Michelle Obama says there’s no more “meaningful way” to mark Juneteenth than by registering to vote. The former first lady made a voter registration pitch Monday in a tweet to her more than 22 million followers that coincided with the federal holiday. “Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom — a chance to pay tribute to countless advocates,...
The United States said it was “deeply troubled” after the Israeli government said it would move towards the building of more than 4,000 settlements in the West Bank. “The United States is deeply troubled by the Israeli government’s reported decision to advance planning for over 4,000 settlement units in the West Bank,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said...
President Biden will discuss plans for climate change preparedness and green energy jobs on Monday afternoon during a visit to California. A $575 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) climate resilience initiative Biden is expected to preview aims to help coastal and Great Lakes regions adapt to changing and increasingly severe conditions caused by...
Ukrainian leaders on Monday said they had liberated an eighth village in the counteroffensive launched about two weeks ago as forces continue to inch through heavily fortified Russian-occupied territory. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said forces had taken the town of Piatykhatky in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, where a major Ukrainian advance is continuing...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there are no ongoing discussions about issuing Ukraine a formal invitation to join the alliance at its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next month. In a joint press conference Monday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Stoltenberg said the issue of Ukraine’s membership was not part of any discussions...
A federal magistrate judge Monday agreed to a motion from the Justice Department to block former President Trump from disclosing information relating to the Mar-a-Lago case, after prosecutors said the investigation remains ongoing. The order sides with the Justice Department in allowing Trump to see evidence collected in the case — including classified documents — but...
Vice President Harris is penning a tribute to Tina Turner, saying as a “lifelong fan,” the “What’s Love Got to do With It” singer “helped evolve the music of our nation.” Turner died last month at 83. In an essay published Monday in Rolling Stone, Harris recalled growing up listening to the performer who was dubbed the Queen...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., quoting a 19th century theologian, famously observed, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” This sentiment comes to mind when I imagine the sight of Union troops arriving in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, armed with delayed news of freedom for those Blacks...
High temperatures prompted severe storms, power outages and wildfire warnings in the Southwest over the weekend as forecasters warn residents to take further precautions. Large portions of the South remain under heat advisories and severe weather warnings Monday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS said excessive rainfall and severe thunderstorms are possible...