Wilmington, DE (AP) — Joe Biden has accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, vowing to take on national crises and declaring that “we will overcome this season of darkness.” Biden’s nomination marks the pinnacle — so far —of a political career that has spanned almost a half century. The former vice president, who at 77 years…
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.” The charges were contained in an indictment unsealed Thursday in Manhattan federal court. Federal prosecutors alleged that Bannon and three others “orchestrated a…
Moscow, Russia (AP) — Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is on a hospital ventilator after falling ill from a suspected poisoning. His spokeswoman said on Twitter that Navalny felt unwell on a flight to Moscow and the plane made an emergency landing. Kira Yarmysh said Navalny lost consciousness and must have consumed poison in the…
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple has become the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion as technology continues to reshape a world where smartphones are like appendages and digital services are like instruments orchestrating people’s lives. The iPhone maker reached the $2 trillion milestone in Wednesday’s stock market trading, just two…
Wilmington, DE. (AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention. The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before.…
New York, N.Y. (AP) Stock indexes are drifting mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, placing the S&P 500 once again on track to eclipse its record closing high after falling short of doing so in recent days. The benchmark index was up 0.3% in afternoon trading, above its all-time closing high, which was set in…
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump as the Democrats opened their national convention. And for the two-hour, made-for-TV program Monday night, presidential nominee Joe Biden showed off the breadth of his political coalition to a nation in crisis. Biden’s convention gave voice to victims of the coronavirus…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House back into session this week to vote on a bill prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service from changing its operations or level of service. Her decision comes amid growing concerns that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Party will convene, sort of, amid a pandemic that has upended the usual pomp-and-circumstance of presidential nominating conventions. Monday’s session will be the first night of four when Democrats meet online and broadcast to voters two hours of live and pre-taped programming. Monday will test the reach of presumptive nominee…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans increased their retail purchases by 1.2% in July, with solid gains in appliances and clothing, restoring sales to their level before the viral pandemic erupted in March. Sales at retail stores and restaurants have now risen for three straight months, after enormous plunges in March and April, when the pandemic suddenly…