National The Biden Administration has tabbed WNBA star Elena Della Donne and philanthropist José Andrés to co-chair the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) By Des Bieler and Cindy Boren, Washington Post March 24, 2022 | 1:05 PM WASHINGTON – The Biden administration requested…Continue Reading

Russia-Ukraine Biden said this week that the possibility of chemical weapons use by Russia was a “real threat.” Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine crossed cross the border into Medyka, Poland on March 7. Erin Schaff/The New York Times By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press March 24, 2022 | 10:52 AM…Continue Reading

Russia-Ukraine “People are asking if the far right in the U.S. is influencing Russia or if Russia is influencing the far right, but the truth is they are influencing each other.” Firefighters at the site of a rocket strike on a residential area of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 23. Ivor Prickett/The New York Times…Continue Reading

Legal experts were shocked on Thursday about revelations that the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol obtained text messages sent between Ginny Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Watergate reporter Bob Woodward reported on Thursday, “Virginia Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme…Continue Reading

Shopping at Trader Joe’s can feel less like a necessity and more like a never-ending hunt to find your new favorite product. There are hundreds of items to choose from, making it easy to overlook some real gems that haven’t received the same fanfare as a block of Unexpected Cheddar or Everything But the Bagel Seasoning. But consider us…Continue Reading

In “Quick & Dirty,” Salon Food’s Mary Elizabeth Williams serves up simplified recipes and shortcuts for exhausted cooks just like you — because quick and dirty should still be delicious. When you’re lowering the bar, I say, just keep on lowering it. Several years ago, I made a big batch of fancy-looking, cocoa-dusted chocolate truffles…Continue Reading