US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks at the end of a Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting on September 6, 2024 at the US air base in Ramstein, southwestern Germany. (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a weekend letter to Congressional appropriatorsRead More →

Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will need to navigate the pitfall-filled debate of their political lives on Tuesday as each tries to persuade millions of voters and viewers that they’re the one best suited to be president. Harris, whose wave of momentumRead More →

Hand crews clear a defense line during severe temperatures in California as the Line Fire burns near Mentone, California, Sept. 8, 2024. — David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The wildfire tearing through the foothills of Southern California’s San Bernardino County is now endangering more than 36,000 structures,Read More →

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Monday released the results of a sweeping three-year investigation they say is the most detailed public accounting yet of the Biden administration’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan that left behind hundreds of Americans and thousands of allies, some so desperate they clung toRead More →

Kali9/Getty Images (LONDON, Ky.) — An AR-15 rifle investigators believe was used in a Kentucky freeway shooting Saturday evening that left seven people injured and nine vehicles with bullet holes was found Sunday afternoon near the crime scene as a search for a person of interest continued, authorities said. TheRead More →

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., a once-rising star in the GOP who fell out with her party over her criticism of Donald Trump, slammed the former president as an “unrecoverable catastrophe” in her call for other Republicans to vote against him this year. “We see itRead More →

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Forty-two years ago, Lita Rosario-Richardson was the only woman on Howard University’s debate team. She made sure that changed — successfully recruiting Kamala Harris. “I noticed Kamala’s analytical skills and critical thinking skills and that she had a very cogent way of making arguments,” saidRead More →

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (JOPPA, Md.) — A 16-year-old student allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy during an “altercation” in the boys’ bathroom at Joppatowne High School in Joppa, Maryland, on Friday, authorities said. The 15-year-old was attended to by school nurses and the principal, and then airlifted to a trauma centerRead More →