ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A key city council vote Thursday on a major redevelopment project in St. Petersburg could pave the way to give baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays a new ballpark, which would guarantee the team stays for at least 30 years. The $6.5 billion project, supporters say, would transform an 86-acre (34-hectare) tract in … Read more
US President Joe Biden departs from the White House for Las Vegas on July 15, 2024, in Washington, DC. United States. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The Democratic National Committee said that any virtual roll call to officially nominate President Joe Biden as the party’s presidential nominee will not begin before Aug. 1, … Read more
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington D.C., Sunday July 7, 2024. William Plowman | Nbcuniversal | Getty Images California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to exit the 2024 presidential election contest. Schiff in a statement said that he had “serious concerns about whether the President … Read more
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas is being sued for rejecting petitions in favor of a proposed ballot measure to scale back the state’s abortion ban, with supporters asking the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to order officials to start counting more than 100,000 signatures from people who back amending the constitution. The ballot measure wouldn’t … Read more
President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, July 15, 2024. Samuel Corum | Afp | Getty Images House Democrats are circulating a letter for signatures that urges the Democratic National Committee to slow down its nomination process for President Joe … Read more
A state court judge’s ruling Monday keeps an abortion-rights question on the November ballot in South Dakota. Judge John Pekas dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group, Life Defense Fund, that sought to have the question removed even though supporters turned in more than enough valid signatures to put it on the ballot. “They … Read more
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day. Former President Donald Trump on Monday officially received the 1,215 delegates required to become the official GOP presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The designation came moments after Trump on Truth Social announced Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, to … Read more
BANJUL, Gambia — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the world to reverse such a ban had been closely followed by activists abroad. The vote followed months of heated debate … Read more
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024. Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty Images The Trump campaign and the Republican National Convention on Saturday jointly announced the speaker lineup for the nominating convention that kicks off Monday, including celebrities, high-dollar donors, dozens … Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders urged Democrats to “stop the bickering” and support President Joe Biden, admonishing those who have been spurred by fears about the incumbent’s health to call for a new nominee to compete against former President Donald Trump. “Enough!” Sanders, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with Democrats, wrote in a New York Times … Read more
