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China announces new drills as US delegation visits Taiwan

China announces new drills as US delegation visits Taiwan

15 August, 2022

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington after a similar recent visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy P...

More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip

More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip

14 August, 2022

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China. The five-member delegation, led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, will meet senior leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regi...

Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Dems’ bill

Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Dems’ bill

13 August, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The flagship climate change and health care bill passed by Democrats and soon to be signed by President Joe Biden will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system.

Justice Department seeks to unseal search warrants of Trump's home

Justice Department seeks to unseal search warrants of Trump's home

12 August, 2022

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons when they raided former President Donald Trump's home in Florida this week, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. It was not clear if such documents were recovered at the former president's ...

Trump’s bond with GOP deepens after primary wins, FBI search

Trump’s bond with GOP deepens after primary wins, FBI search

11 August, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick for governor in the swing state of Wisconsin easily defeated a favorite of the Republican establishment. In Connecticut, the state that launched the Bush family and its brand of compassionate conservatism, a fiery Senate contender who promoted Trump’s election lie...

US inflation slows from a 40-year peak but remains high

US inflation slows from a 40-year peak but remains high

10 August, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though overall price increases slowed only modestly from the four-decade high that was reached in June.

FBI searches Trump's Florida home as part of presidential records probe

FBI searches Trump's Florida home as part of presidential records probe

09 August, 2022

PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug 8 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe in what his son acknowledged was part of an investigation into Trump's removal of official presidential records from the White House to his Florida resort.

Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from inflation

Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from infl…

08 August, 2022

NPR - A national poll — from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health — finds those are all too common experiences for high proportions of Black, Latino and Native American adults as the U.S. weathers a grueling stretch of high prices and economic unc...

Sour views on economy keep Biden approval on issues down: POLL

Sour views on economy keep Biden approval on issues down: POLL

07 August, 2022

ABC News - With the midterm elections three months away, Americans maintain a sour view on the state of the economy and are pessimistic about its future course, with President Joe Biden’s approval rating across a range of issue areas continuing to suffer, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.

Hundreds stranded in Death Valley National Park amid flooding

Hundreds stranded in Death Valley National Park amid flooding

06 August, 2022

ABC News - All roads in and out of Death Valley National Park are closed after unprecedented amounts of rainfall caused substantial flooding in the area, park officials said Friday. Approximately 500 visitors and 500 staff are currently unable to exit the park, which straddles the California-Nevada ...

Blinken says China's military exercises near Taiwan, Japan represents 'significant escalation'

Blinken says China's military exercises near Taiwan, Japan represents 'significa…

05 August, 2022

FOX News - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China's military exercises, including missiles the country recently fired into the Taiwan Strait and Japan's economic zone, represent "significant escalation." During a press conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Blinken said China was overreacting to ...

China fires missiles into waters off Taiwan in largest ever drills

China fires missiles into waters off Taiwan in largest ever drills

04 August, 2022

TAIPEI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - China fired multiple missiles around Taiwan on Thursday, launching unprecedented military drills a day after a visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-ruled island that Beijing regards as its sovereign territory.

Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

03 August, 2022

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan after a visit that heightened tensions with China, saying Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in her delegation showed they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliation

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliatio…

01 August, 2022

(CNN)US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China's threats of retaliation over the visit. Pelosi's stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25 years. Her trip comes at a low point in...

Mortgage rates fall sharply after negative GDP report and Fed’s latest hike

Mortgage rates fall sharply after negative GDP report and Fed’s latest hike

30 July, 2022

CNBC - Just one day after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate, mortgage rates took a sharp turn lower. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.22% on Thursday from 5.54% on Wednesday, when the Fed announced its latest rate hike, according to Mortgage News Daily. Th...

15 dead in Kentucky flood, one of the 'most devastating' in state history

15 dead in Kentucky flood, one of the 'most devastating' in state history

29 July, 2022

ABC News - At least 15 people have been killed in Kentucky amid "one of the worst, most devastating" floods in the state's history, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday, and he said he expects the death toll to double. Among those killed was an 81-year-old woman, according to the governor.

