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Kamala Harris has enough delegate votes to become historic nominee: DNC chair

The Democratic National Committee already deemed Harris the presumptive nominee on Tuesday after she emerged from a process as the only qualified candidate.

Vitriol about female boxer fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying a female boxer in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes

DA urges judge in Trump hush money case to deny 'frivolous' recusal motion

Former President Trump failed to identify any new facts to support his third attempt to have the judge in his hush money case recused, the Manhattan DA argued Friday.

State of emergency issued in Florida, 90% chance of named storm developing

A disturbance near Haiti is taking aim at Florida and could strengthen to a tropical depression or tropical storm on Sunday.

Trial date set for suspect accused of killing Georgia nursing student

The murder trial for the suspect accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus is expected to start in mid-November.

Justin Timberlake pleads not guilty again in DWI arrest

Justin Timberlake, who has concerts on Saturday and Sunday in Antwerp, Belgium, appeared virtually on Friday in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court.

U.S. men beaten 4-0 by Morocco and eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament

The United States was eliminated from the Olympic men’s soccer tournament after a 4-0 loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals

Justin Timberlake pleads not guilty for 2nd time to charges stemming from DWI arrest

Justin Timberlake, who has concerts on Saturday and Sunday in Antwerp, Belgium, appeared virtually on Friday in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court.

Harris and Trump are tied in 538’s new polling averages

Introducing 538's new 2024 presidential polling averages for Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump.

Disappointing jobs report fuels recession worries and calls for interest rate cut

The U.S. added 114,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%.

Police investigating hate speech targeting Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly

Paris prosecutors say an investigation into hate speech online has been open following a complaint by Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly for “death threats,” “public insults” and “defamation.”

Imane Khelif's Olympic participation decried in letter from her next opponent's boxing federation

The Hungarian Boxing Association says it is sending letters of protest to both the IOC and Hungary’s Olympic committee over Anna Luca Hamori’s quarterfinal matchup with Imane Khelif of Algeria in women's boxing at the Paris Olympics

US added just 114,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate hits 4.3% as interest rates take economic toll

U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added a weak 114,000 jobs

'Swifties for Kamala' ready to speak now

Taylor Swift fans have a blank space on their ballots this year, and they’re ready to write Kamala Harris’ name.

Extreme heat, bone-dry vegetation, human misconduct makes for intense wildfire season

It's only August, but already the U.S. wildfire season has burned more than 4.4 million acres, up 278% from last year.