WASHINGTON — This week the U.S. Senate showed it can still put aside partisan differences and unite for a common goal on some issues. The question at hand: Daylight Saving Time.On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously agreed that it would like to make the annual rite of “springing ahead” by an hour a year-round practice. Now…Continue Reading
They are a distinct minority in their own party and, for that matter, their country: Republican holdouts amid an ever-widening consensus that Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine poses a mortal threat to American interests. A far right wing of the Republican Party tightly bound to former President Donald Trump is fighting to push the GOP toward…Continue Reading
It was the shock of a loud whistle that almost caused Gregory Poland to veer off the road as he was driving home after getting his second Covid-19 vaccine. “It startled me,” said Poland, who is 66 years old. “I thought it was a dog whistle going off right next to me.” It was not…Continue Reading
A car drove at high speed into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing a parade early on Sunday, killing six people and seriously injuring 10 others, authorities said, saying the incident did not appear to be a militant attack.“At this stage, there are no elements to suggest that the attack had a…Continue Reading
State lawmakers have proposed a record 238 bills that would limit the rights of LGBTQ Americans this year — or more than three per day — with about half of them targeting transgender people specifically. Nearly 670 anti-LGBTQ bills have been filed since 2018, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the American Civil…Continue Reading
Princess Diana’s London residence was in Kensington Palace Gardens, and today the street — often called the most expensive in London — is home to some of the mega-rich not just from the U.K. but from around the world. To give just one prominent example, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich owns a house there valued at…Continue Reading
Dr. Aletha Maybank joined the American Medical Association as its first chief health equity officer in 2019, determined to fight racial disparities in medicine. That work grew more urgent in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic exposed deadly inequities in health care, and as George Floyd’s murder turned the country’s attention to the pervasiveness of systemic racism.…Continue Reading
Men hold Cambodian and Japanese flags during the inauguration ceremony of National Road No. 1, which has been built with aid from Japan, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang PringRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comPHNOM PENH, March 20 (Reuters) – Japan on Sunday pledged to offer Cambodia about $428 million in…Continue Reading
The Houston Cougars will meet the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Houston is coming off an 82-68 win over UAB on Friday to advance to the second round, both their offense and defense played spectacularly in that game and they’ll be looking for a repeat today.…Continue Reading
C.J. Uzomah said it best in his introductory press conference: it’s about to be dirty in the Jets tight end room. In Uzomah and Tyler Conklin – both recently signed – the Jets finally have some good pass-catchers at the position. How bad has it been for the Gang Green in recent memory? Jets tight…Continue Reading
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