
Fact check: Biden makes false claims about the debt and deficit in jobs speech
During a Friday speech about the September jobs report, President Joe Biden delivered a rapid-fire series of three false or misleading claims -- falsely saying that he has cut the debt, falsely crediting a tax policy that didn't take effect until 2023 for improving the budget situation in 2021 and 2022, and misleadingly saying that he has presided over an "actual surplus."
2023-10-07 08:26

NBA Rumors: Knicks checked on Zion, Harden-Clippers update, PG13 extension talks
The Knicks are keeping tabs on Zion Williamson, the Clippers are making moves on the James Harden front, and Paul George wants to retire in LA.
2023-10-07 07:58

Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court
The former football star is running for a second term but faces demands for a war crimes court.
2023-10-07 07:52

House Republicans face choice between chaos and convention
Both Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are staunch conservatives - but have wildly different styles.
2023-10-07 07:50

Blooper is rattled: Phillies fans come after poor Braves mascot ahead of NLDS
The city of Philadelphia takes its sports teams very seriously, as one mascot found out.
2023-10-07 06:30

Biden finds GOP's chaos a helpful contrast but an unwelcome distraction
President Joe Biden on Friday acknowledged he's facing an unwelcome political obstacle: The disarray engulfing his political opponents has only made it more difficult for his message to break through.
2023-10-07 06:21

Delta will pay millions of dollars to settle class-action lawsuit over faulty refunds during Covid
Delta Air Lines will pay tens of millions of dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit from customers who said the airline wouldn't refund their canceled flights in the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2023-10-07 06:20

How Logan Botanic Garden helps Vietnam's plant life
The botanical mission to safeguard species in a "biodiversity hotspot" thousands of miles away.
2023-10-07 06:19

NFL Twitter reacts to 49ers defense getting richer with Randy Gregory trade
*checks phone again* Yup, the 49ers just did that. Here's the only appropriate reaction to the Randy Gregory trade if you're not a San Francisco fan.
2023-10-07 05:21

Can India cricketers win World Cup for a billion fans?
They are playing at home which could be an advantage but also a pressure point, writes Suresh Menon.
2023-10-07 05:17

US preparing to officially designate military takeover in Niger as a coup d'etat after months of delay, officials say
The US State Department is preparing to officially designate the military takeover in Niger as a coup d'etat as soon as next week, three US officials told CNN, a decision which could have dramatic implications on the ability of the US to work with a crucial counter-terrorism partner in the region.
2023-10-07 04:25

An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the killing of Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger
Authorities in Pennsylvania say they have issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of killing journalist and advocate Josh Kruger earlier this week.
2023-10-07 03:19