US economy shrinks for a 2nd quarter, raising recession fear

US economy shrinks for a 2nd quarter, raising recession fear

28 July, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession. The decline that the Commerce Department reported Thursday in the gross domestic product — the broadest...

US military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan

US military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan

27 July, 2022

SYDNEY (AP) — U.S. officials say they have little fear that China would attack Nancy Pelosi’s plane if she flies to Taiwan. But the U.S. House speaker would be entering one of the world’s hottest spots, where a mishap, misstep or misunderstanding could endanger her safety. So the Pentagon is develop...

EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears

EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears

26 July, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union governments agreed Tuesday to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against any further supply cuts by Russia as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine. EU energy ministers approved a draft European law meant to lower demand for gas by 15% from August th...

'The money is gone': Evacuated Ukrainians forced to return

'The money is gone': Evacuated Ukrainians forced to return

25 July, 2022

POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — The missile’s impact flung the young woman against the fence so hard it splintered. Her mother found her dying on the bench beneath the pear tree where she’d enjoyed the afternoon. By the time her father arrived, she was gone.

One thing voters agree on: Fresh voices needed in politics

One thing voters agree on: Fresh voices needed in politics

24 July, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — As he campaigns for a Manhattan congressional seat against fellow Democrats twice his age, 38-year-old Suraj Patel harnesses the frustration of his generation toward those who have held office for decades. In his telling, Reps. Jerry Nadler, 75, and Carolyn Maloney, 76, are part of a...

Russia strikes Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after grain deals signed

Russia strikes Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after grain deals signed

23 July, 2022

NPR - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday's strike as "spit in the face" of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the agr...

Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal to reopen grain export ports

Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal to reopen grain export ports

22 July, 2022

ISTANBUL/KYIV, July 22 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey and the United Nations said, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased.

Exclusive: U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos

Exclusive: U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos

21 July, 2022

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted with its gear could capture sensitive information from military bases and missile silos that the company could then transmit to China, two peop...

Biden to announce executive actions to address climate change

Biden to announce executive actions to address climate change

20 July, 2022

USA TODAY - WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday new executive actions to address climate change as his legislative agenda to combat the crisis faced a setback in Congress.

Biden can't control the one thing that could save his presidency

Biden can't control the one thing that could save his presidency

19 July, 2022

(CNN)It's inflation, stupid. James Carville's famous 1992 Democratic election mantra about the economy needs an update to encapsulate the depth of President Joe Biden's political chasm and how his hopes of climbing out depend largely on factors outside of his control.

France, Spain fight spreading wildfires as Europe swelters

France, Spain fight spreading wildfires as Europe swelters

18 July, 2022

LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France (AP) — France scrambled more water-bombing planes and hundreds more firefighters to combat spreading wildfires that were being fed Monday by hot swirling winds from a searing heat wave broiling much of Europe. In Spain, two people have been killed in blazes there.

Gas prices are falling, but voters say they aren’t feeling the relief

Gas prices are falling, but voters say they aren’t feeling the relief

17 July, 2022

ATLANTA — Gas prices are finally falling around the country, but few voters say the lower prices are impacting their outlook on the economy, a worrying sign for President Joe Biden as he seeks to turn around his sagging approval rating before the midterm elections.

White House faces disaster with young voters

White House faces disaster with young voters

15 July, 2022

The Hill - President Biden is facing a disaster with young voters, increasing fears among Democrats that they are in danger of losing a generation if he doesn’t improve his standing with Generation Z. Biden’s approval rating has declined across the board among Democrats, but the figures with peopl...

Biden to sign joint pledge with Israel to prevent Iran going nuclear

Biden to sign joint pledge with Israel to prevent Iran going nuclear

14 July, 2022

JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign a joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear weapons on Thursday, closing ranks after long-running disputes between the allies over global diplomacy with Tehran.

Biden embarks on first trip to the Middle East

Biden embarks on first trip to the Middle East

13 July, 2022

Jerusalem (CNN)When President Joe Biden arrives here on Wednesday, he will do something he has never done on a foreign trip: Embrace one of his predecessor's legacy achievements. While much of his foreign travel in his first 18 months in office has focused on reversing the foreign policy of former...

