Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was confronted by a CBS host over the Biden administration’s aggressive electric vehicle (EV) push. Buttigieg responded to repeated attacks by former President Trump, who claimed President Biden is spending billions of federal dollars on an unpopular car. “You notice he’s trying to save the electric vehicle but not the gas […]
Under the banner Siyanqoba (Zulu for We Are Conquering), South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) held its final rally on Saturday as it campaigns for a record seventh term in office. But far from conquering, the party appears to be struggling in this election. Apart from its low-quality campaign posters and T-shirts, it failed […]
Election Day 2024 is still more than five months away, but many Americans are already feeling dread about it. In a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll of 1,794 U.S. adults, a total of 60% of respondents described themselves as feeling “very” (29%) or “somewhat” (31%) anxious about the upcoming presidential election. For those who haven’t been […]
HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa. (AP) — On days when a municipal truck comes to Hammanskraal to deliver drinking water, a queue of South Africans starts forming early in the morning to fill their buckets. This is not a distant, rural community, but a township on the edge of the administrative capital city of Africa’s most advanced […]
In 2020, President Biden won Nevada by bringing together a broad Democratic coalition. But he faces tough headwinds this year, as the state’s economy has lagged relative to the country. Polls show Trump with an edge on the economy, a dynamic Biden will have to change to win reelection. For over fifteen years, Nevada has […]
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood is the portfolio manager of the Ark Innovation ETF. – Getty Images Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF is struggling even as the U.S. stock market has jumped this year, with the fund unlikely to catch a bid until the Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates, according to DataTrek Research. The […]
At a campaign rally this past weekend, Donald Trump singled out a local GOP official in Delaware for praise. That wouldn’t have been especially notable, except the former president claimed that the official did the right thing by “getting rid of the mail-in voting.” As a factual matter, Trump’s comments weren’t altogether true, but he […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul has pitched one idea after another to build more affordable housing for New Yorkers, making it a central quest. But so far she’s had limited success, as spiraling rents and house prices threaten to drive away residents and deprive businesses of workers. Last year, her plan to tackle New York’s housing crisis […]
May 4—Another store left Decatur Mall last week, dropping store numbers to dramatically low levels even as the owner continues to receive city incentives. However, a representative of the owner reiterated the company’s continued support this week for the struggling Beltline Road Southwest mall. John G. Mulherin, vice president of Decatur Mall owner Hull Property […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The first serious effort by Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature to expand Medicaid was in danger of collapsing Thursday. Senate leaders continued to insist on a work requirement for new enrollees, and House leaders said voters should decide whether to extend coverage to more low-income people who can’t afford private insurance. Republican Lt. […]
Miami-Dade Democrats elected state Sen. Shevrin Jones on Friday to lead their flagging party, putting a rising political star and ally of President Joe Biden at the helm of the state’s largest county Democratic organization. Jones’ victory over three other candidates — Biscayne Gardens Chamber of Commerce President Bernard Jennings, Miami-Dade College Democrats President Manuel […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police on Tuesday released a video showing the moment officers rescued a woman last month who was struggling in the Gulf of Mexico. The woman was “swept out in very rough waters” off the coast of Clearwater Beach and was “barely able to keep her head above water,” police said. […]