Biden Gets a Rousing Ovation From Democrats as He Gives Harris an Enthusiastic Endorsement

Posted on August 19, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden is delivering his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention. His decision to end his reelection bid released newfound energy with Vice President Kamala Harris’ rise to the top of the ticket. Biden received a hero’s welcome for the act of stepping aside for Harris, weeks after many in…… MORE

Trump is Visiting Battleground States This Week as He Struggles to Adjust to Harris as His New Rival

Posted on August 19, 2024

YORK, Pa. (AP) — As Democrats kick off their convention in Chicago, Donald Trump is trying to regain his footing after weeks of struggling to adjust to Vice President Kamala Harris as his rival. The former president and GOP nominee on Monday delivered a speech at a factory in Pennsylvania as he attempts to undercut…… MORE

Blinken Says Israel Ok’s a Plan to Break the Cease-Fire Impasse and Urges Hamas to Do the Same

Posted on August 19, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether the latest draft had addressed concerns cited by the militant group. Blinken spoke after…… MORE

Civilians Flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s Army Bears Down on the Key Eastern Ukraine City

Posted on August 19, 2024

POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians with small children in their arms and lugging heavy suitcases are fleeing Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army is bearing down fast despite a lightning Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Local authorities said Russian forces are advancing so quickly that families must leave the city and…… MORE