Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected […]
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Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape
PHILADELPHIA — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting in her Arizona district, took to […]
Transcript: Biden’s speech explaining why he withdrew from the 2024 presidential race
WASHINGTON — Transcript of President Joe Biden’s address to the nation on July 24, 2024: My fellow Americans, I’m speaking to you tonight from behind […]
Biles, Richardson, Osaka comebacks ‘bigger than them.’ They highlight issues facing Black women
PARIS — When Naomi Osaka lifts her racket on the red clay courts at Roland Garros during the Paris Olympics later this month, it’ll represent […]
Judge approves referendum sought by slave descendants to challenge rezoning of island community
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A judge on Tuesday approved a referendum sought by residents of one of South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of slave descendants, ordering […]
Judge asked to block slave descendants’ effort to force a vote on zoning of their Georgia community
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia county has asked a judge to block a referendum sought by residents of one of the South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee […]
Harris could become first Black woman, first person of South Asian descent to be president
WASHINGTON — She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed […]
Biden courts Latino voters at Las Vegas conference
LAS VEGAS — LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to shore up support among disenchanted voters key to his reelection chances as […]
Biden is trying to sharpen the choice voters face in November as Republicans meet in Milwaukee
LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden returns to the campaign trail Tuesday for the first time since the attempted assassination of his Republican rival, former […]
Historically Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
WALLACE, La. — Sisters Jo and Dr. Joy Banner live just miles from where their ancestors were enslaved more than 200 years ago in St. […]