NASA's James Webb telescope captures groundbreaking images of distant galaxies

NASA's James Webb telescope captures groundbreaking images of distant galaxies

12 July, 2022

NPR - The universe's splendor and breadth are on display like never before, thanks to a new batch of images that NASA released from the James Webb Space Telescope on Tuesday. The images from the new telescope are "really gorgeous," said NASA's Jane Rigby, the operations project scientist for the Jam...

Europe on high alert as Russia temporarily halts gas flows via major pipeline

Europe on high alert as Russia temporarily halts gas flows via major pipeline

11 July, 2022

CNBC - Europe is bracing for an extended shutdown of Russian gas supplies as maintenance works begin on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that brings gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea. Operator Nord Stream AG confirmed the maintenance works, which are scheduled to run from Monday through to July 21, got un...

Biden’s Middle East policy shows echoes of Trump

Biden’s Middle East policy shows echoes of Trump

10 July, 2022

The Hill - President Biden’s trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia next week is expected to show how the administration is putting its stamp on relations with the region, but some experts argue the president has largely continued the policies of former President Trump in the Middle East.

Sri Lanka president, PM to resign after tumultuous protests

Sri Lanka president, PM to resign after tumultuous protests

09 July, 2022

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials’ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation’s severe economic crisis...

Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech

Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech

08 July, 2022

NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said. Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after h...

One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

07 July, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules of British politics. Months of defiance ended almost with a shr...

Dow Dives as Recession Fears Mount, Euro Slumps

Dow Dives as Recession Fears Mount, Euro Slumps

06 July, 2022

U.S. News - Markets entered the second half of the year Tuesday with an opening sell-off that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 500 points by mid-morning. That dashed hopes that the rally at the end of last week might signal a turn in investors’ fortunes following a first half that...

NATO formally begins process of ratifying membership of Sweden and Finland

NATO formally begins process of ratifying membership of Sweden and Finland

05 July, 2022

CNN - NATO has formally begun the process of Sweden and Finland joining the alliance, its secretary general has said. NATO members signed the protocols of accession on Tuesday, in what Jens Stoltenberg labeled an "historic moment." It comes after the NATO summit in Madrid last week where allied lead...

From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden

From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden

03 July, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last Fourth of July, President Joe Biden gathered hundreds of people outside the White House for an event that would have been unthinkable for many Americans the previous year. With the coronavirus in retreat, they ate hamburgers and watched fireworks over the National Mall.

As Federal Climate-Fighting Tools Are Taken Away, Cities and States Step Up

As Federal Climate-Fighting Tools Are Taken Away, Cities and States Step Up

01 July, 2022

New York Times - This week, the Supreme Court curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The efforts of local governments, in some cases bridging partisan divides, will become increasingly important as the national strategy weakens.

U.S. Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions

U.S. Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions

30 June, 2022

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits on the federal government's authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a ruling that will undermine President Joe Biden's plans to tackle climate change and could constrain ...

NATO formally invites Finland and Sweden to become members of the alliance

NATO formally invites Finland and Sweden to become members of the alliance

29 June, 2022

CNN - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called the formal invitation from the alliance to Sweden and Finland to join the defense bloc "a historic decision." "Today, NATO leaders took a historic decision to invite Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO. The agreement concluded last night by Turkey,...

50 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

50 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

28 June, 2022

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fifty people died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico. More than a dozen people — their bodies hot to the touch — were tak...

G-7 leaders confer with Zelenskyy, prep new aid for Ukraine

G-7 leaders confer with Zelenskyy, prep new aid for Ukraine

27 June, 2022

ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Leading economic powers conferred by video link with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as they underscored their commitment to Ukraine for “as long as it takes” with plans to pursue a price cap on Russian oil, raise tariffs on Russian goods and impose other new ...

