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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Three people, including two brothers, died and six others were injured in a shooting at a block party early Sunday morning in the Carroll Park section of West Philadelphia, police said. During the block party Sunday, multiple shooters pulled guns after an argument turned physical, investigators said. Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a press conference Monday that …
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Washington — President Biden’s announcement Sunday to end his 2024 reelection bid caps a chaotic few weeks in which he faced calls from more than three dozen elected Democrats to exit the presidential race due to concerns about his fitness for a second term. Mr. Biden has thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, and key Democrats are lining …
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World leaders watching the U.S. election have started to react to the decision by President Biden on Sunday not to seek reelection, discussing their relationships with the U.S. president and offering thoughts on his decision. U.K. Prime MinisterKeir Starmer said: “I respect President Biden’s decision and I look forward to us working together during the remainder of his presidency. “I …
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Throughout Joe Biden’s presidency, he leaned on the outspoken former prosecutor and senator he selected as his vice president, Kamala Harris, to be the White House’s voice of unflinching support for reproductive health rights. Now, as Democrats rebuild their presidential ticket just a few months before Election Day, Harris would widely be expected to take an aggressive stance in support …
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