Republican vice presidential nominee, Senator J. D. Vance of Ohio, on Thursday accepted a proposed CBS News debate in October against his Democratic rival, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, and challenged him to another contest on CNN. “The American people deserve as many debates as possible, which is why President Trump has challenged Kamala to three of them already. Not only do I accept the CBS debate on October 1st, I accept the CNN debate on September 18th as well. I look forward to seeing...

he death toll in Gaza has surpassed 40,000, health officials in the territory say, underscoring the magnitude of Israel’s offensive in the tiny coastal enclave. As the Israel-Hamas war enters its 11th month, it is firmly entrenched as one of the most destructive conflicts in recent memory. Here’s a quick breakdown of the conflict, by the numbers. Figures are sourced from the most recent updates from the Israeli military and prime minister’s office, the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza...

A Russian court has sentenced amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in jail for treason for donating $51 (£39) to a charity supporting Ukraine. Karelina, who has American and Russian citizenship, pleaded guilty last week after a trial held behind closed doors. She had been living in Los Angeles and became a US citizen in 2021. She was arrested during a family visit last January in Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow.

An Iranian phishing scheme has targeted around a dozen email accounts linked to U.S. officials and campaign staff for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to a threat analysis report released by Google Wednesday. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) identified multiple cyberattacks from a group linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the threat report. Multiple attempts have been prevented by TAG, but the hacker group, referred...

Los Angeles authorities have arrested at least one suspect in the investigation into Matthew Perry's ketamine overdose death, according to multiple reports Thursday. The New York Times, NBC News and ABC News cited anonymous sources with knowledge of the situation and said more details are forthcoming. NBC and ABC said multiple people have been charged, citing law enforcement authorities. Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal an indictment later Thursday in...

At least 8 states, and possibly 3 more, will be voting on abortion access this November. Arizona and Missouri are the latest states to add abortion measures to their ballots this year. Two of the states — Arizona and Nevada — are battleground states crucial to the 2024 election.

Kamala Harris' campaign is facing legal action over the revelations her campaign deceptively edited headlines from news outlets and used them in Google ads.  WDAY Radio, based in North Dakota, revealed they were 'furious' that one of their stories had been used to make it seem like they were supportive of her presidential bid.  The backlash grew as Biden and Harris prepared to appear at a public event for the first time together after he was forced out of the race...

Hard-left “Squad” member Ilhan Omar cruised to victory over her more moderate Democratic opponent Don Samuels in Minnesota’s primary on Tuesday night. Omar won in a landslide, receiving 56.2% of the vote against Samuels’ 42.9%, with 95% of precincts reporting. Omar’s victory came after two members of the lefty faction of the Democratic party, known as “the Squad” lost to more centrist primary opponents in hard-fought races. In June, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, an...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., overcame a primary challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels Tuesday, scoring an important win for the progressive “Squad” members in Congress who have been targeted in the primaries over their criticism of Israel’s war tactics in Gaza. The Associated Press called the race at 10:39 p.m. EDT and, with nearly all ballots counted, Omar secured 56.2% of the vote compared to Samuels’ 42.9%. Tuesday’s primary race was a rematch of 2022...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, the final member of the progressive Squad to face a primary this cycle, fended off her primary opponents in her Minneapolis-based 5th District on Tuesday. Omar prevailed over Don Samuels, a former member of the Minneapolis City Council who had come just 2 points shy of unseating her in the midterms, along with two little-known competitors. Her win comes just a week after fellow Squad member Missouri Rep. Cori Bush lost her primary in an election that drew...