WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has told a key ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is up for the job after a disastrous debate performance last week. The president, who the...
Strike Kills Family as Israeli Evacuation Order Sparks Panicked Flight from Southern Gaza City
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike killed a prominent Palestinian doctor and eight members of his extended family on Tuesday after they complied with military orders to evacuate their home and moved into an Israeli-designated safe zone. The Hamdan family — around a dozen people from three generations...
Israeli Strike Kills Another Senior Hezbollah Commander as Diplomats Scramble for Calm in Lebanon
BEIRUT — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions between the two sides continue to boil, a Hezbollah official told The Associated Press. The strike near the southern coastal city of Tyre took place as global diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent...
Northern California Wildfire Spreads, with More Hot Weather Expected. Thousands Evacuate
OROVILLE — Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire Wednesday in Northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate, with another day of extreme heat expected. The Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70 miles...
Hurricane Beryl Roars Toward Jamaica After Killing at Least 6 People in the Southeast Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. In Kingston, people boarded up windows, fishermen pulled their boats out of the...
Democrats in Congress Are Torn Between Backing Biden for President and Sounding the Alarm
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance has reverberated across the Democratic Party, forcing lawmakers to grapple with a crisis that could upend the presidential election and change the course of American history. The Democratic president has signaled he has no intention of dropping out of the race against...
Gavin Newsom Backs Down on Crime Measure
In a stunning, last-minute reversal, Gov. Gavin Newsom is scrapping the anti-crime measure he and Democratic legislative leaders just announced. It had been designed to compete with one backed by Republicans and prosecutors that is already headed for voters in November. In a statement tonight, the governor said Democrats “are...
Biden to Hold Crisis Meeting With Democratic Governors at the White House
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Wednesday with several Democratic governors in a closed-door meeting at the White House, part of a push to reassure the president’s supporters that he can still win the election in November despite his debate debacle last week. White House Has Not...
More Than 1,000 Personnel Now Fighting the Fresno County Basin Fire, Containment Improves
As of Wednesday morning, 1,118 personnel, supported by 22 crews, 65 engines, and nine helicopters, are battling the Basin Fire, which has grown to 13,926 acres, according to forest service officials. Containment of the fire has improved to 26%, up from 17% reported on Tuesday. Fire growth has slowed due...
Kelsey Plum Scores 34 as Aces Defeat Fever Before Record Crowd
LAS VEGAS — Kelsey Plum scored 34 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 88-69 on Tuesday night in front of the fifth-largest crowd in WNBA history. Playing in front of 20,366 fans in the largest regular-season crowd at a WNBA game since 1999, the two-time defending...