Be prepared for whatever life throws your way. That’s the motto scout leader Evan Gilder tries to live by. Before he set out with 10 scouts from New York and New Jersey on a backpacking trip through the New Mexico wilderness this summer, he was trained and ready for any medical emergencies that he thought … Read more

The U.S. is making deep cuts in its greenhouse gas emissions as clean energy booms — but not enough to hit the target it set under the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new analysis from Rhodium, a research company that tracks U.S. progress toward its climate goals.  Under the agreement, in which 194 countries … Read more

The S&P 500 rose Monday to notch its best day since June 5 as tech shares bounced on the heels of the worst weekly loss for the index since April. The benchmark climbed 1.08% to settle at 5,564.41 and clinch its best day since June 5, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.58% to close at 18,007.57. The Dow Jones Industrial … Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped down from her powerful perch leading House Democrats nearly a year and a half ago. But behind the scenes, sources say, Pelosi, a Democrat from San Francisco, played a critical role in delicately nudging President Joe Biden to the exits. Although Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Pelosi’s … Read more

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