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Read the letter President Biden sent to House Democrats telling them to support him in the election 07/08/2024 01:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden wants Democrats in Congress to know he has no intention of exiting this year's election, sending them a letter on Monday on his personal letterhead. Here is Biden's letter to the congressional Democrats whose backing he likely needs: Fellow Democrats, Now that Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn���t hide her ambitions in timely book launch 07/08/2024 01:12pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is releasing a new memoir at a particularly fraught moment, both for herself and for the Democratic Party. Set for release Tuesday amid the frenzy over President Joe Biden���s recent debate performance, ���True Gretch��� won���t do much to dispe Agave's profile on bar lists is growing. 5 home recipes for traditional cocktails that sub it in 07/08/2024 01:08pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Tequila-based margaritas and palomas have long been cocktail-menu staples, but their base ingredient ��� agave ��� is working its way into other cocktails for a modern twist on traditional drinks. While tequila, made from the blue agave plant, is the best-known of the agave spirits, 3 Columbia University officials lose posts over texts that 'touched on ancient antisemitic tropes' 07/08/2024 01:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Columbia University said Monday that it has removed three administrators from their positions and will keep them on leave indefinitely after finding that text messages they exchanged during a campus discussion about Jewish life ���disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic tropes. Why the Great Resignation has become the Big Stay 07/08/2024 12:50pm • The Great Resignation of the pandemic era when millions of Americans quit their jobs for new ones that improved their work-life balance or career path reset both employees and employers. A recent survey conducted by staffing firm Robert Half found more than three-quarters of professionals are hap NATO summit brings road closures, detours to downtown D.C. 07/08/2024 11:45am • Officials from dozens of countries will be in town for this week's NATO summit. Their arrival is necessitating dozens of road closures in downtown D.C., affecting residents, businesses and commuters. Security perimeters and closures were put in place starting Saturday in preparation for the summit Music Review: In a new expanded collection, how much of John Lennon's 'Mind Games' is too much? 07/08/2024 10:40am • The new remixed and expanded ���Mind Games: The Ultimate Collection" is for those John Lennon fans who really, really love his inconsistent 1973 record of the same name. The problem is, many Lennon fans would rank the original ���Mind Games��� fourth or fifth among his most beloved records. Not that Dallas Stars will start streaming their regional game broadcasts for free 07/08/2024 10:34am • FRISCO, Texas (AP) ��� The Dallas Stars are taking their local game broadcasts directly to consumers for free after years of fans having issues watching the team's games on a regional sports network. The NHL team announced Monday that it has entered into a seven-year agreement with A Parent Media Co Sports on TV for Tuesday, July 9 07/08/2024 10:00am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 9 MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. TBS ��� L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia 9:30 p.m. MLBN ��� Regional Coverage: Seattle at San Diego OR Atlanta at Arizona NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN ��� Summer League: Memphis vs. Philadelphia, Salt La NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 Results 07/08/2024 09:30am • Sunday At Chicago Street Course Chicago. Lap length: 2.20 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (8) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 58 laps, 54 points. 2. (4) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 58, 37. 3. (2) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 58, 42. 4. (38) Joey Hand, Ford, 58, 43. 5. (3) Michael McDowell, Ford, 58, 32. 6. (33) Ri Key events in the troubled history of the Boeing 737 Max 07/08/2024 09:17am • Boeing���s 737 Max is a more fuel-efficient version of the American aerospace company���s popular 737, the best-selling airliner ever. Airlines have flown Max jets for just seven years, but in that short time two of them crashed, killing 346 people, and the plane has become a symbol of safety concer CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world 07/08/2024 08:46am • As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of wild weather that human-caused climate change makes more likely. Beryl made landfall around the middle the Texas coast near Matagorda with a dangerous storm surge and str Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here's a breakdown of extreme weather terms 07/08/2024 08:40am • Hurricane Beryl is barreling through Texas Monday after devastating parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. The storm regained hurricane strength over the weekend as it traveled over the Gulf of Mexico. It had previously been downgraded to a tropical storm as it weakened over land. So what's the differe Is college worth it? Poll finds only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher education 07/08/2024 08:00am • Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college, with most saying they feel the U.S. higher education system is headed in the ���wrong direction,��� according to a new poll. Overall, only 36% of adults say they have a ���great deal��� or ���quite a lot��� of confidence in hi CJ Nickolas has overcome so many obstacles to reach the Olympics. He's aiming for taekwondo gold 07/08/2024 06:00am • PARIS (AP) ��� A malformed vertebra couldn���t stop him. Neither could heart surgery, or a change of weight category that everyone thought was a big mistake. Breaking his arm in the buildup to the Paris Games was just a minor distraction, too. It seems there���s almost nothing that could derail CJ N