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BILLINGS, MONTANA — A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as basketball-sized rocks flew overhead has highlighted a little-known hazard that scientists hope to be able to predict someday. The hydrothermal explosion on Tuesday in Biscuit Basin caused no injuries as dozens of people fled […]

The 2024 national election for the U.S. presidency is suddenly energized, with the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, and his likely Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, quickly casting each other in disparaging terms, trying to set the tone for the contest heading to the November 5 election. After President Joe Biden, 81, dropped […]

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE — President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19, according to his physician, as the president on Monday remained out of public view for the fifth straight day. Biden called into the Wilmington, Delaware, headquarters of his former campaign during a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris, whose bid for the […]

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday stunningly ended his 2024 reelection bid against former President Donald Trump. The 81-year-old Biden, with declining national polling numbers against the Republican challenger he defeated in the 2020 election, made the announcement as he was recovering from his third bout with COVID-19 at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, vacation home […]

WASHINGTON — Senator J.D. Vance, former President Donald Trump’s newly announced running mate, took center stage with the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, focusing on the day’s national security and foreign policy theme “Make America Strong Again.” Heaping praise on Trump, Vance officially accepted his party’s nomination to be their vice presidential […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation edged down in June as analysts expected, government data showed Thursday, a reassuring development for President Joe Biden as he fights to win confidence on his economic record in his reelection bid. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.0 percent last month from a year ago, said the Labor Department, as a […]

NEW YORK — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was convicted of all charges at his corruption trial Tuesday, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Prosecutors said the Democrat abused the power of his office to protect allies from criminal investigations and […]

Donald Trump named Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, choosing a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering […]

Donald Trump was rushed off stage during an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday after a possible assassination attempt on the former president. Secret Service agents swarmed Trump and ducked behind the podium. Blood could be seen on his right ear of Trump as agents surrounded him and led him off the stage to […]

WASHINGTON — The United States plans to broaden oversight of foreigners’ real estate transactions on properties close to military installations, the Treasury Department said Monday, as concerns involving Chinese land purchases grow. “President [Joe] Biden and I remain committed to using our strong investment screening tool to defend America’s national security, including actions that protect military […]