‘We are in a race’: GOP governors implore residents to overcome vaccine hesitancy as delta variant rises  —  GOP governors implored their residents on Sunday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as polling shows that vaccine hesitancy has been driven by Republicans and as the virus's new …

Eleven days after partial collapse, remainder of Surfside condo is demolished  —  The remaining portion of Champlain Towers South has been demolished.  —  At 10:30 Sunday night, authorities detonated charges inserted into holes drilled in the part of the 12-story Surfside condo that stood tenuously …

Facebook, Twitter, Google Threaten to Quit Hong Kong Over Proposed Data Laws  —  Industry group representing companies says proposed anti-doxing rules could put staff based locally at risk of criminal charges  —  HONG KONG— Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google …

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Reflect on 75 Years of Marriage  —  Their relationship has been a constant through wins and losses, reinvention and raising a family.  At 96 and 93, they have come to rely on their bond more now than ever.  —  PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter, a midshipman in the U.S. Naval Academy …

Allen West announces he is running against Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican primary  —  The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday.  —  Copy link  —  Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott.

Top Biden Allies Worked for Group With Close Ties to Chinese Communist Party  —  Experts worry National Committee on U.S.-China Relations could impact Biden administration policy  —  Top Biden allies including former Treasury secretary Jacob Lew and National Security Council official Kurt Campbell …

Pandemic Wave of Automation May Be Bad News for Workers  —  The need for social distancing led restaurants and grocery stores to seek technological help.  That may improve productivity, but could also cost jobs.  —  When Kroger customers in Cincinnati shop online these days …

Barbershops and Hair Salons Are Enlisted in Covid-19 Vaccine Push  —  Biden administration hopes to reach Black Americans who have declined to get vaccinated  —  Some customers at the barbershop Mike Brown manages in Hyattsville, Md., say they don't plan to get a coronavirus vaccine.

Fraud Claims, Unproved, Delay Peru's Election Result and Energize the Right  —  A month after polls closed, officials have yet to declare a victor in the presidential vote, as they consider Keiko Fujimori's demand that ballots be thrown out.  —  LIMA, Peru — They showed up for the rally …

New Woodward book to cover last days of Trump presidency  —  (CNN)Legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward has already covered fear and rage within the Trump White House, and soon, he will release a third book on Donald Trump's final days in office.  —  The title of the book has not yet …

Culture Wars are Long Wars … We are told that conservatives “lost the culture war.”  I dissent from this view: American conservatives never waged a culture war.  Conservatives certainly fought, there is no denying that.  They fought with every bit of obstruction and scandal their operatives could muster.

Vanessa Williams to sing ‘Black national anthem’ for Capitol Fourth celebration  —  American actress and vocalist Vanessa Williams will be performing the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” widely known as the Black National Anthem, while hosting PBS's 41st annual “A Capitol Fourth” celebration, airing Sunday.

In defense of Biden ice cream questions  —  There is no Pulitzer for pooling  —  Welcome to another weekend of snarky social media slamming the White House press corps for asking President Joe Biden about his ice cream order.  —  Like this tweet  —  Following Biden around discussing ice cream flavors …

The Weisselberg Indictment Is Not A “Fringe Benefits” Case  —  Grasping the Full Scope of the Alleged Criminal Scheme  —  In the days before the July 1, 2021 issuance of the Manhattan District Attorney's Weisselberg-Trump Organization indictment, public anticipation was positively underwhelming.

White supremacy protest in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th  —  The Patriot Front, a white supremacy group, marched through Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th.  They arrived loaded in several Penske trucks.  The group marched down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, around City Hall, and through Old City.