WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will end his presidential re-election campaign, bringing an abrupt and humbling conclusion to his half-century-long political career and scrambling the race for the White House just four months before Election Day. Biden, 81, could not reverse growing sentiment within his party that he was too frail … Read more
He displays this dexterous maneuver and others all with a smile and a youthful buoyancy because he is not in competition. In a match, Nickolas, the No. 2 fighter in the world in his weight class, sheds his lighthearted nature and transitions into a focused and violent attacker. “He becomes this other person in the … Read more
Sequestered at his Delaware beach house as he recovers from Covid, President Joe Biden got a bit of good news Saturday when it became public that Hillary and Bill Clinton are sticking with the president. But the fact that it is news that the former president and secretary of state are supporting their fellow Democrat … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday a long-sought cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas was within sight, saying negotiators were “driving toward the goal line.” The United States has been working with Qatar and Egypt to try to arrange a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict in order to free hostages … Read more
Mexico’s president called Donald Trump “a friend” Friday and said he would write to the former U.S. president to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Trump, president from 2017 to 2021 and again the Republican nominee for this fall’s presidential … Read more
After her success in Beijing, Liukin’s star rose beyond the gymnastics community. She appeared on “Dancing With the Stars” and her face graced Wheaties boxes in grocery stores throughout the country. Instagram fame, which would go on to become an inevitable product of Olympic glory, did not yet exist. For that, Liukin is grateful. “I … Read more
Hunter Biden is using a pair of judicial opinions that were favorable to his father’s political rival to argue his conviction on gun charges should be tossed out. In papers filed in federal court in Delaware, Hunter Biden’s attorneys asked the judge who oversaw his gun trial to dismiss the case against him because of … Read more
The chances that a woman can see a doctor while pregnant — or during a time when she might become pregnant — have fallen significantly since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a new report released Thursday. The findings, from The Commonwealth Fund, a nonpartisan health care research foundation, show that women … Read more
The second (and final) day of sales from Amazon Prime Day is here, offering discounts on tons of products exclusive to Prime members. You can find deals on beauty, tech, home and kitchen appliances, travel and more, some of which are at their lowest price ever. As an editor for NBC Select, I frequently cover … Read more
CONCORD, Mass. — Nearly 250 years ago, hundreds of militiamen lined a hillside in Massachusetts and started firing a barrage of musket balls toward retreating British troops, marking the first major battle in the Revolutionary War. The latest evidence of that firefight is five musket balls dug up last year near the North Bridge site … Read more