Wall Street Ends Higher, Recouping Some Lost Ground

Wall Street’s major indexes closed higher Friday, recouping some ground lost earlier this week, as investors flocked back to tech megacaps that had triggered broad sell-offs and inflation data boosted optimism that interest rate cuts will soon begin.[#item_full_content]

Trump Says He’ll Hold a Rally in Town Where He Was Shot

Former President Donald Trump said on Friday he will soon hold another rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the town where a gunman shot and injured him during a campaign rally nearly two weeks ago.”I WILL BE GOING BACK TO BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, FOR A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL RALLY,”…

Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say

At least 26 people were killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north and eight villagers remained missing Friday in the latest violence in the South Pacific island nation relating to contested land ownership and sorcery allegations, officials said. “It was a very terrible thing … when I approached the […]

Is Newsom out of the running in Harris’ VP search? A look at the 12th Amendment

Although California Gov. Gavin Newsom has long been considered a top contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, the focus has now shifted to whether he might be Kamala Harris’ running mate after President Biden abruptly suspended his re-election campaign. As concerns about President Biden’s mental acuity and age grew following his poor debate performance against […]

Dem who criticized VP Harris’ handling of southern border endorses her for president

One of six House Democrats who broke with the party this week to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris‘ handling of the southern border endorsed her presidential campaign bid Friday.  Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina also said North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, would be an “excellent” choice as a running mate.  “The stakes […]