Biden's ‘selfishness’ gaffe latest in long line after teleprompter blunder  —  President Joe Biden has made yet another awkward gaffe, this time during a speech in the Middle East.  —  The commander-in-chief made the unintentional slip-up while delivering remarks in Saudi Arabia on the final …

“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details  —  The most extensive account of the shooting to date says that after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge, better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill the leadership void.

No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds  —  ATLANTA (AP) — The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed …

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care  —  A sexual assault survivor chooses sterilization so that if she is ever attacked again, she won't be forced to give birth to a rapist's baby.  An obstetrician delays inducing a miscarriage until a woman with severe pregnancy complications seems “sick enough.”

Sen. Ted Cruz says Supreme Court ‘clearly wrong’ in decision legalizing same-sex marriage  —  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Saturday that the Supreme Court was “clearly wrong” and “overreaching” when it legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges 2015 ruling.

Sanders says Manchin 'sabotaged the president's agenda'  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday blasted Sen. Joe Manchin for what he called “sabotaging” President Joe Biden's agenda by rejecting Democrats' party-line spending bill last week.  —  “He has sabotaged the president's agenda,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said on ABC's “This Week.”

Founding father James Madison sidelined by woke history in his own home  —  The globalist billionaire who funded the woke transformation of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello paid for a similar overhaul of James Madison's house — where the author of the US Constitution has been shoved into a supporting role …

Gas prices may surge again ahead of midterm elections  —  As new sanctions threaten to choke global oil supply, the White House scrambles to contain potential fallout  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Drivers relieved by the recent dip in gas prices may be in for a shock when the summer winds down …

Khamenei adviser says Tehran ‘capable of building nuclear bomb’ -Al Jazeera  —  Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera's Arabic service on Sunday.

Chuck Grassley holds 8-point lead over Mike Franken in US Senate race, Iowa Poll finds  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley leads Democrat Mike Franken by 8 percentage points among likely Iowa voters, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll — a first look at what could be Grassley's …

Afghan Economy Crumbles Since Taliban Takeover  —  Businesses are struggling to import supplies or find customers who can pay amid crushing inflation and banking dysfunction, as the isolated government has driven away both foreign aid and investors  —  KABUL—Until a few months ago …

Before the killing of Shinzo Abe, Japan's last assassination was in 1960.  That killer Otoya Yamaguchi has become a favorite of the American far right.  — In 1960, Otoya Yamaguchi assassinated the head of Japan's Socialist Party.  — The killing, with a sword, was captured on live television and was widely condemned.

Homeless man on parole suspected of stabbing NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, to death at California gas station is killed in SWAT RAID  — NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, died after being stabbed at a California gas station  — Police were looking for Trent William Millsap, 27 …

Incarcerated transgender woman Demi Minor impregnates two inmates at NJ prison  —  A transgender woman behind bars at a New Jersey women's prison impregnated two fellow inmates, prompting officials to move her to a different facility, a report revealed Saturday.