Nation and World
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FACT FOCUS: Here’s a look at some of the false claims made during Biden and Trump's first debateJun 28, 2024 7:24 am - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump traded barbs and a variety of false and misleading information as they faced off in their first debate of the 2024 e...
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Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
Jun 28, 2024 8:36 am - WASHINGTON — The presidential debate was a rerun that featured two candidates with a combined age of 159, but it went especially poorly for one of them, President Joe Bid...
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US Sen. Dick Durbin undergoes hip replacement surgery in home state of Illinois
Jun 27, 2024 2:43 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois underwent hip replacement surgery Thursday and will remain in his home state of Illinois until he's cleared by his doctor for travel to ...
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Judge in Trump classified documents case grants his request for one hearing, denies bid for another
Jun 27, 2024 2:37 pm - WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump granted a defense request for a hearing on whether prosecutor...
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How the Biden-Trump debate could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign
Jun 27, 2024 9:49 am - ATLANTA — President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will meet for a debate on Thursday that offers an unparalleled opportunity for both candidates to tr...
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Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA’s plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants
Jun 27, 2024 9:39 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue, the c...
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Supreme Court officially allows emergency abortions in Idaho — for now
Jun 27, 2024 9:37 am - Hospitals in Idaho that receive federal funds must allow emergency abortion care to stabilize patients even though the state strictly bans the procedure, the Supreme Cour...
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The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
Jun 27, 2024 9:19 am - The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.
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Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming stores, could shutter hundreds more
Jun 27, 2024 9:16 am - Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its business that could result in closing hundreds of additional stores over the next three years. CEO Tim Wentworth told analysts T...
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Biden's asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
Jun 27, 2024 10:39 am - NOGALES, Mexico — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other M...