Supreme Court’s abortion ruling is watershed moment

Supreme Court’s abortion ruling is watershed moment

25 June, 2022

The Hill - The Supreme Court’s extraordinary decision to eliminate the universal right to abortion is a watershed moment in the American experiment, ending half a century when people were free to make their own reproductive decisions and immediately ushering in an era when states can make that choic...

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

24 June, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday ended constitutional protections for abortion that had stood in America for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the s...

U.S. Supreme Court expands gun rights, strikes down New York law

U.S. Supreme Court expands gun rights, strikes down New York law

23 June, 2022

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declared for the first time that the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense, handing a landmark victory to gun rights advocates in a nation deeply divided over how to address fi...

Biden wants a gas tax holiday. Some economists say that's a bad idea

Biden wants a gas tax holiday. Some economists say that's a bad idea

22 June, 2022

NPR - President Biden is set to announce on Wednesday that he wants Congress to give consumers a break on the federal gas tax for the summer months. That would mean the government would stop collecting the tax — 18 cents per gallon on gas and 24 cents per gallon on diesel — until the end of Septembe...

Supreme Court rules public money can fund religious education

Supreme Court rules public money can fund religious education

21 June, 2022

(CNN)The Supreme Court said Tuesday that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a tuition assistance program that allows parents to use vouchers to send their children to public or private schools. The 6-3 ruling is the latest move by the conservative court to expand religious liberty rights ...

America is on edge, and that's bad news for the White House

America is on edge, and that's bad news for the White House

20 June, 2022

(CNN)If Americans are "really, really down," as President Joe Biden suggests, it's hardly surprising. Many key aspects of economic, social and national life that were once viewed as smoothly running certainties are out of joint. The Covid-19 pandemic, though it has eased its deadly grip, has left ...

Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after floods

Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after floods

19 June, 2022

ABC News - BILLINGS, Mont. -- Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, after catastrophic flooding destroyed bridges and roads and drove out thousands of tourists.

EU backs Ukraine's membership bid as war brings huge shift

EU backs Ukraine's membership bid as war brings huge shift

17 June, 2022

BRUSSELS/KYIV, Ukraine, June 17 (Reuters) - The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join, in the most dramatic geopolitical shift to result from Russia's invasion.

French president visits Kyiv suburb, decries ‘massacre’

French president visits Kyiv suburb, decries ‘massacre’

16 June, 2022

IRPIN, Ukraine (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that there are signs of war crimes in a Kyiv suburb following “massacres” by Russian forces. He spoke in the town of Irpin while on a visit with the German, Italian and Romanian leaders to show support for Ukraine. He denounced the...

Fed expected to announce biggest rate hike in 28 years

Fed expected to announce biggest rate hike in 28 years

15 June, 2022

CNBC - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to do something it hasn’t done in 28 years — increase interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point. In response to soaring inflation and volatile financial markets, the central bank will hike the rate that banks charge each other for over...

Bond market storm eases a touch but bears still on prowl

Bond market storm eases a touch but bears still on prowl

14 June, 2022

LONDON/HONG KONG June 14 (Reuters) - World shares inched higher and Wall Street was tipped for a stronger open on Tuesday, as U.S. Treasury yields steadied at multi-year highs following the worst selloff in years.

What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame

What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame

13 June, 2022

PARIS/BERLIN/WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Is it better to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine or to isolate him? Should Kyiv make concessions to end the war, or would that embolden the Kremlin? Are ramped up sanctions on Russia worth the collateral damage?

Cardona: Teacher Shortage Is no Surprise

Cardona: Teacher Shortage Is no Surprise

10 June, 2022

U.S.News - Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Americans shouldn’t be surprised by disruptions caused by teacher shortages and the emerging labor market crisis in K-12 schools since educators are rarely supported in the ways other professions recruit and retain employees.

Military aircraft crashes in Southern California desert

Military aircraft crashes in Southern California desert

09 June, 2022

ABC News - A military aircraft crashed in a remote, desert area of Southern California on Wednesday, authorities said. Five people were on board an MV-22B Osprey when it went down, according to a Marine official, who did not have any further update on their condition. The downed aircraft belonged to...

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