news2shortsUS beat Venezuela 3-1 in friendly at Fort Lauderdale Six Americans make debut before crowd of 18,008 Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 on Saturday in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters. McGlynn and … Read more
A physician from North Carolina talks about what survivors share: layers of losses, insurance battles and a long recovery Watching the images of fires burning in and around Los Angeles is very triggering. I’m sure it is the same for many of my neighbors in western North Carolina. It has not been that long since … Read more
London mayor calls for stricter laws on harmful online content and takes aim at Elon Musk The west must face up to a century-defining battle against a resurgent far right that is on the march across the developed world, Sadiq Khan warns today, as he calls on ministers to take on extremism ahead of Donald … Read more
Ahead of the inauguration, Republicans believe the tide is turning – even in the city’s most diverse neighborhoods Yassine Elmoujahid’s mouth gapes; his hand, gripping a pair of scissors, is frozen over a client’s head. I just asked Elmoujahid, a Moroccan American man who runs a barbershop on a predominantly Muslim block of Astoria, Queens, … Read more
Angelenos returning to homes in burned areas could be exposed to toxic materials and mudslides The wildfires raging across the Los Angeles landscape have destroyed many thousands of homes and buildings and damaged hundreds more. And each property, experts warn, could pose a risk to Angelenos even long after the flames are extinguished. Continue reading…
Putting pressure on social media companies to tackle hate and misinformation is a start, but there’s more that the centre left can do Sadiq Khan warns western democracy at risk from ‘resurgent fascism’ ahead of Trump inauguration Progressives across the western world face a century-defining challenge – and the stakes for liberal democracy couldn’t be … Read more
On the eve of his return, it’s clear that world leaders, whether they like him or loathe him, can’t ignore this unpredictable showman Michelle Obama’s one-woman boycott of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Monday requires no explanation. It’s plain that the former first lady has zero tolerance and even less love for a man who … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News that he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban.
The city was clearing the area around the Ebenezer Baptist church before the MLK Day celebration on Monday City workers in Atlanta have killed a man living in a tent while clearing a homeless encampment with construction equipment near Martin Luther King’s famous Georgia church. The death of Cornelius Taylor on Thursday afternoon resulted from … Read more
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fighting to uphold a Texas law he says is keeping the pornography industry from targeting children with harmful content. Passed in 2023 and signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the law requires porn sites to verify users’ ages through official documentation such as a driver’s license or … Read more
