FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When 16-year-old rising volleyball star Deven Gonzalez was pulled from the rubble of her Miami condo building, her initial reaction amid the shock was to tell firefighters that she had to compete in a major tournament in a few days.The teen’s entire world revolved around volleyball. She played beach volleyball,…
Former President Donald Trump questioned his successor’s patriotism during an Independence Day celebration in Florida.Trump said President Joe Biden “is perhaps the most unpatriotic president in American history” because his administration canceled a planned Fourth of July fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota due to concerns about the transmission of COVID-19.”We had fireworks…
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden, reprising his role as comforter-in-chief, highlighted Thursday the “life and death” situation that has brought together all levels of the government as he visits a south Florida community reeling from the collapse of a 12-story condo building that left 18 people dead and dozens missing.A week after disaster in Surfside,…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure from 2009 to 2018.Zuma was not in court for the ruling on Tuesday…
Joe Manchin is the last conservative Democrat serving in the U.S. Senate. He’s also Washington’s most powerful politician whose single vote, as we’ve learned the past few weeks, can derail President Biden’s most progressive plans to expand the federal government.And the reason for the West Virginia’s senator’s newfound power – and Biden’s frustration – likely…
Cost pressures on UK firms have gone up at a record level, suggesting that the current surge in consumer prices may be more than just a blip.A closely watched survey, produced by IHS Markit/CIPS, showed input costs rose at the fastest rate for 13 years.And inflation of prices charged by firms hit its highest since…
Last week the BBC investigated the recent discovery of an English link in US President Joe Biden’s ancestry. Since then a family from England has claimed a connection to the president through the same forebears. They explained what it means to them.For 20 years, Paul Harris has made a hobby of dwelling on the past.Bit…
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly voted, 168-55, to draft a document that they hope will prevent President Biden and other Catholic politicians from receiving Communion if they advocate for abortion rights, the Associated Press reports.Why it matters: Biden is the United States’ second Catholic president and the country’s most religiously observant leader since…
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Thursday praised the Biden administration’s decision to purchase 500 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to share with countries around the world, calling the decision the “right move.”The big picture: Their statements represent a rare moment of praise of Biden by Republicans.Get market news worthy…
A man was having dinner on the patio of a country club in North Carolina when he suddenly grabbed the top of his head, law enforcement said.He thought a bug had bit him — but it was a bullet.Deputies were called to Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro just before 7 p.m. Tuesday after the 57-year-old…