Puerto Rico’s ongoing nightmare shows no sign of going away
Five months after a Category 4 hurricane sparked the longest blackout in U.S. history in Puerto Rico, the island is still struggling with blackouts, water shortages, and insufficient aid.
Northern Puerto Rico returned to a familiar place — total darkness …
Trump Drama Over Nothing As No Biological Or Weaponized Substances Found In Vanessa Trump Letter
There have been no biological or weaponized substances founded in a letter addressed to Donald Trump Jr. that was opened by his wife Vanessa Trump. Video: Vanessa Trump was not exposed to any dangerous weaponized substance in the letter. #VanessaTrump …
Critic’s Notebook: Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction
This Barack Obama Is No Mr. Nice Guy. Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of the former president contradicts the impression he often made in office of being detached.…
Facing imminent deportation, Arizona dad of five-year-old boy with cancer goes into sanctuary
Jayden is only five years old, but already a large portion of his life has been spent at Phoenix Children’s Hospital undergoing chemotherapy to treat the rare form of leukemia he was diagnosed with in 2016. Because his mom, Sonia, …
Wyoming lawmakers want to set aside state money to sue Washington over coal
In September, when state regulators in Washington state denied a key permit for what would have been the country’s largest coal export terminal, local environmental and public health groups cheered. They saw this as the final nail in the coffin…
The Justice Department’s Third Highest Ranking Official Has Resigned
Yet another high-ranking official who might find themselves having to deal with the Trump administration’s ties to Russia has resigned. This time, it’s Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, the third highest-ranking official at the Department of Justice. Brand has left …
As White House Releases Budget, Congress Sets Spending Priorities
The White House releases a proposed budget that is largely irrelevant, given Congress passed a spending bill last week that outlines priorities.…
Here comes the Trump budget: Big cuts for struggling families, big spending for military hardware
Donald Trump is releasing his second budget Monday, and … it’s a Donald Trump budget. In the government, budgets are statements of priorities rather than determining actual spending, but a statement of priorities is always a good way to assess …
Three out LGBTQ athletes have already medaled at the Winter Olympics
The first weekend of the Winter Olympics has already been historic. Three out LGBTQ athletes have already won medals, including the first openly queer men to ever win Winter Olympic medals.
On Saturday, Netherlands speed skater Ireen Wüst became the …
Ex-Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili ‘kidnapped’ in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili has been detained in Kiev by unknown “kidnappers”, according to a post on the former Georgian leader’s official Facebook page and his spokeswoman. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for …