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Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, experiencing 'mild symptoms'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden will fly to his home in Delaware, where he will "self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time."
WATCH: Rep. Nancy Mace speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention
Mace worked for Trump's 2016 campaign and won South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in 2020. But after she criticized Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the former president supported a Republican who primaried her in 2022.
Here's how NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it's retired
NASA and Elon Musk's company on Wednesday outlined the plan to burn the space station up on reentry and plunge what's left into the ocean, ideally at the beginning of 2031 when it hits the 32-year mark.
Trump's campaign has given no official info about his medical care following assassination attempt
Trump's campaign has refused to discuss his condition, release a medical report or records, or make the doctors who treated him available, leaving information to dribble out from Trump, his friends and family.
WATCH: 'They will come for you,' says Peter Navarro after serving prison sentence
Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro spoke to the Republican National Convention the day he was released from prison after serving four-months for failing to cooperate with Congressional Jan. 6 Committee
WATCH: Trump tells private event that he got lucky, 'God was with me' during assassination attempt
In a video of a private event with supporters given to PBS News and edited for length, Trump reflects on the Saturday shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, which killed one and seriously injured two.
As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes
BEIRUT (AP) — Dr. Hassan Hamdan was one of the few trained plastic surgeons in Gaza, a specialist in wound reconstruction. His skills were vitally needed as Israel’s military onslaught filled hospitals with patients torn by blasts and shrapnel, so the 65-year-old came out of retirement to help.
Traces of cyanide found in the blood of Vietnamese and Americans found dead in a Bangkok hotel
BANGKOK (AP) — Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests at a luxury hotel in central Bangkok and one of them is believed to have poisoned the others over a bad investment, Thai authorities said Wednesday. The bodies were found...
Elevated security around Trump following assassination attempt keeps him walled off from RNC crowds
MILWAUKEE (AP) — On the floor of the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening, vice presidential candidate JD Vance greeted and shook hands with excited delegates as he walked toward his seat. It was a marked contrast from former President Donald Trump, who entered the hall a few minutes later...
Trump’s one-time Republican rivals make peace and urge the party to unite
Lisa Desjardins is a correspondent for PBS News Hour, where she covers news from the U.S. Capitol while also traveling across the country to report on how decisions in Washington affect people where they live and work.
Syrian military official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse routinely took place has been arrested in Los Angeles, court documents show. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, 72, was taken into custody last week at Los Angeles International Airport on...
JD Vance's political views and how they have shifted in recent years
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is a one-time critic of former President Trump who has turned into a fierce defender. Geoff Bennett discussed Vance's views and how they've shifted with David Weigel, a national political reporter for Semafor who's covered JD Vance for years.
Fact-checking right-wing claims about election security and noncitizens voting
Speakers at the Republican convention have repeated falsehoods that Democrats are rigging the election and that non-citizens will vote in November. That claim is just one of many conspiracy theories about the security of America's election system that are being spread in the lead up to November. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
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