Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Texas as Category 1 storm
Baltimore ballot measure would offer new parents $1k under ‘baby bonus’ program
Some teachers in Baltimore, Maryland, are calling on the city’s voters to approve a ballot measure in November, dubbed the “baby bonus,” that would provide new parents with $1,000 in an effort to reduce childhood poverty beginning at birth. Supporters of the initiative secured the 10,000 signatures needed for it to make it on the […]
Beryl live updates: Storm makes landfall in Texas as Category 1 hurricane
Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as it moved toward the Gulf Coast of Texas, where it’s expected makes landfall Monday.
Want a stable world? Disengage from the Chinese economy
New Russia-North Korea military agreements, as well as increased aggression by China’s maritime forces against the Philippines, a U.S. treaty ally, remind us that an emboldened axis of adversaries is working worldwide to demolish the American-led order. However, the United States and our allies have a waning opportunity to preserve peace through strength and stem […]
Here’s how the Supreme Court got the big free speech stuff right
In what some saw as anticlimactic, the Supreme Court last Monday declined to decide whether Texas and Florida laws regulating social media moderation policies violate the First Amendment. But the big news from these consolidated cases was what the court did say. Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion in Moody v. NetChoice (decided with NetChoice v. Paxton), made clear that the First Amendment “does not go on leave when social media are involved.” […]
American runner Weini Kelati’s Olympic journey is a childhood dream in the making
Before Weini Kelati was running 10,000 meters to a finish line, she was running long distances to school in Eritrea.
Is Walmart+ right for you? Is it better than Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime Day is coming, but Walmart+ could save you more money that its competitor.
French faces political paralysis after election with no clear winner
French voters split their parliament into left, center and far-right, leaving the country with the stunning prospect of a deadlocked parliament and political paralysis
South Korea to pull plans to suspend striking doctors’ licenses
South Korea said it’ll cancel plans to suspend licenses of striking doctors as part of its efforts to resolve the country’s months-long medical impasse.
Sister of North Korean leader Kim calls South Korea’s live-fire drills ‘suicidal hysteria’
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea’s recent front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps if further provoked.