Katherine Lee

Biden rallies for Democrats, slams ‘semi-fascism’ in GOP

by ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

President Joe Biden is calling on Democrats “to vote to literally save democracy once again” in the midterm elections.

Nation & World, News, Schools and Education

Nebraska school officials close newspaper after students publish LGBTQ articles

by Associated Press August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

An email from a school employee cancelling the student paper’s printing services said it was “because the school board and superintendent are unhappy with the last issue’s editorial content.”

Nation & World, News

Two plead guilty in scheme to sell Biden’s daughter’s diary

by Associated Press August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Prosecutors say two people from Florida have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to the president’s daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas for $40,000.

Nation & World, News

School shooter fixated on guns, dreamed of killing, therapists’ letter says

by TERRY SPENCER ASSOCIATED PRESS August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Four years before Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 people at a Florida high school, therapists at another school wrote a letter to his psychiatrist saying he was fixated on guns and dreamed of killing others and being covered in blood.

Nation & World, News

U.S. senator visits Taiwan amid high tensions with China

by HUIZHONG WU Associated Press August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Sen. Marsha Blackburn has arrived in Taiwan, in the second visit by members of Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip earlier this month.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Biden kicks off midterm rally as Democrats see opening

by ZEKE MILLER Associated Press August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

President Biden is aiming to turn months of legislative accomplishments into political energy.

Business, Nation & World, News

Fewer Americans claim jobless benefits last week

by MAE ANDERSON Associated Press August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

The labor market continues to stand out as one of the strongest segments of the U.S. economy.

Health, Nation & World, News

Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase

by Associated Press August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

The number reverses a month-long trend of rising infections in a possible sign the outbreak may be starting to decline in Europe, according to an report issued by the World Health Organization.