On the campaign trail, Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people’s access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds. And in his first months back in office, Trump has pushed the issue further, erasing mention of transgender people on government websites and passports and trying …
Read More »Authorities investigate damaging fire at New Mexico’s GOP headquarters
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Federal authorities are investigating a fire early Sunday that damaged the entryway to the headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Agents working with local authorities recovered unspecified “incendiary materials” at the scene, said Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spokesperson Cody …
Read More »U.S. Bank says it believes its vice chair was on plane that crashed in Minnesota
Terry Dolan, the vice chair of U.S. Bank, is believed to have been on the small plane that crashed in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday, a bank spokesperson said in a statement Sunday. A spokesperson for U.S. Bank said the plane was registered to Dolan, who was also the company’s …
Read More »Idaho man arrested after striking Tesla counterprotester with car, police say
An Idaho man was arrested after allegedly striking a counterprotester with his car during a protest at a Tesla dealership Saturday, according to the Meridian Police Department. Christopher Talbot, 70, allegedly made “an obscene gesture” at a 49-year-old victim and struck him with his car, according to police. The incident …
Read More »Trump tells NBC News he’s ‘angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin
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Read More »‘SNL’ joins the military plans group chat
When it comes to political satire, “Saturday Night Live” has had no end of possible material lately, and for its spring opener, the recent Signal group chat involving Trump administration officials and The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was almost unavoidable. The show returned from a two-week hiatus and dove into the debacle …
Read More »Katie Thurston confirms her breast cancer is Stage 4
Former “Bachelorette” Katie Thurston confirmed Friday on Instagram that her breast cancer is Stage 4 and has spread to her liver. In a candid update to viewers, set 43 days after she received a cancer diagnosis, Thurston shared that she has not started treatment yet due to testing and her decision …
Read More »New blood pressure drug helps people with uncontrolled hypertension in trial
A new type of medication may help lower blood pressure in people with uncontrolled hypertension, researchers reported Saturday at the annual meeting of American College of Cardiology in Chicago. In a pivotal Phase 2b clinical trial, patients who took the experimental medication lorundrostat along with two or three currently available …
Read More »Gaza enters longest stretch without aid as Israel continues airstrikes
No food or supplies have entered Gaza since in over three weeks, the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees said Friday, making it the longest stretch without aid entering the enclave, as Israel intensifies its military operations amid the crushing near-complete blockade, plunging the Gaza Strip into deeper desperation. “Critical …
Read More »Myanmar quake death toll rises sharply to 1002, more than 2000 injured
BANGKOK — The death toll from a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has climbed to 1,002, state-run MRTV said on Saturday. The increase in known deaths, which previously had been 694 according to the military government, was reported as International aid began to arrive in the Southeast Asian nation and as rescuers searched …
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