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"President-elect" Joe Biden, is constantly nattering on about light and darkness. Plagiarizing Peggy Noonan, he did it throughout his presidential campaign: Biden vows to end 'season of darkness' as he accepts Democratic presidential nomination -The Guardian, August 20, 2020Joe Biden Frames Election As Battle Of Light And Dark As He Accepts Democratic Nomination -Forbes, August 20, 2020Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US ‘season of darkness’ -Associated Press, August 21, 2020DNC 2020: Biden vows to end Trump's 'season of darkness' -BBC, August 21, 2020"We're about to go into a dark winter": Biden says Trump has no plan for coronavirus -CBS...

President Obama on Thursday will welcome Donald Trump to the White House, beginning a transition of power that is pure anguish for many in the Democratic Party. The meeting, which seemed improbable just 72 hours ago, will likely stand as one of the most humbling moments of Obama’s presidency. Trump rose to political stardom in Obama’s first term by questioning his birthplace, spurring Obama to label him a “carnival barker.” The feud carried over into this year’s campaign, where Obama repeatedly described Trump as unfit for the Oval Office. But despite his efforts, and vigorous campaigning by first lady Michelle...

Did you know that there are thousands upon thousands of homeless people that are living underground beneath the streets of major U.S. cities? It is happening in Las Vegas, it is happening in New York City and it is even happening in Kansas City. As the economy crumbles, poverty in the United States is absolutely exploding and so is homelessness. In addition to the thousands of "tunnel people" living under the streets of America, there are also thousands that are living in tent cities, there are tens of thousands that are living in their vehicles and there are more than...

HARARE (Reuters) - Crisis-weary Zimbabweans braced for darker days on Wednesday after President Robert Mugabe's government announced 20-hour daily electricity cuts for households across the country. The government has said the cuts will allow supplies to be shifted to irrigate the crucial winter wheat crop amid persistent food shortages. The southern African country has already been experiencing frequent power cuts due to the declining capacity of its aging power plants, which have seen very little new investment as the country battles severe foreign currency shortages. Several Harare suburbs have also endured lengthy periods without water, some dry for as long...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright issued a stern warning Saturday about the continuing U.S. role in Iraq, saying "there are no good options at this point and the worst days may be ahead of us." Albright, secretary of state under President Clinton, said the March 2003 invasion of Iraq has led to a series of misfortunes that should have been anticipated. "Instead of winning friends for America, it has poisoned our relations with many countries in the Mideast and the Muslim world," Albright told a conference on the role of citizens in shaping the...