Lauren Camera

Both sides of the aisle say this election is critical for democracy. Who is right?

The next president will likely get to pick two new justices on a court plagued by ethics transgressions and a record of politically divisive decisions.

From transgender student rights to ‘woke’ curriculum, Harris and Trump offer two starkly different views on the federal government’s role in education.

He opposes no-fault divorce, including those who do so to leave abusive marriages. He’s compared abortion to slavery, supports a national abortion ban and rejects exceptions for rape – “Two wrongs don’t make a right,” he said. He called women without children “miserable cat ladies” and villied working moms as bad parents who want to “shunt their kids into crap day care so they can enjoy more ‘freedom.’” For him, universal child care amounts to “class war against normal people.”For a Republican P…

Less than a week after an assassination attempt, the former president called for unity in his speech to the RNC – but also called out Biden and Democrats.

BERLIN (Reuters) - All European Union member states should comply with fiscal rules, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday in Brussels.“I expect every member state to be compliant with our fiscal rules,” Lindner said before the meeting of finance ministers, asked about France’s deficits. “It’s in our best common interest to maintain the sustainability of our public debt.“Lindner said the EU should focus on progress on the capital markets union, instead of considering further p…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he looks forward to speaking from Wisconsin where the Republican National Convention will be held this week.“In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand united, and show our true character as Americans, remaining strong and determined,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.It is his second post since he was shot and injured at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.(Reporting by Jasper Ward; editing by R…

People of color 18 to 34 years old may offer more potential for persuasion than their white counterparts across key election states, according to a U.S. News poll – but they also may not vote at all.

By Haripriya Suresh and Sai Ishwarbharath BBENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s No.3 IT services provider HCLTech reported a 6.7% rise in first-quarter revenue on Friday, and projected growth in most verticals and geographies in the current quarter.The forecast follows largely upbeat results from top IT firm Tata Consultancy Services a day earlier, which sparked expectations that the worst may be over for the $254-billion industry.Indian IT companies have grappled with sluggish demand as clients focused…

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States should realise that Iran will not respond to pressure, President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement published on Saturday, in which he also highlighted his country’s friendship with China and Russia.Pezeshkian, a relative moderate who beat a hardline rival in elections, also reiterated that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, adding that Tehran would expand ties with neighbours and engage with Europe.“The United States...needs to recognise the reality…

Several Democratic leaders hold an edge in support over President Joe Biden among young adults in a head-to-head race against former President Donald Trump – and while Vice President Kamala Harris is one of them, she’s far from running away with the party ticket.That’s the dangerous dynamic unfolding for the Biden-Harris campaign and the Democratic Party, according to exclusive new survey data provided to U.S. News from Generation Lab, which polled young adults ages 18 to 34 in key battleground…

By Nelson AcostaHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has foiled a plot to sneak arms and ammunition onto the Caribbean island from the United States, detaining nearly three dozen people in a broader scheme authorities say sought to destabilize its government, a Cuba Interior Ministry official said on Monday.Cuba first unveiled details of the plot last December, when authorities said a Cuban man residing in the United States arrived on the island by jetski, armed with guns, ammunition and military gear, to re…

NEW YORK (AP) — A type of bankruptcy protection filing that made it easier for small businesses to seek relief has expired, which will complicate filing for small businesses with more than $3 million in debt.The filing type, known as Subchapter V, is cheaper and less time-consuming than the traditional Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.The rule went into effect in 2020 as part of the Small Business Reorganization Act. It let small businesses with less than $2.75 million in debt file under the subchap…

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity from prosecution for official acts taken during his presidency, but is not entitled to immunity for unofficial acts.The justices sent the case back to the lower court to decide which of Trump’s actions were official and which were unofficial. The 6-3 ruling, along ideological lines, likely delays his D.C. federal trial over allegedly trying to subvert the 2020 election results until after the upcoming No…

LONDON (Reuters) -South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday a cabinet of the country’s government of national unity following weeks of protracted and at times acrimonious negotiations.Ramaphosa retained the African National Congress’ Enoch Godongwana as finance minister and appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties into his new coalition cabinet.Below are analysts’ reactions to the announc…

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% in early trading to 39,711.93. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to 7,803.50. South Korea’s Kospi edged up nearly 0.3% to 2,790.97. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.8% to 17,860.79, while the Shanghai Composite surged 1.0% to 2,976.26. In Japan, the government reported unemployment rate was unchan…

By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) -Top North Korean military officials criticised the United States on Monday for its expanding military assistance to Ukraine and dispatch of one of its aircraft carriers to join joint drills with South Korea and Japan, according to state news agency KCNA.North Korea’s vice minister of defence, Kim Kang Il, said the U.S. sending an aircraft carrier to the Korean peninsula was a “very dangerous” show of force, leaving doors open for North Korea’s “overw…

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Can you trust your gut?UCLA researchers have shown that people who rank high in resilience -- meaning they accept change positively and follow their instincts -- have the bacteria living in their bellies in part to thank for it. Their new study looked at the brains and gut microbiomes of people who cope effectively with different types of stress, including social isolation and discrimination. Finding ways to preve…

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental cancer treatment regimen is achieving full remissions in some patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma, researchers report. The five-drug combination does not include chemotherapy. Rather, it simultaneously zeroes in on several molecular pathways that diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) tumors rely on to survive. B-cell lymphoma is a cancer of cells in the body’s immune system. DLBCL is the most…

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s top court said Thursday that products such as disinfectants can’t be advertised as “skin friendly.”The European Court of Justice issued its ruling after a German federal court sought its opinion in a case against a drugstore chain that sold a hand, skin and surface disinfectant with a label that, among other things, declared it “skin friendly.”In that case, the German Association for Protection against Unfair Competition argued that drugstore chain dm failed to…