Opinion | Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Are Road-Tripping Through Georgia. Could They Actually Win There?
I can see why many people might not consider late August the best time to head to the Deep South. So hot. So sticky. But this week strikes me as…
Harris and Walz Point Their Campaign Bus to Rural Georgia
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, seeking to build Democrats’ momentum in the Sun Belt, will campaign on Wednesday in the rural counties of southeast Georgia…
Voting Rights for Nebraska Felons in Flux as Election Day Approaches
When the Nebraska Legislature voted 38 to 6 this year to allow people convicted of felonies to cast a ballot immediately after completing their sentences, it was a moment of…
Did You Even Go to the U.S. Open if You Didn’t Get a Hat?
As a college student at New York University, Morgan Riddle paid almost no attention to tennis. But she always knew when the U.S. Open was underway at the end of…
Deadly Landslide Strikes Ketchikan, Alaska
A violent landslide has raced down a forested hillside in Ketchikan, Alaska, killing one person and injuring three. “In my 65 years in Ketchikan, I have never seen a slide…
Texas judge blocks Biden citizenship plan for migrant spouses
A federal judge in Texas has issued an order temporarily halting a new immigration programme from the Biden White House that officials say could protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented…
Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey sells for record £18.1m at auction
Ruth, infamously traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1920, was wearing the jersey while playing for the Yankees during Game Three of the 1932…
Israel and Hezbollah Trade Airstrikes, and U.S. Border Crossings Drop
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Why Nippon Steel’s $15 Billion Takeover of U.S. Steel Is in Peril
When U.S. Steel put itself up for sale in 2023, executives at Nippon Steel in Tokyo saw an opportunity: Buying the American steel maker could help it offset anemic demand…
Latino Civil Rights Group Demands Inquiry Into Texas Voter Fraud Raids
A Latino civil rights group is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation into a series of raids conducted on Latino voting activists and political operatives as part…