How to give to Hurricane Milton
Communities in Florida still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene are now also grappling with the still-unfolding damage from Hurricane Milton. The storm crashed into a community south of Tampa, drenching counties with torrents of rain, downing power lines and bridges and kicking up dangerous storm surges. Here is some advice from experts about […]
Vice Presidential Debate: How to watch Walz and Vance
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate. Walz, who is Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ running mate, and Vance, who is on the Republican ticket with former President Donald Trump, will make the case for their respective candidates five […]
2024 Emmys: How to watch the show and red carpet
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If it seems like the Emmys just happened, you’re not wrong. The 76th Emmy Awards are Sunday, roughly nine months after the last celebration of the best television. Last year’s Hollywood strikes delayed the show’s 75th edition until January, when “Succession” and “The Bear” dominated the show. “The Bear” will factor […]
Behind the rhetoric, a presidential campaign is a competition about how to tell the American story
NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination “on behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on Earth.” America, Barack Obama thundered, “is ready for a better story.” JD Vance insisted that the Biden administration “is not the end of our story,” and Donald Trump called on […]
Hurricane season 2024 is here and this is how you can prepare yourself
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane season is upon us, known for disastrous flooding and high-speed winds in coastal areas of the United States and in the Caribbean and Central America, and emergency management officials are urging people to stay prepared. Unlike previous hurricane seasons, this summer brings record hot temperatures nationwide and an […]
How to watch the Biden-Trump presidential debate: U.S. Election 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — The first general election debate of the 2024 election season is here, and it’s a historic moment no matter what happens on stage. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are taking part in Thursday night’s debate in Atlanta. Not only is it the first-ever matchup between a sitting president and […]
Biden’s team asks CEOs how to further boost the economy while Trump says business is on his side
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden likes to take a hard thwack at corporate America. The Democrat tells voters that companies should pay more in taxes and he blames many businesses for fueling higher prices by stoking “greedflation” and “shrinkflation.” But for the past several months, top Biden administration officials have […]
How to tackle crime in Indian Country? Empower tribal justice, ex-Justice Department official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A quarter-century ago, the Justice Department had few meaningful relationships with Native American tribes. While the federal government worked with state and local police and courts, tribal justice systems did not have the same level of recognition, said Tracy Toulou, who oversaw the department’s Office of Tribal Justice from 2000 until his […]
How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea
New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death. Politicians have long come up with creative ways to battle the rodents, but some lawmakers are now proposing city and statewide […]
They may not agree on how to define DEI, but that’s no problem for Kansas lawmakers attacking it
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are joining fellow Republicans in other states in trying to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on university campuses, but they’ve drafted their proposals to avoid having to agree on how to define DEI. The Kansas House planned to vote Thursday on a bill aimed at preventing universities, community […]