A senior Hamas official on Saturday dismissed optimistic talk by US President Joe Biden that a Gaza truce is nearer after negotiations in the Gulf emirate of Qatar. “To say that we are getting close to a deal is an illusion,” Hamas political bureau member Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP. “We are not facing a...
Largo, United States An electrified crowd filled a community college gymnasium outside Washington on Thursday — supposedly to cheer lower drug prices, but the Democratic voters in attendance were more excited to celebrate White House candidate Kamala Harris. “We love you,” screamed one attendee, as the vice president took the floor alongside President Joe Biden at...
Washington, United States US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.9 percent last month from a year ago, the Labor Department said in...
Washington, United States Donald Trump will tear into the Biden administration’s economic record Wednesday, just days before Kamala Harris unveils her economic agenda in her first major policy speech as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. Trump’s campaign said he would deliver remarks in the city of Asheville, in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina, on the...
Washington, United States Donald Trump has filed a $100 million claim against the US Justice Department alleging the 2022 FBI raid on his Florida home to recover classified documents was “political persecution.” The claim, which was filed last week but only came to light on Monday, accuses Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray...
Washington, United States US President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since withdrawing from the election, has said he acted under pressure from fellow Democrats and out of a determination to see Donald Trump beaten. Explaining his shock exit in new detail, Biden said party colleagues standing for reelection feared he was damaging their chances as...
Washington, United States US health regulators on Friday denied an application for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, saying more investigation needed to be done. The company that submitted the application, Lykos Therapeutics, said in a statement that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had requested an additional Phase 3...
Washington, United States US President Joe Biden has burnished his legacy by securing a huge prisoner swap deal with Russia — and shone some reflected glory on Kamala Harris’s election hopes. In a powerful piece of political theater, Biden and Harris hugged reporter Evan Gershkovich and two other American prisoners as they arrived back on US...
Los Angeles, United States One person has died in a Colorado wildfire, officials said Wednesday, as around a hundred infernos continue to blaze across western US states and a dangerous new heat wave looms. The death occurred at a home near the town of Lyons, after a fire broke out Tuesday afternoon and consumed several buildings....
Washington, United States Forced to formulate a new electoral strategy less than 100 days before the US presidential election, Donald Trump will take part in two campaign events on Wednesday, with new opponent Kamala Harris in his sights. The Republican’s race for the White House was thrown into chaos on July 21 when US President Joe...