news2shortsThird suspect was reportedly expected to surrender to police in the death of Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old student at Southern University Authorities have arrested a second suspect in the recent fraternity hazing death of a 20-year-old student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a third was reportedly expected to surrender to police. Kyle … Read more
The House is poised to debate and vote on an interim spending bill to avoid a government shutdown early Saturday morning. This bill renews all Biden-era funding numbers. It also cuts the budget for Washington but allows the Pentagon to begin new programs and increases military pay. It is all about the math. The margin … Read more
Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter is running for governor of California, injecting another well-known name into the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Millions of children could lose free school meals as food costs rise, warns School Nutrition Association president The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed two programs that provided more than $1bn for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farms and ranchers. About $660m of those funds were contained in the Local … Read more
Desolate spectacle of executions begins again under Trump, in landscape of capital punishment as riven as US is as a whole David Leonard Wood. Jessie Hoffman. Aaron Gunches. Wendell Grissom. Edward Thomas James. Moises Sandoval Mendoza. So many names. So many dead men walking. Ten days, five states, six death row prisoners scheduled for execution. … Read more
Trump is expected to privatize the USPS, where Black people make up 29% of the staff, and cut down on the number of jobs In recent weeks, the fate of the United States Postal Service (USPS), a revered and vital public institution, has been uncertain. Since the start of his second presidency, Donald Trump has … Read more
Today’s Jeddah summit will be crucial. But so too is the need for European unity to counter Russian aggression now, and deter it in the future Andriy Yermak is head of the Ukrainian presidential office Zelenskyy’s chief of staff urges Europe to keep financial pressure on Russia As I arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a … Read more
A day in the life of a claims rep for America’s largest government program.
Our refusal to reckon with the dark side of Purim reflects a refusal to reckon with the dark side of ourselves Later this month, on the holiday of Purim, Jewish people will dress in silly costumes, eat triangular pastries, and listen to an ancient story about attempted genocide. What we notice, and don’t notice, about … Read more
After centuries of foreign domination, the island stands at a crossroads, buffeted by geopolitical winds largely beyond its control.
