Around The Country
- Yet another person got bird flu. Now should I freak out?Last Friday, the Missouri health department announced a recent human case of bird flu. What’s unsettling about the case is that the patient — hospitalized on August 22 and later released — is the first among 15 people infected in the US who didn’t report having contact with animals. That raises the possibility that the…
- Speaker Johnson sticks to government funding plan despite GOP oppositionSpeaker Mike Johnson will put his government funding and Trump-backed voting bill up for a vote, despite Republican and Democratic opposition.
- Back on the trail: Top Biden surrogate Newsom now campaigning for HarrisPHILADELPHIA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is back on the presidential campaign trail. The high-profile Democrat and two-term governor was one of the top surrogates for President Biden during the president’s re-election campaign. But other than an appearance – but no speaking role – at last month’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Newsom has…
- Missouri high court weighs whether abortion measure stays on fall ballot – The Washington PostMissouri high court weighs whether abortion measure stays on fall ballot The Washington Post Missouri secretary of state decertifies abortion amendment for November ballot KCTV 5 MO abortion rights supporters argue ‘last minute’ push to bar amendment is unprecedented Kansas City Star Missouri secretary of state ‘decertifies’ Amendment 3 petition, one day before supreme court ruling KTVI Fox 2…
- I can’t take care of all my mom’s needs. Am I a monster?Welcome to Your Mileage May Vary, my new twice-monthly advice column offering you a framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas and philosophical questions. Your Mileage May Vary isn’t like other advice columns, which usually aim to give you a single answer — the underlying premise being that there is an objectively “right” answer to…
- Liz Cheney says it’s ‘not enough’ for anti-Trump Republicans to vote for someone other than HarrisFormer GOP Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday encouraged anti-Trump Republicans and independents to consider voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, adding that it’s “not enough” to write in someone other than former President Donald Trump in the November election.
- Nikki Haley breaks with Trump on IVF proposal, still says she’s ‘on standby’ for campaignNikki Haley broke with former President Trump’s stance regarding IVF treatment, but still said she was “on standby” to campaign for the Republican nominee. Haley, who was the last Republican presidential candidate to drop from the GOP race before Trump became the nominee, said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that…