President Donald Trump is expected to wage an attack on the election itself at Tuesday night’s debate with former Vice President Joe Biden by repeating his past claims that conflate and exaggerate problems with mail-in voting. The “integrity of the election” is one of six topics at the first presidential debate between Trump and Biden.…… MORE
Summer’s over, but the pandemic persists. The days are getting shorter and colder. And the next few months could get ugly where Covid-19 is concerned. Fall was always going to be a difficult period of the pandemic. The season brings with it brisker air and shorter days, which drive people to spend more time inside…… MORE
LeBron James has many things on his mind, but right now his focus is on helping his Los Angeles Lakers team win a championship in the year it lost its most beloved former player Kobe Bryant. Win this title and the Lakers equal the Boston Celtics’ record 17 NBA rings. Win this title and James…… MORE
Target isn’t letting Amazon hog the sales spotlight during Prime Day. The big-box store is once again bringing back its own version of the event. On October 13 and 14, Target is holding Deal Days (the same days as Amazon’s Prime Day event). The retailer promises that this year’s sales extravaganza will have “nearly 1…… MORE
When 5-year-old Carver learned about the wildfires ravaging his home state of Oregon, he told his grandmother Sasha Tinning he wanted to do something to help the heroes on the front lines. So, when Tinning heard about a local donation drive for firefighters in Molalla and Colton, Oregon, she took Carver shopping to buy groceries…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, garnered high praise from Republican senators during a visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday as the party finalizes plans for a quick confirmation process ahead of the November presidential election. Barrett met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell before a slate of meetings…… MORE
The Senate voted Tuesday evening to advance a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown ahead of a looming deadline. A procedural vote passed overwhelmingly at 82-6 to limit debate and pave the way for a final vote to pass the spending measure, setting up final passage just hours before government funding is set…… MORE
Hackers may have gained access to confidential information about current and former staff and students of the fifth largest school district in the United States, according to a statement posted on the district’s website. The Clark County School District (CCSD) in Las Vegas reopened for in-person learning on August 24. It was attacked by hackers…… MORE
Elementary school students in New York City streamed back into classrooms with masks, temperature checks and globs of hand sanitizer on Tuesday as the nation’s largest school district tries to safely open schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. But at the same time, new clusters of Covid-19 in several neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish communities are…… MORE
New balls please! It’s proving to be a French Open like no other. Played in autumn rather than summer, some players have been complaining about the cold weather and the tournament’s switch from Babolat to Wilson balls. “The ball is completely different,” defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal told reporters last week. “The ball is super…… MORE
