Obama, Democrats’ Elder Statesman, Will Stump for Harris in Final Election Push
Mr. Obama, the first Black president, had cast Vice President Kamala Harris as the inheritor of his political movement in a speech at the Democratic convention.
Menendez brothers murder case under review in LA County
The convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were jailed more than three decades ago for the murder of their parents in the US, are set to be reviewed. The…
Ros Atkins on… the first Trump assassination attempt
Donald Trump is set to return to the site of his assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania nearly three months after he was shot at during a rally. In that time,…
Melania Trump signals support for abortion rights
Melania Trump seems to have joined a long line of Republican former first ladies who have come out in support of abortion rights, putting them at odds with their husbands’…
Helene is deadliest mainland US hurricane since Katrina as toll hits 200
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has surpassed 200 as rescuers continue to search for survivors from the storm that tore across the US south-east. More than half of the…
Hurricane Helene: North Carolina house flows down river and smashes into debris
Footage shot by a passer-by shows a house flowing down the Swannanoa River in North Carolina last Friday, crashing into debris left by Hurricane Helene. No injuries were reported by…
Garth Brooks: Country star accused of rape in lawsuit
Country music superstar Garth Brooks has been accused of rape, sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit filed in California state court. The accuser, using the pseudonym “Jane Roe”, was…
International Longshoremen’s Association suspends ports strike until January
The union representing tens of thousands of dockworkers across the US has agreed to suspend its strike while negotiations continue. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walked out on…
Links 10/4/2024 | naked capitalism
Scientists Release an Astounding, Detailed Map of a Fly Brain in Groundbreaking Study Colossal Mass extinctions on Earth can help us find alien life in the cosmos. Here’s how Space.com…
On Third Day of Claudia Sheinbaum’s Presidency, Mexico’s Supreme Court Plunges Country Into Constitutional Crisis | naked capitalism
Some people, including three of the Supreme Court judges, are calling it an attempted “coup”. Unsurprisingly, Washington’s fingerprints are all over this. On Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as…