Vice President Kamala Harris has gained a lead over former President Donald Trump among suburban voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos analysis. Harris now holds 47% support among suburban voters, compared to Trump’s 41%, representing a significant shift since President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid in July. Harris Overtakes Trump...
Raiders Turn to Aidan O’Connell as Starting QB vs. Steelers
HENDERSON — When Antonio Pierce became the Raiders' interim coach midway through last season, his first major act was naming then-rookie Aidan O'Connell the starting quarterback. Pierce, now the full-time Las Vegas coach, is turning again to O'Connell as the Raiders reach a critical part of their season while benching...
Ethel Kennedy, Passionate Supporter of the Family Legacy, Dies at 96
Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and a popular and vital force in the Kennedy political dynasty, died Thursday. She was 96. Her grandson Joe Kennedy III announced the death on the social platform X, giving the cause as complications of a stroke she had last week....
Republicans Appear Poised to Take Control of Senate, New Poll Shows
Control of the Senate appears likely to flip from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party this fall, as one of the nation’s most endangered Democrats, Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, trails his Republican challenger in his bid for reelection, according to a new poll from The New York Times...
Pro-Palestinian Group at Columbia Now Backs ‘Armed Resistance’ by Hamas
NEW YORK — The pro-Palestinian group that sparked the student encampment movement at Columbia University in response to the Israel-Hamas war is becoming more hard-line in its rhetoric, openly supporting militant groups fighting Israel and rescinding an apology it made after one of its members said the school was lucky...
Han Kang Wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. She’s the First South Korean to Do So
STOCKHOLM — South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said "confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." A slow-burning international literary star who has won multiple awards...
Former MLB Star Garvey Makes Play for Latino Votes in Longshot Bid for California US Senate Seat
LOS ANGELES — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey is making a late-hour push for Latino support in his longshot U.S. Senate campaign against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for the California seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The low-key contest has been largely overlooked nationally in a...
Tigers Blank Guardians in ALDS With Clutch Hitting and Strong Pitching, Taking Series Lead
DETROIT — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. The Tigers, baseball's hottest team the past two months, will have...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Edges Back From Its Records
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are edging back from their records Thursday, while Treasury yields spin after a pair of reports showed inflation was a touch warmer last month than expected and more workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in midday trading. The...
US Jobless Claims Hit 258,000, the Most in a Year
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying is more likely a result of Hurricane Helene — and the Boeing machinist strike — than a broader softening in the labor market. The Labor Department reported Thursday...