The conservative talk radio host Larry Elder is now the Republican front-runner challenging Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom in a special election that could also shape national politics. California voters cast ballots on September 14 on whether to recall Newsom, after a right-wing campaign to unseat the governor garnered enough signatures to trigger the vote.
As thousands of people in Afghanistan attempt to flee the country before the United States’ withdrawal on August 31, we look at how the Trump administration made it much harder for Afghans who worked with the U.S. to apply and receive what is known as a special immigrant visa, or SIV.
We speak with Haroun Rahimi, assistant professor of law at the American University of Afghanistan, about the Islamic State affiliate that claimed responsibility for this week’s devastating suicide bombings at Kabul airport, which killed more than 110 people, including 13 U.S. troops. Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, is a puritanical group that is “critical of all other sects of Islam,” says Rahimi.
We go to Kabul, Afghanistan, for an update as the death toll from twin suicide bomb attack outside the airport has topped 110 people, including 13 U.S. troops. The suicide bombers struck near the crowded gates of the airport where thousands of Afghans had gathered in an attempt to flee the country before the withdrawal of U.S. troops on August 31.
As of 7:00 AM ET on Saturday, Hurricane Ida is a Category 1 storm with maximum winds of 85 mph, heading northwest after crossing western Cuba overnight. However, the National Hurricane Center predicts that Ida will continue to strengthen throughout the day as it passes over the warm waters of the central Gulf of Mexico.
As the CDC Data Tracker shows, the United States continues to suffer from an expanding wave of COVID-19 cases attributed to the delta variant. As has been the cases for several weeks, that outbreak is concentrated in the Southeast. Which, unfortunately, includes the same areas about to be hit with the winds, rain, and storm surge of a major hurricane.
Once again, we’ve reached the part of the pandemic where people ingest random chemicals to treat COVID-19 at home. The overwhelming majority of such people have decided COVID-19 vaccines are too risky or otherwise dangerous. While it may seem obvious to most of us, this is not a good idea. However, many conservatives seem to think otherwise and are willing to die trying to prove themselves right.
On Friday evening, U.S. Central Command announced that an unmanned done had conducted an airstrike in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. This drone strike came after President joe Biden spoke Thursday afternoon and stated that the United States would track down those involved in the bombing that left 13 American service members and over 160 Afghan civilians dead at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKAIA) outside Kabul.
Two California voters have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that next month’s recall election targeting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is unconstitutional because of the unusual way California structures its recalls.
Under state law, voters are presented with a two-part question that first asks if they want to recall the particular official. A second part asks who should replace the incumbent if a majority votes for the recall on the first question.
“He asked me one question, and I’d rather not repeat that question, because it’s a very scary question,” said former President Donald Trump.
“Whether he was a hardcore conservative or not, he was an amazing man,” his wife, Jessica Wallace, said of the 30-year-old father of three young daughters.
“I have never seen any governor of either party behave like this. It’s almost as if he doesn’t give a damn who has to die as long as he gets reelected,” said Dean.
13 American troops and dozens of Afghan civilians were killed in a suicide bomb attack Thursday at Kabul airport.
Effective pay cuts and brutal hospital bills may be in store for Americans refusing to get the jab.
We’ve all been focusing on getting kids back into the classroom, but what happens once they get there? As the Delta variant threatens to wreak more havoc, kids are returning to school, at least for now—and teachers are finding themselves in a race to undo the damage of the past 18 months. Many of us, for the first time in our careers, will have no idea what our students know on the opening day of school.
Advocates and providers worry if S.B. 8 becomes law on Sept. 1, it will become a blueprint for other red states looking to end legal abortion.
Tessa Martyn’s former boss recently asked her if she would like to return to work this autumn. Her answer was no. The job was with a child-care program in a middle-class suburb outside Chicago; it shut down in March 2020. Martyn previously thought that even with her worries about COVID-19, she would return this fall, perhaps in a role that limited her exposure to other people. But with the spread of the Delta variant, she is steering clear of the local school where the program is held.
I designed my new house as a pet utopia, not a crash pad for nieces and nephews.
The lawyers who battled for President Donald Trump in the days after the 2020 election are now fighting to salvage their professional careers—a fight they pretty much invited by openly flouting many of the core ethical precepts to which licensed attorneys are bound. Last November, we warned these lawyers that this could happen. Today, they face punishing financial and professional consequences, including the potential loss of their license to practice law.
The very first United Airlines evacuation flight from Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, on Sunday had 300 passengers on board, and those passengers had many questions. Some wondered where the flight was headed and how long the trip would be. Others asked crew members where their luggage was, whether it had made it out of Hamid Karzai International Airport, and whether it would catch up to them in America.
Doctors and scientists need to have an honest conversation with the American people about what the goals of COVID-19 vaccination are and how the pandemic will end.Even without the rise of the Delta variant, no one should be surprised to see some people develop infections a few months after vaccination. Though there may be value in eventually giving an additional dose or two to strengthen protection against disease, we’re unlikely to prevent all infections with booster shots.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says his burning state needs more giant DC-10s. He’s right.
He spends his meager income on his motorcycle and cigarettes.
We’ve spent tens of thousands of dollars on unnecessary takeout and groceries.
A well-meaning rule is working completely backward.
And I would rather they find out after I’m gone.
The executive order comes after the governor, who is recovering from his own case of Covid, touted the vaccine as the reason for his “brief & mild” infection.
They noted among other things that Chinese officials are still reluctant to share some raw data, citing concerns over patient confidentiality.
Health care costs for those infected with Covid-19 are significant, and some employers may follow Delta’s lead.
