PA MediaCopyright: PA Media We are hearing from the party leaders in the Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament), with Sinn Féin’s leader Mary Lou McDonald, who is leader of the opposition, opening proceedings. She urges Leo Varadkar to call for an early election, adding it is “unthinkable” the next taoiseach (Irish PM) is chosen […]
Last November, a small, white, oblong helicopter with four passenger seats and six whirring electric engines took off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. Several people, including Mayor Eric Adams, watched as the air taxi known as an eVTOL — an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft — flew silently, undetected by nearby pedestrians along the […]
Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days, part of an apparent escalation of the aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities as the war stretches into its third year with the front line largely stationary. Five people were injured in the strike on the Ukrainian capital, with two of them taken to […]
Kyle Walker was England’s captain against Brazil, with Harry Maguire taking the armband when he went off injured England defenders Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire, and back-up goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, have been ruled out of Tuesday’s friendly with Belgium. Burnley keeper James Trafford and Manchester City defender Rico Lewis, who were with the England Under-21s, […]
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has dropped out of the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in the race for the seat of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), upending the state’s party machine that had lined up behind her. Murphy’s exit from the race leaves Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who has been surging in recent […]
ST. LOUIS — Because MLS thumbs its nose at FIFA’s international breaks, D.C. United lost four players to national team assignments ahead of Saturday’s match with St. Louis City. Toss in a red-card suspension and three injuries, and United faced a tall task against a second-year MLS organization well ahead of schedule and unaffected by […]
The Internal Revenue Service says that beefed up customer service is resulting in fewer hiccups this tax filing season. More than 71 million Americans have already filed taxes this spring. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Internal Revenue Service says that beefed up customer service is […]
For about 4½ minutes on April 8, millions of Americans will see their Monday plunge prematurely into darkness. If you’re lucky — or if you’ve planned a trip into the path of this year’s total eclipse — you’ll be among them. And what better way to mark the moment than with a few gorgeous eclipse […]
At a youth club in Brixton, Sadiq Khan shoots some pool with a group of teenagers. He listens to some tracks recorded in the club’s small studio. He chats with them about a recent hiking trip. He recounts a visit to the countryside with his own youth club that included his first encounter with a […]
By Zack Meisel, Cody Stavenhagen and Stephen J. Nesbitt GOODYEAR, Ariz. — A decade ago, on a dusty baseball diamond in Puerto Rico, a veteran pitcher shared with Fernando Cruz the secrets of throwing a splitter, a pitch treated like a black-market product, a dark art best learned in the shadows and deployed at one’s […]