The News Roundup For July 26, 2024
Glenn Boyce and his family show support for President Joe Biden after the president announced his withdrawal from the 2024 race outside the White House in Washington, DC Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Glenn Boyce and his family show support for President Joe Biden after the president announced his withdrawal from the 2024 race outside the White House in Washington, DC
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden addressed the nation from the White House this week, explaining his decision to step down as the Democrats nominee for the 2024 presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump's team isn't going to make things easy for presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Following the transfer of $91 million from the Biden campaign to the fledgling Harris campaign, Republican operatives filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission.
The Department of Justice is set to investigate why an Illinois sheriff's deputy killed a Black woman named Sonya Massey in her home, killing her via a fatal gunshot to the head.
Amid his country's continuing campaign to devastate Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress this week, framing his military's actions as a desperate battle for survival.
Earth set two new heat records this week. Sunday and Monday saw the planet warm to its two highest temperatures on record since at least 1940.
The 2024 Summer Olympics are set to kick off with their opening ceremony on Friday in Paris.
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