Factbox-Companies have planned for US East Coast ports strike
(Reuters) – Some 45,000 union workers walked off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct. 1, cutting off vital trade arteries just weeks ahead of the nation’s presidential election. The International
Jimmy Carter and hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter is preparing to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of
Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden was set to survey the devastation in the mountains of Western North Carolina on Wednesday, where exhausted emergency workers continued to work around-the-clock to clear roads, restore power and cellphone
Democratic donors prop up far-right candidates, including Wisconsin gun activist in Senate race
WASHINGTON (AP) — David Steinglass, a wealthy donor, has supported scores of Democrats running for office and calls himself an activist for transgender rights. So his donation earlier this year to a far-right candidate in Wisconsin’s U.S.
Trump heads to Wisconsin’s critical Democratic stronghold ahead of vice presidential debate
WAUNAKEE, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump plans to spend the hours ahead of Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate campaigning in Wisconsin, stopping in a critical Democratic county that is crucial to Democrat Kamala Harris ‘ hopes
Walz and Vance will meet in their first and possibly only vice presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their case before the election.
Another top aide to New York City mayor quits in wake of corruption indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — Another top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Monday, even as the Democrat’s lawyers launched a legal attack on the federal corruption case against him and asked a judge to
Accused Los Angeles bus hijacker charged with murder, kidnapping
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who allegedly hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles, killed a passenger and held its driver at gunpoint last Wednesday has been charged with murder and kidnapping, authorities said. Lamont Campbell,
Leaders depart UN facing prospect of a wider Mideast war — but with a blueprint for a better future
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — They gathered at the United Nations surrounded by unsettling warnings of an escalating conflict that could engulf the Middle East and further shatter international relations that are based on “multilateralism” — nations working
Murders, mayhem and officer’s gunfire lead to charges at Brooklyn jail where ‘Diddy’ is held
NEW YORK (AP) — Two inmates stabbed to death. Another speared in the spine with a makeshift icepick. A correctional officer charged with shooting at a car during an unauthorized high-speed chase. Criminal charges unsealed Monday offer