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Hurricane Beryl upgraded to Category 4, earliest on record

Hurricane Beryl in the eastern Caribbean Sea grew to a Category 4 storm on Sunday, becoming the earliest such storm on record. Beryl is threatening to bring extremely dangerous winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands. The storm has sustained winds of 130 mph, according to

US military raises terror alert at European bases: Reports

Multiple U.S. military bases in Europe are under a heightened state of alert for a terrorist attack against U.S. military personnel or facilities, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. The bases include the U.S. Army garrison in Stuttgart, Germany, where the U.S. European

Trump immunity decision in balance as Supreme Court caps term

The Supreme Court is set to rule on Monday whether former President Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution, a monumental decision that comes just days after the court dropped a decision throwing into doubt charges against hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters and Trump himself. The

These major media outlets have called for Biden to drop out

Some of the country’s largest media outlets have called on President Biden to step aside and allow another Democrat to take on former President Trump in November, following the president's concerning debate performance last week. Biden’s first debate performance raised alarms

Axelrod calls talk of replacing Biden 'irrelevant today'

Democratic strategist David Axelrod on Saturday called discussions about replacing President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket “irrelevant,” as the party continues to face the fallout from the Thursday night debate. The former Obama White House senior adviser said the

For many teachers, summer break is no such thing

The idea of summer as two months paid leave for America's teachers is full of holes. Nearly half planned to take a second job, according to a recent survey, while 76 percent will be doing some kind of professional development — and not all of them are even paid by their

Biden campaign raises more than $33M since debate with Trump

President Biden’s campaign has raked in more than $33 million since his debate with former President Trump last week despite some backlash about his performance. In an email on Sunday, a Biden campaign official said they had raised more than $33 million since Thursday's debate,

Ex-Sanders aide says DNC should release Biden contingency plan

A former top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaigns said Sunday that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) needs to clarify the backup plan should President Biden choose to drop out of the race. Jeff Weaver, who was an adviser to Sanders’s 2016 and 2020

Burgum defends Trump lies during debate: 'Not news'

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), rumored to be on former President Trump’s vice-presidential shortlist, defended the presumptive GOP nominee against criticism over the numerous falsehoods he told on the debate stage Thursday. In an interview Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the

Trump's VP contenders jockey for primacy after first debate

Donald Trump’s top vice presidential contenders are using his contentious first debate with President Biden to jockey for primacy as the former president prepares to pick his running mate. Vice presidential prospects like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum

Burgum won’t say if he’s talked to Trump about being VP

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), rumored to be on former President Trump’s VP shortlist, declined to say on Sunday whether he’s talked to Trump about serving as his running mate. "That would be between the president and I," Burgum said on NBC News's "Meet the Press" when

Warnock says Biden should ‘absolutely not’ step aside

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said on Sunday that President Biden should “absolutely not” drop out of the presidential race, amid concerns following his shaky debate performance on Thursday. “Absolutely not,” Warnock said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” when asked whether Biden

Clyburn says Biden had 'preparation overload' for debate

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) acknowledged that President Biden had a rocky debate performance, saying that he had "preparation overload." Biden's lackluster debate performance Thursday sparked concerns among Democrats about his ability to serve a second term in the White House.

US struggles to deter Houthi threat as crisis spirals

After half a year of conflict, the U.S. has failed to deter the Houthi rebels from attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea as the Yemeni fighters continue to sink commercial boats and disrupt global trade, posing an increasingly difficult challenge for the far larger American