Delta will suspend all flights from New York City to Tel Aviv for the remainder of August, the airline announced Monday, amid growing fears of a regional conflict between Israel and Iran. The announcement extends a previous suspension that began last week. Sales of all flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and...
Oil prices whipsawed Monday, affected by the conflicting drivers of a widespread stock market sell-off pushing them down and anxiety about potential Iranian retaliation against Israel pushing them up. Brent crude, the top global price benchmark, fell as low as $76.05 in midmorning, but it closed past $77 Monday afternoon after rising and falling for...
The battle to become Vice President Harris’s running mate is turning increasingly ugly as a decision nears and Democrats rally around their own preferred picks. Progressives angered by Israel’s war in Gaza have increasingly targeted Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), who is Jewish, over his stances on Israel and handling of pro-Palestinian protests. Separately, Sen....
Vice President Harris’s campaign mocked former President Trump over his “low energy” schedule as the vice president prepares for a multistate tour this week. The Harris campaign account posted a side-by-side comparison of the vice president's schedule for the upcoming week and Trump’s campaign schedule. It shows Harris with campaign stops across Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin,...
Families who have lost their homes and belongings to wildfires across the U.S. West are resorting to crowdfunding, with hopes of obtaining some relief amid an ongoing crisis. GoFundMe, the world's biggest crowdfunding platform, reported Monday that hundreds of people, from California to Colorado, have turned to this resource for immediate assistance. GoFundMe users have...
Former President Trump and other Republicans are hoping to pin Monday’s stock plunge on Vice President Harris, dubbing it the “Kamala Crash.” Trump led the charge on messaging on Monday. “Of course there is a massive market downturn,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. “Kamala is even worse than Crooked...
The U.K.'s 10 Downing Street has hit back at Elon Musk's comments over violent unrest in Northern England and pushed back on his statement that "civil war is inevitable." Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesperson responded to the comment Monday, saying that there was "no justification" for those remarks. The U.K. has been rocked by violence...