Walz’s ‘couch’ quip, and Democrats’ growing comfort in going low
One of the biggest dilemmas in politics is how much to avail yourself of the dark arts. You might think a tactic is morally wrong or underhanded. But what happens…
Google’s antitrust ruling has experts looking to 25-year-old Microsoft case for answers
In ruling Monday that Google has held a monopoly in internet search, U.S. judge Amit Mehta invoked the company at the center of the most famous tech antitrust case in U.S. history: Microsoft.…
July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief
Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate pattern ebbed, the European climate agency Copernicus announced Wednesday.…
Kenyan youth call for ‘mother of all protests’ as president swears in new cabinet
Young protesters in Kenya returned to the capital’s streets for an eighth week of demonstrations on Thursday as President William Ruto swore in a new cabinet. Police fired tear gas…
Biden to hold first public event of the week before flying to beach house
President Biden is scheduled to hold his first public event of the week on Thursday before flying to his beach house in Delaware. Biden hasn’t been seen publicly since walking…
ISIS-inspired suspect planned suicide attack at Taylor Swift concert, Austrian authorities say
Police in Austria have questioned three teenagers suspected of plotting a suicide attack at a Taylor Swift show, sparking renewed concerns over the indoctrination of young people online. Investigators unearthed…
Russia says it halted a Ukrainian incursion into its territory. Evidence suggests it hasn’t
Russia claims to have halted a Ukrainian incursion into its territory on Thursday, although latest evidence from the ground suggests fighting continues in the Kursk region. The Russian Ministry of…
With 29 days until voting starts, ‘election season’ kicks off sooner than you think
There are 89 days until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. But if Americans vote like they did in the last two election cycles, most of them will have already…
Harris VP pick Tim Walz’s top five ‘weird’ moments in the spotlight
Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who immediately set social media ablaze as unearthed clips and headlines exposing…
Chants of ‘lock him up’ follow Harris and Walz’s talk of Trump’s criminal record
Rallying supporters at her first event with her new running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris said she has taken on “perpetrators of all kinds” as a prosecutor, “So hear me…