The Maltese man who was hired as a lookout to keep tabs on Panama Papers journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia before she was killed in October 2017, told a court he and her killers argued over whether to assassinate her with a rifle at close range—they ultimately decided was “too noisy”—before settling on a bomb, because…
Senator Chuck Schumer knew what he was doing when he used his decades-long relationship with former Republican colleague John McCain to refute Meghan McCain’s criticism of Joe Biden on The View Thursday morning.After fielding a handful of questions about the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, the Senate Majority Leader turned to the only conservative member…
The U.S. Army’s official Twitter account defended its female soldiers on Thursday in what appeared to be a response to Fox News host Tucker Carlson ridiculing pregnant service members, whom he labeled a “mockery of the U.S. military.”“I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a member of a team,” the Army tweeted…
NEMI, ITALY—For the last four years, Italian antiquity restorers have been trying to remove tea and coffee stains from a 2,000-year-old large mosaic tile that graced the floor of Emperor Caligula’s palatial orgy ship. The 4.5 foot square mosaic made of red porphyry and green and white glass and marble had ended up in the…
It should come as no surprise that it’s taken me this long to get an ergonomic chair for working from home. It took me eight months into the pandemic, but I finally got myself a cushion to make the kitchen chair I had been working from a little more comfortable. So, it’s only fitting that…
2.12pm EST 14:12 Biden signs $1.9tn ‘American Rescue Plan’ With the flick of his pen, Biden signed into law a $1.9tn coronavirus relief package, cementing the first major legislative victory of his presidency. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving the people of this nation, working people, the middle…
Joe Biden is set to sign the historic $1.9tn Covid-19 relief package into law on Thursday, hours before he will deliver his first primetime TV address as US president to mark one year since the virus triggered widespread shutdowns across the country.Biden is expected to use his televised speech to hail the stimulus bill known…
Sometimes you don’t forget a face. And all this week, it has been Sarah Everard’s. When she went missing, any woman who has ever walked home alone at night felt that grim, instinctive sense of recognition. Footsteps on a dark street. Keys gripped between your fingers. There but for the grace of God. She was…
After “defund the police” became the rallying cry of protests last summer, Democratic leaders spent months criticizing the slogan and worrying about its impact on elections. While party infighting was dominating headlines, local activists were campaigning to make the catchphrase a reality in cities across the US.Since the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor…
Michelle Obama, the former first lady, hinted at plans for a graceful step out of the limelight and towards retirement, in a recent interview with People Magazine. She shared that the pivot would allow more time for her and husband, Barack, to “be with each other”.Since leaving the White House, the pair has taken on…
