WASHINGTON — Four Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to face off in the fourth debate of their party's 2024 nominating contest Wednesday. Here are some facts about the debate: Where is it? It will take place at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa at 6 p.m. MST. It will be hosted by subscription-based television network
WESTON, Massachusetts/WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he may have skipped mounting a 2024 re-election bid if he were not facing Donald Trump because the Republican poses a unique threat to the United States. "If Trump wasn't running, I'm not sure I'd be running," Biden said at a fundraising event for his 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A Paraguayan government official was replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives of a fugitive Indian guru's fictional country, who also appear to have duped several local officials in the South American country. The revelation sparked a scandal — and lots of social media
GAZA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the military would have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after the war against Hamas ends. The remarks came as Israel's military said its troops had entered Gaza's second-largest city in its pursuit to wipe out the territory's Hamas rulers. The
BATU PALANO, Indonesia — Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 22, officials said Tuesday. One person remained missing. More than 50 climbers were rescued after the initial eruption Sunday, and
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will not become a dictator if he becomes U.S. president again except "on day one," after warnings from Democrats and some Republicans that America was in danger of becoming an autocracy if he wins the 2024 election. Republican presidential candidate Trump had to be asked twice
POCONE, BRAZIL — Firefighters in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that "it is a relief for everyone who lives in the region." They spoke too soon. In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled by unusually dry and
SALT LAKE CITY — Javier Milei is the new president of Argentina, winning 56% of the vote against Sergio Massa, the nation's previous economy minister, Sunday night. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, expressed his support of the newly elected Argentinian president. In an X post he wrote, "It's a glorious thing to see people choose liberty
NEW YORK — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is "authentic." Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary company's site but were boosted
