When marble-size hail fell on Alabama in 2023, it devastated Camp Hill, a town of 1,000 where nearly half the residents live below the poverty line. Decks were demolished, cars shattered, roofs destroyed, and few people had insurance. The community was expecting to get help this month in the form of a $20 million federal […]
Alamy Members in 1934 began their luncheon at the Savoy Hotel with a spot of indoor umbrella-opening At the end of 1890, various London gentlemen received a letter, cordially inviting them to join a new dining club. So far, so normal. But this club had a novel theme – it planned to dispel the notion […]
Jan 31, 2025, 03:23 PM ET Chelsea have announced the signing of England midfielder Keira Walsh from Barcelona, with sources telling ESPN the deal is worth around €550,000 ($572,000). The 27-year-old has signed a 4½-year deal with her new club. Walsh was set to leave Barça at the end of the season on a free […]
President Trump plans to impose stiff tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, a move aimed at pressuring America’s largest trading partners into accepting more migrants and halting the flow of migrants and drugs into the United States. Mr. Trump will put a 25 percent tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, along with […]
Pam Shriver, the 21-time Grand Slam doubles champion, got a call from the general manager of the Doubletree Hotel in Marina Del Rey on Monday. “We have your awards,” he told her. She thought he was talking about hotel rewards, following her family’s recent stay there. It was their evacuation destination as the Palisades fire […]
Reuters Ahmed al-Sharaa has been Syria’s de facto leader since leading the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to “pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes” in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa has been named […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Faint yellow with a blue screened-in entrance, the house on Cypress Street is squeezed in among the others, easy to miss if you’re driving past. The roof is adorned with exposed rafters beneath the eaves. A blotch of grass buffers a short, black, chainlink fence from the street. Things are typically quiet […]
Billionaire Elon Musk (left) is seen as the architect of the “deferred resignation” offer to federal employees. He sent a similarly worded offer to Twitter staff when he bought that company in 2022. Here, he speaks as President Trump looks on at a MAGA victory rally on Jan. 19. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide […]
On February 6, 2023, Manchester City were charged by the Premier League with more than 100 breaches of the competition’s rules. As champions in six of the past seven seasons, the eventual verdict of an independent commission will have a seismic impact on the Premier League, regardless of which way their decision goes. Each of […]
The UK has restated ambitious plans to reduce its emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases by 81% by 2035, but has not explained how it will achieve the goal. In a new action plan submitted to the United Nations, the government also signed up to global goals to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. However, it […]