Kathy Barnette, a Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania who has climbed in the polls against two big-spending rivals, on Sunday sought to downplay her past Islamophobic messages on social media, telling a Fox News host that some of them were “not even full thoughts,” nor “even full sentences” but rather, …
Read More »Fetterman, Pa. Democrat running for Senate, suffered stroke
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, has suffered a stroke but is on his way to a “full recovery,” the campaign said Sunday. In a statement, the campaign said Fetterman, 52, wasn’t feeling well Friday and went to the hospital. “The …
Read More »Katsumoto Saotome, Who Preserved Stories of Tokyo Firebombing, Dies at 90
Hiroshi Suenaga, a survivor of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki who accompanied Mr. Saotome on these trips, including a visit to the home of a Chinese man who had been forced to work in coal mines in Hokkaido during the war, said in an interview that Mr. Saotome was “very …
Read More »John Fetterman Recovering After Stroke Before His Senate Primary
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, the front-runner for his state’s Democratic Senate nomination, said on Sunday that he had had a stroke on Friday and was recovering. “I had a stroke that was caused by a clot from my heart being in an A-fib rhythm for too long,” he …
Read More »‘Hero’ guard, church deacon among Buffalo shooting victims
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Aaron Salter was a beloved community member and security guard who knew the shoppers of Tops Friendly Market by name. When they came under attack from a gunman with a rifle, he quickly sprung into action to protect his community. The retired Buffalo police officer fired …
Read More »Independent probe points to Israeli fire in journalist death
JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel and the Palestinians wrangle over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several independent groups have launched their own probes. One open-source research team said its initial findings lent support to Palestinian witnesses who said she was killed by Israeli …
Read More »After Lebanon’s Collapse, Can an Election Fix the Country?
BEIRUT, Lebanon — After years abroad working as a school administrator, Anahid Jobanian returned to Lebanon to live off her savings for a simple retirement. But that plan fell apart as the country collapsed. Lebanon’s banks imploded, wiping out her savings. Prices for nearly everything soared, leaving her struggling to …
Read More »9NEWS anchor Jordan Chavez opens up about his mental health
9NEWS anchor Jordan Chaves shares his story on his mental health journey. DENVER — I’m so excited to be part of this campaign because I find it incredibly important for as many people who are willing to speak openly about their struggles with mental health. By doing so, it gives …
Read More »Malaysian foreign minister meets Myanmar opposition figure
BANGKOK (AP) — The foreign minister of Myanmar’s shadow government, which opposes the military council that runs the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation, on Sunday described as “productive” a meeting she had with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. The Saturday meeting in Washington was the first publicly acknowledged occasion when a …
Read More »Mass Shooting in Buffalo – The New York Times
Follow our live coverage of the mass shooting in Buffalo. A gunman embracing a white supremacist ideology opened fire yesterday afternoon at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three more. The mass shooting was the deadliest in the United States this year …
Read More »