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• Mexico Sues US Gun Manufacturers Over Arms Trafficking Toll
  
  The Mexican government sued United States gun manufacturers and distributors Wednesday in U.S. federal court, arguing that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed tremendous bloodshed in Mexico.The unusual lawsuit was filed in U.S. federal court in...
• Blast in Afghan Capital as Taliban Claim Attack on Minister's Compound
  
  An explosion near the office of Afghanistan's main security agency wounded three people on Wednesday, hours after a bomb and gun attack on a minister's compound brought surging Taliban violence to the capital. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the late Tuesday attack...
• Brett Giroir: Vaccine Mandates for Businesses Are Reasonable
  
  Vaccine mandates from businesses are very reasonable and should be supported, said President Donald Trump's former COVID-19 testing Czar, Brett Giroir. "We should support businesses...
• Amazon Slashes Prime Drone Delivery Team
  
  Amazon Prime Air, a U.K.-based team that oversees the company's drone delivery service, has lost over 100 employees in the last few years, with some former staff telling Wired that the department is...
• WHO Calls for Moratorium on COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses
  
  The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September, its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. The move was to enable that at least 10% of the population of every country was vaccinated, WHO...
• Growth in US Services Sector Hits Record High in July
  
  Growth in the U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, increased to a record pace in July even as businesses continued to face challenges in hiring workers.The Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday that its monthly survey of service industries rose to a...
• Pentagon IDs Officer Killed in Violence Outside Building
  
  The Pentagon police force on Wednesday identified the officer who was fatally stabbed at a transit center outside the Pentagon.The Pentagon Force Protection Agency said Officer George Gonzalez was a New York native and Army veteran who served in Iraq. He'd been on the...
• Nunes Sues MSNBC, Saying Rachel Maddow Defamed Him
  
  Rep. Devin Nunes is suing NBCUniversal for defamation, alleging that MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and the network "harbor an institutional hostility, hatred, extreme bias, spite and ill-will" toward...
• Nearly Half of California's Hispanics Want Gov. Newsom Recalled: Poll
  
  Nearly half of California's Hispanics say they would vote to recall Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom according to a new Inside California Politics/Emerson College poll. A total of 47.6% of the Golden State's...
• Dr. Jha to Newsmax: NIH Director Right to Walk Back Mask Comments
  
  National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins did the right thing by clarifying his comments that parents should wear masks at home to protect their children from COVID-19, rather than...
• Broadway Star Alvin Ing Dies at 89 of Breakthrough COVID Complications
  
  Alvin Ing, a pioneering Asian-American Broadway and screen star, has died at 89 of breakthrough COVID-19 complications. The actor and singer died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center...
• Trump Challenges Release of His Tax Returns in Court
  
  Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally challenged in court a recent U.S. Justice Department order that his tax returns should be turned over to a House of Representatives committee....
• US Companies Add Far Fewer Jobs Than Forecast, ADP Data Show
  
  U.S. companies added far fewer jobs than expected in July, indicating persistent hiring obstacles despite broader improvement in the economy.Businesses' payrolls increased by 330,000 last month, the smallest gain since February, after a revised 680,000 gain in June,...
• Rudy Giuliani: Cuomo 'May Be Guilty' but Deserves Due Process
  
  Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani blasted politicians, the media, and public opinion for their treatment of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., whom independent investigators concluded...
• Two Rockets From Lebanon Strike Israel, Drawing Israeli Retaliation
  
  Two rockets launched from Lebanon on Wednesday struck Israel, which responded with several rounds of artillery fire amid heightened regional tensions over an alleged Iranian attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf last week. Israel's Magen David Adom national ambulance service...
• Study Indicates Possible Long-Term Brain Issues for COVID-19 Patients
  
  Long-term brain issues could persist in patients who've been infected with COVID-19, according to study results published in the medical journal The Lancet. An assessment of 81,337 participants between January and December 2020 found that people who had recovered from...
• Newsmax's Greg Kelly: 'Freaking Witch Hunt' Staged Against Cuomo
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is being made the victim of a "witch hunt" through claims of sexual harassment made in a lengthy report from Attorney General Letitia James, according to...
• Cuomo Won't Go - So What's Next After Assault Probe?
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's days in office are likely numbered and he could face civil lawsuits and even criminal charges, experts say, after a scathing independent investigation found that...
• As China Stocks Lose $1T, Shocked Investors Scour Xi's Speeches to Find Next Target
  
  As $1 trillion evaporated from Chinese stocks last week, some investors realized they hadn't paid enough attention to the country's most important man: President Xi Jinping.Traders began scouring databases and other collections of Xi's speeches to find clues about which...
• 'Woke' Olympians Come Up Short
  
  Did athletes on the U.S. Olympic team concentrate too much on "woke" messaging during this summer's Tokyo Games at the expense of winning? While the final verdict is still being tallied...
• Obama Cancels Birthday Bash After Mounting Covid Criticism
  
  Former President Barack Obama has canceled his controversial 60th birthday mega-bash in Martha's Vineyard, citing the spread of the coronavirus's Delta variant."Due to the new spread of the Delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to...
• Olympics-Belarus Sprinter Leaves Tokyo for Vienna After Refusing to Go Home
  
  Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo aboard a flight to Vienna on Wednesday, less than 72 hours after refusing her team's orders to return home. After spending two nights in Poland's embassy, the 24-year-old walked onto the plane at Narita airport wearing...
• Suspected Ship Hijack Near Iran Ends as Mideast Tensions Mount
  
  A suspected hijacking of a vessel near Iran has ended, the British Navy said Wednesday, days after a deadly drone attack on a tanker in the same area that the U.S and its allies blamed on the Islamic Republic.The events have stoked tensions in and around the waterways of...
• US to Outfit Border Agents with Body Cameras in Major Oversight Move
  
  The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change that could increase oversight of agents and also help capture criminal activity. The cameras are expected to be...
• Carey, Backed by Trump, Wins Primary for House Seat in Ohio
  
  A pair of special congressional primaries Tuesday in Ohio could serve as litmus tests for the moods of the Republican and Democratic parties heading into next year's midterm elections.After the stinging defeat of one of his endorsed congressional candidates in Texas last...

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