with Ukraine peace plan despite Zelenskyy’s ire
China and Brazil on Friday pressed ahead with an effort to gather developing countries behind a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of the initiative as serving Moscow’s interests.
Nation and world news — at a glance — for September 28
Conspiracy theorists and vaccine skeptics have a new target: geoengineering
Israel strikes residential buildings near Beirut it says housed Hezbollah headquarters
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli forces destroyed several residential buildings south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, on Friday afternoon, asserting that the central headquarters of Hezbollah was underneath them.
Judge Tanya Chutkan gives Trump deadline to object to unsealing Jan. 6 evidence
Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday gave former President Trump until Tuesday to file any objection to her unsealing a dossier of evidence from special counsel Jack Smith in the federal Jan. 6 election interference case.
New York Catholic diocese reaches $323 mln sex abuse settlement
A Roman Catholic diocese in Long Island, New York announced a new bankruptcy settlement on Thursday that would pay more than $323 million to about 530 sex abuse survivors who alleged they were abused by priests when they were children.
Free COVID Tests Are Coming Back
Starting yesterday, you can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the government.
US pushes cease-fire in Lebanon as Netanyahu says Israel will fight on
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arrived in New York on Thursday for what he called an “important visit to the United Nations,” but he gave no indication that Israel would accept a new cease-fire proposal international diplomats have been working on to defuse the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Biden administration set to make asylum limits more permanent
The Biden administration is expected to take action next week to make it harder to lift its policy banning asylum for migrants who cross the southern border illegally, three people with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.
Multiple Iranians indicted over Trump campaign hack, Politico reports
(Reuters) — Multiple Iranians have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury on charges over hacking Republican Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, Politico reported on Thursday.
Biden administration announces new actions to curb gun violence
The Biden administration announced new actions Thursday on a range of gun-related issues, including a new executive order in part aimed at giving schools guidance about how to train for an active shooter.
Lithuania’s foreign minister calls for Ukraine to be allowed to use arms freely
Ukraine should be able to freely use arms it has been provided, Lithuania’s foreign minister told Reuters on Thursday, adding he hoped Kyiv would be able to shoot further into Russia with weapons Washington announced it would deliver to Ukraine.
Trump to rally again at site of the first assassination attempt against him
Former President Donald Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5, holding a rally at the same site where he survived an assassination attempt in July, his campaign announced Wednesday.
Democrats, Republicans battle over election rules in Harris-Trump face off
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. presidential contest between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump features an array of legal battles over how the votes are cast and counted that are likely to last beyond Election Day on Nov. 5.
Hurricane Helene slams into Florida, fears of widespread damage, deaths
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, raising fears of deaths, widespread damage and even worse floods than the severe deluge which had preceded its arrival.
