A state of emergency was declared today (Monday) by California Gov. Gavin Newsom as the state was hit by hundreds of wildfires this weekend in the middle of a heat wave. The […]
Fires prompt state of emergency
Bears take a bite out of stocks
Wall Street took a pratfall on Thursday, tumbling steeply after hitting record highs just days before. The S&P 500 declined by 3.51 percent and Nasdaq by an even bigger chunk, 4.96 percent. […]
Pence warns of “Biden’s America”
Vice President Mike Pence, the featured speaker on the third day of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, warned that a government run by Joe Biden and the Democratic Party would encourage […]
Trump chosen for second term
On the opening day of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Donald Trump was nominated Monday to run for a second term as president. Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina was the setting, […]
DeJoy: USPS will deliver election
Testifying before a Senate panel on Friday, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said that the U.S. Postal Service would be able to handle the volume of mail expected this fall by an unprecedented […]
Joe Biden accepts nomination
Former vice president Joe Biden formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Thursday night, closing out the four-day convention with messages of optimism and depicting the Nov. 3 election as […]
Democrats urge vote vs. Trump
The Democratic Party brought out its team of heavy-hitters and all-stars on Wednesday night to drive home its two principal messages: vote, and vote out President Donald Trump. On the third night […]
Postmaster backs off on changes
Reacting to public objections and the threat of lawsuits, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday retreated from some changes in the United States Postal Service which critics said were intended to disrupt […]
Biden and Harris in the spotlight
The Democratic National Convention gathered – sort of – electronically on Monday, featuring a combination of pre-recorded videos and live speeches as a kickoff to the final phase of the 2020 presidential […]
Voting by mail is raising issues
Voting by mail this fall will be close to universal, but there could be some bumps along the road to an election decision. The United States Postal Service is warning many states […]
