Former President Barack Obama offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, as he encouraged voters on Saturday to support Democrat in the closely watched race. (Oct. 23)
The former president criticized Republican gubernatorial hopeful Glenn Youngkin for indulging in 2020 election conspiracies.
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the Washington suburbs on Thursday night to campaign for Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in a Virginia governor's race that she acknowledged looks closer than once expected. “This race is tight,” Harris told hundreds of cheering supporters in a parking lot outside a county fire station in Dumfries, about 30 miles south of Washington and part of fast-growing Northern Virginia, which has been a key driver in turning what was once a red state more reliably blue. Harris is part of a parade of Democratic stars coming to the state to try to energize their base in an off-year race the party hopes can give it momentum heading into 2022's midterm election — when its narrow control of Congress is on the line.
Superior, Nebraska stunned by grain elevator shooting
Skipper Babar Azam vowed his team will not think about Pakistan's poor record against arch-rivals India when they meet in a high-octane Twenty20 World Cup match in Dubai on Sunday.
Two months after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, one of the country’s once-prominent female leaders — a former parliament member, candidate for president and a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize — is visiting the United Nations, not as a representative of her government but as a woman in exile. In an interview with The Associated Press, Fawzia Koofi called for humanitarian aid sent to Afghanistan to be contingent on the participation of women in its distribution, as well as free and safe travel for Afghans into and out of the country.
The fight over COVID and mask mandates in schools is shaking up the governor's race in Oklahoma after schools chief Joy Hofmeister announced she's leaving the Republican Party to run as a Democrat.
Biden blamed Manchin and Sinema for the cuts, but told CNN: "I'm going to get it done. And if I don't, I'll be sleeping alone for a long time."
'Biddy' Mason? Jackie Robinson? Cesar Chavez? Linus Pauling? California's history is filled with figures of greatness who could represent us well in Washington's statuary collection.
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“Storm clouds are gathering on the horizon,” McConnell said. “The very concept of an independent and insulated judiciary is actually at stake.”
Data: FBI, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Census Bureau; Chart: Jared Whalen/AxiosEven as the nation's homicide rate jumped in 2020 amid rising gun violence, the murder rate in 11 of the largest communities along the U.S. border stayed below the national average, an Axios analysis found. Why it matters: The wide disparity between majority-Mexican American and Mexican immigrant border communities and other similar-size cities further north conflicts with images and myths of the U.S.-Mexico
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson may come with side effects—these products can help treat the symptoms.
Don DiCostanzo, the CEO of electric bike company Pedego, told me an entertaining story about how his company teamed up with William Shatner—once Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, and now the world’s oldest astronaut. About 10 years ago, DiCostanzo recalls, Shatner came into a company showroom looking for a bike. Pedego power-assisted bikes then cost about $3,000, but Shatner wanted to know if the company would do him a deal.
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Attorney John Scott will serve in the role on an interim basis, as his appointment will require confirmation by the state Senate for final approval.
Alex Caceres earned on of the most resilient wins of his career to date when he rallied to tap out Seungwoo Choi at UFC Fight Night 196.
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog stood by his determination that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe lied repeatedly during a criminal leak investigation after the agency under President Joe Biden reached a settlement last week reversing his firing.
"I can't remember exactly what she said. But they got into a back and forth about Jewish space lasers," Rep. Jamie Raskin told the NY Daily News.
The “Hillbilly Elegy” author and Ohio Senate candidate is the target of nearly $1 million in attack ads.
His dead wife's ballot was sent in with a signature that matched county records. Hartle had claimed the ballot was never delivered to their house.
