WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is hosting a “celebration” of a new bipartisan law meant to reduce gun violence that, after just 16 days in effect, already has been overshadowed by yet another mass shooting. The bill, passed after recent gun rampages in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, incrementally […]
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Sen. Chuck Schumer tests positive for COVID-19
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesperson said Sunday night. The New York senator, who is vaccinated and double boosted, is experiencing mild symptoms, Justin Goodman said in a statement. “As a part of his regular testing regimen, Leader Schumer received a positive test […]
Spirit Airlines plane briefly catches fire on runway after landing
A Spirit Airlines plane that landed at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport from Tampa, Florida, on Sunday morning briefly caught fire on the runway after its landing gear brakes overheated. Atlanta Fire Rescue put out the fire after the brakes in the landing gear ignited at 9:25 a.m., the airport said […]
Bannon now says he will testify before Jan. 6 committee after Trump’s OK
Steve Bannon, a former top adviser in Donald Trump’s White House, recently told the House panel investigating the Capitol riot that he would be willing to testify since Trump now says he won’t cite executive privilege. In a letter on Saturday to the committee, obtained by ABC News, Bannon said […]
Successors to Johnson seek to stand out in crowded UK field
LONDON — Potential successors to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rushed to differentiate themselves from an increasingly crowded field Sunday as the governing Conservative Party was expected to set a tight timetable for the election. Candidates released slick campaign videos on social media and appeared on Sunday morning political talk […]
Nebraska Republicans fire chairman at tumultuous convention
KEARNEY, Neb. — Nebraska Republicans fired their longtime party chairman at a tumultuous state convention that highlighted divisions within the party driven by activists who support former President Donald Trump and want to take the party further to the right. After convention delegates voted to remove Chairman Dan Welch on […]
Average US gasoline price falls 19 cents to $4.86 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 19 cents over the past two weeks to $4.86 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the continued decline comes as crude oil costs also fall. “Assuming oil prices do not shoot up […]
Business area opens for 1st time since July 4 parade attack
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A business district that had been blocked since a July 4 parade mass shooting that left seven people dead reopened Sunday morning in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The 2-block by 3-block area consists largely of small shops and restaurants. It had been blocked off […]
Pat Cipollone’s Jan. 6 interview didn’t contradict other witnesses: Kinzinger
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a member of the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot, said Sunday that Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone didn’t contradict previous testimony by other witnesses and will be featured in the investigation’s final report after he sat for a transcribed, videotaped interview with the […]
Biden defends pending visit to Saudi Arabia in opinion piece
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia amid criticism of its poor human rights record, defended his decision in a newspaper opinion piece, insisting that he had long supported reforms and sought to “reorient but not rupture” relations with a longstanding strategic partner. In the […]