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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office. “I am not resigning,” Johnson said after a testy morning […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 87. Graham’s family announced the death Tuesday in a statement […]
Bob Graham, perhaps the most peculiar and popular politician of modern Florida history, died Tuesday. The Democratic two-term governor (1979-87) and three . . .
By Francesca Gillett BBC News 39 minutes ago Image caption, Israel’s military displays what it says is an Iranian ballistic missile retrieved from the Dead Sea The United States and the European Union say they are looking at imposing further sanctions on Iran, after its attack on Israel at the weekend. US Treasury Secretary Janet […]
NEW YORK — Gabby Thomas, one of the fastest women’s sprinters in the world, says she prefers to run in as little clothing as possible. But last weekend, when she first saw a photo of one of Nike’s new U.S. women’s track and field uniforms for this summer’s Paris Olympics, she was stunned.
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. congressional efforts to decouple Israel and Ukraine aid, a devastating fire in Denmark, and the International Monetary Fund’s latest G-7 growth predictions. Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. congressional efforts to decouple Israel and Ukraine aid, a devastating fire in Denmark, […]
ORNL will leverage IonQ’s quantum technology to help solve power grid challenges in the U.S. COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 16, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing industry, announced today a collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to explore how quantum technology can be used to modernize the power grid. This […]
One of the largest dams built in the United States in the last two decades is one year away from completion, a dam that will help supply water to Northern Coloradans for decades to come. CBS The Chimney Hollow Reservoir project is underway in the Foothills west of Loveland, and it’s expected to be completed […]
WASHINGTON — A mostly Democratic group of lawmakers are among those launching a renewed push for the Justice Department to condemn racist Supreme Court rulings from a century ago that shaped a legal landscape in which people living in U.S. territories were essentially treated as second-class citizens. Civil rights groups and professional legal associations are […]
WASHINGTON — A mostly Democratic group of lawmakers are among those launching a renewed push for the Justice Department to condemn racist Supreme Court rulings from a century ago that shaped a legal landscape in which people living in U.S. territories were essentially treated as second-class citizens. Civil rights groups and professional legal associations are […]