EXPORT, Pennsylvania — Karen Wade was busy waiting on the breakfast crowd, many of them evidently regular customers because they bantered back and forth on a first-name basis, when my 3-year-old granddaughter Louisa and I grabbed the last two empty spots along the shiny chrome counter of Wade’s Breakfast & Grille on Washington Avenue. Within […]
In the Ethiopian village of Merawi, government soldiers massacred civilians in door-to-door house raids, then dumped the victims’ corpses in the street.
Former President Trump on Friday piled on the praise for Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) during a rally in South Carolina amid speculation Scott is among the frontrunners to serve as Trump’s running mate. Scott addressed the crowd ahead of Trump at a rally in Rock Hill on the eve of the South Carolina primary. During...
Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor and conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett jointly encouraged the nation’s governors on Friday to emulate the Supreme Court’s collegiality, despite the divisive political climate. “I think you can do so much, honestly, by being seen in public with people who otherwise politically disagree with you, to have Republicans and Democrats together,...
The U.S. is tracking a high-altitude balloon over the Midwest, but it's not clear whether the balloon is a threat, officials said. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said officials are tracking a small balloon at roughly 43,000 to 45,000 feet. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is also assisting with the monitoring of the...
A former Hamas hostage who was released after weeks in captivity during a temporary pause in fighting last year accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "forgetting" those in Gaza — as he shifts his campaign to the destruction of the militant group. Aviva Siegel, in an interview with NBC News's Molly Hunter on Thursday,...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP shutdown fears grow Fears of a government shutdown are growing more pronounced as Congress prepares to return to Washington next week, while facing a looming funding deadline to prevent a funding lapse...
Many Americans hold a favorable view of NATO and say the U.S. should continue to defend its allies, according to a new survey. The YouGov poll, released Friday, found 60 percent of respondents believe that the U.S. should defend its NATO allies if they are attacked. Just 13 percent say the country should not honor...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argued Friday that in vitro fertilization (IVF) and abortion are "on the ballot” in November after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are people, leading to multiple health systems in the state to halt their IVF treatments. “I just want to keep front and center in my heart and...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Friday that he would deploy an additional round of Florida National Guard troops to Texas in an effort to bolster security on the southern border. DeSantis said in his announcement that the next deployment would consist of 50 National Guardsmen and 76 Florida Highway Patrol Troopers. “This is part...