July 2019

Iowa and New Hampshire Go First. How Are the Leading Candidates Set Up There?

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — In New Hampshire, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s campaign is embracing activities like bowling and a potential poetry reading to forge relationships with activists and voters. In Iowa, party activists are discussing Senator Elizabeth Warren’s dozens of campaign organizers in awe-struck tones. And though Joseph R. Biden Jr. started campaigning late in […]

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Carrie Underwood On The One Thing That Boosts Her Mental Health

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Carrie Underwood knows that exercising helps her mental health “so much” ― and that she’s better to be around after a work out, as well. “My husband has said on many occasions, ‘You’re just better in your day when you work out. You’re healthier. You’re in a better mood.’ I’m like, ‘I know!’” the country

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U.K. Warns Tankers to Stay Out of Strait of Hormuz After Iran Seizes Ship

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LONDON — Britain on Saturday warned ships to stay out of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route for the world’s oil supplies, as the government pressed Iran to release a British-owned oil tanker seized the previous evening, dramatically escalating tensions in the region. “We have advised U.K. shipping to stay out of the

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Democrats Call Out Racism, New Debate Lineups: This Week in the 2020 Race

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Every Saturday morning, we’re publishing “This Week in the 2020 Race”: a quick way to catch up on the presidential campaign and the field of 24 candidates for the Democratic nomination. Here’s our latest edition: Trump attacks congresswomen and Democrats return fire On Sunday, President Trump hurled an ugly insult at a group of four

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War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for Ebola

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With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system is a major concern, especially after one case was confirmed near its border. Health experts say there is an urgent need to increase prevention efforts. The World Health Organization on Wednesday made the emergency declaration

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