At first, Angelica Guzman was taken aback by some of the replies she got when she made calls about the election.
I don’t know my dad as much as I thought I did. I’m racing against time to find out more
22 Views0 Comments0 Likes
Jeanne Bonner is a writer, editor and literary translator. Her writing has been published by The New York Times, NPR, Delta Sky Magazine and CNN. She teaches writing in Connecticut. The opinions expressed in this com...
Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Deb Haaland for Interior secretary
25 Views0 Comments0 Likes
Washington Sen. Susan Collins, a key moderate Republican from Maine, said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior secretary, further securing a likely successful confirmation for on...
Horse racing faces new welfare scrutiny after more footage appears of a jockey posing on a dead horse
20 Views0 Comments0 Likes
The horse racing industry is facing renewed scrutiny over animal welfare after footage emerged showing an amateur jockey jumping onto the back of a dead horse. On Tuesday, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board twee...
Top racing trainer Gordon Elliott apologizes over photo of himself sitting on a dead horse
24 Views0 Comments0 Likes
Top racing trainer Gordon Elliott has apologized after a photo surfaced of him sitting on top of a dead horse. Elliott, who trains horses at Cullentra stables in County Meath, Ireland, has won a slew of major titles...
They’re cooking BBQ by the ton and bringing comfort to thousands of storm weary Texans
9 Views0 Comments0 Likes
While temperatures have warmed and the power has been restored in many areas, countless Texans are still struggling in the aftermath of last week's winter storm. Some lack running water. Some don't have enough foo...
Michigan county GOP censures Republican congressman for vote against Marjorie Taylor Greene
9 Views0 Comments0 Likes
Washington Michigan GOP Rep. Fred Upton was censured Tuesday by a local Republican Party in his congressional district for his vote to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her House committee assignments. The Cass...
PA GOP expected to consider censure of Sen. Pat Toomey over vote to convict Trump
14 Views0 Comments0 Likes
The Pennsylvania Republican state committee is holding a meeting Wednesday night with the expectations that the issue of censuring Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Pat Toomey over his impeachment vote will be discussed. Sever...
Members of Maine GOP state committee condemn Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to convict Trump
17 Views0 Comments0 Likes
Members of the Maine Republican Party state committee are condemning "in the strongest possible terms" Republican Sen. Susan Collins' vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this month...
British veterans, discharged for being gay under historic law, allowed to get their medals back
16 Views0 Comments0 Likes
London Gay and bisexual British veterans who were stripped of their medals because of their sexuality will now be able to reclaim them, the UK government has said, as it admitted the pre-2000 policy was an "historica...
Pancakes, balls and jams — things everyone loves unless they’re made of ice
12 Views0 Comments0 Likes
You've heard of blizzards, and maybe even the polar vortex, but have you heard of ice pancakes? What about ice bites or ice jams? These unique names sound fascinating, but some of these phenomena can also be dangero...
Easy, breezy … bald? James Charles says he’s shaved his head but the Internet isn’t sure
25 Views0 Comments0 Likes
If there's one thing beauty vlogger James Charles knows really well, it's how to cause a stir. The YouTube star began trending on social media Friday when he shared photos of himself with a bald head, with a bald e...
US Capitol police to hold vote of no confidence Thursday
19 Views0 Comments0 Likes
Members of the US Capitol Police plan to hold a vote of no confidence Thursday, more than a month after the January 6 riot at the Capitol that left dozens of officers injured and led to the death of officer Brian Si...