The Treasury Department estimates it would exhaust the measures allowing the U.S. government to pay its bills on October 18. if Congress does not act to raise or suspend the debt limit. If that happens, the country could go into default for the first time in U.S. history. Senate Republicans …
Read More »Atlanta spa shooting defendant pleads not guilty in death penalty case
A man already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting four people at a spa outside Atlanta pleaded not guilty to shooting four others on the same day at two spas inside the city. Six of the victims were Asian women. Those killed outside Atlanta in …
Read More »Almost 150 from the American University of Afghanistan were evacuated, but thousands still want to leave
Washington — Nearly 150 students and staff from the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) were evacuated before the U.S. completed its withdrawal at the end of August. But that was short of the AUAF administration’s goal to get 1,200 out of the country, and now the university is working to move …
Read More »The artist as searcher: Cézanne works on paper
He would return to the same subjects again and again: forests and trees, fruit and faces, bathers in and out of water. For the renowned French artist Paul Cézanne, it was all about the effort: “I can’t seem to express the intensity which beats in upon my senses,” he said. …
Read More »Biden calls Chinese President Xi Jinping about U.S.
In their first conversation in seven months, President Biden spoke by phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping late Thursday night from the Treaty Room inside the White House residence. The roughly 90-minute call was initiated by Mr. Biden and motivated by what is essentially his exasperation that lower-level Chinese officials …
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With California’s recall election less than two weeks away, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is keeping his focus on battling COVID-19 and defending the state’s vaccine and mask mandates — drawing a stark contrast with the Republicans looking to replace him on September 14. Newsom touts California’s high vaccination rate: nearly 80% of …
Read More »“Bring Your Own Brigade” Director Lucy Walker on “The Takeout”
In her latest documentary film “Bring Your Own Brigade,” Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker investigates the causes of recent wildfires across California and the U.S. and also sets out to help the audience understand what these raging fires feel like from the perspective of the firefighters. Shooting in 2018, as the …
Read More »FBI joins criminal probe in Colorado voting equipment breach
Denver — The FBI said Wednesday its agents are joining a criminal investigation into an alleged security breach of a rural Colorado county’s voting equipment. The agents are working with Mesa County prosecutors to determine if there was a criminal violation, FBI spokeswoman Courtney Bernal said in a statement. The …
Read More »GOP Congressman Ralph Norman suing Pelosi over mask fines tests positive for COVID
Republican Congressman Ralph Norman, who is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over a fine he received for violating the House’s original mask mandate, has tested positive for COVID-19. The representative from South Carolina tweeted Thursday he’s experiencing only “mild” symptoms, crediting his fully vaccinated status. Norman, along with fellow Republicans …
Read More »COVID vaccines still effective at preventing serious illness from Delta variant, Gottlieb says
Washington — Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration, said COVID-19 vaccines still provide strong protection against serious disease and death, even as new research shows vaccinated individuals can spread the worrying Delta variant. Gottlieb noted that the COVID-19 vaccines were primarily intended to significantly reduce …
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