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InVice President Kamala Harris‘ first remarks sincePresident Biden dropped out of the 2024 raceandendorsed her for the Democratic nomination, she said she is “deeply, deeply grateful” to Mr. Biden for his “service to our nation.” “I am a firsthand witness that every day, our president Joe Biden fights for the people, and we are deeply, deeply grateful for his service …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Monday for a scheduled visit to Washington, one day after President Biden announced he would not be running for a second term and amid Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Ahead of his departure, Netanyahu said Israel will remain a key ally of the U.S. in the Middle East no matter …

A certificate of deposit (CD) is typically a smart way to grow and safeguard your money, regardless of the economic climate in which you open it. But, in recent years, these sorts of accounts have seen their benefits surge thanks to inflation and an elevated interest rate climate, causing returns on CDs to grow exponentially. In recent years, savers haven’t …

A Russian court has convictedAlsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. The conviction in the city of Kazan came on Friday, the same day that a court in …

President Biden’s exit from the presidential race and move to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic party’s candidate has prompted investors and economists to reassess the campaign’s impact on everything from the stock market to the so-called “Trump trade.” So far, U.S. markets are taking Biden’s announcement to leave the campaign in stride, with thebroad-based S&P 500 index …

Will Maya Rudolph’s “funt,” aka Vice PresidentKamala Harris, be back on “Saturday Night Live?” Speculation has been running hot since Sunday when President Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, but the “SNL” alum is a busy actor these days. Rudolph earned four Emmy nods last week for her work on three different shows: “Loot” (just …

A man died after being struck by lightning near the summit of Germany’s highest peak, police said Monday, while a family of eight was injured after being hit by lightning in the north of the country. The 18-year-old German resident was one of a group of three young men who took the mountain railway up the Zugspitze late Sunday afternoon …

Illinois officials and President Joe Biden spoke after bodycam video of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey was released by Illinois State Police Monday afternoon. The video shows the chaotic scene after a sheriff’s deputy shot Massey in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home. Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson has pleaded …

An unexpected knee injury didn’t keep actor Aubrey Plaza from her front-row seat to the WNBA All-Star game on Saturday, which the “White Lotus” star attended while icing her leg and using crutches. Plaza, 40, suffereda torn ACL — a notoriously painful medical situation that can sometimes require surgery to fix — while playing “knockout” at the Phoenix Mercury’s practice …

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that some Ram pickup trucks and Jeep Wagoneer SUVs can lose power, shift into park and apply the emergency brake. The probe announced Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers about 150,000 vehicles made by Stellantis from the 2022 model year. All have the company’s 5.7-liter Hemi e-Torque mild hybrid system …