Last day at the legislature
Today was the ceremonial final day of session, which included retirement speeches and a formal gaveling down.
Today was the ceremonial final day of session, which included retirement speeches and a formal gaveling down.
FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 file photo, Manchester United's manager Louis van Gaal waves as he takes to the touchline before the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Stoke City at Old Trafford Stadium,…
Manchester United’s manager Louis van Gaal takes his seat prior to the English FA Cup final soccer match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday May 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Manchester United’s manager Louis van Gaal gestures to his players during the English FA Cup final soccer match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday May 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
FILE - In this Saturday May 21, 2016 file photo, Manchester United’s manager Louis van Gaal lifts the trophy after winning the English FA Cup final soccer match against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium, London. Manchester United has fired manager…
The crash last week of an EgyptAir passenger plane flying from Paris to Cairo is not likely to help Egypt's battered tourism industry.
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A guide for confused Republicans.
Doug G. Ware
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Monday, the Supreme Court didn't spend much time on former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who's hoping justices will take another look at his corruption case.
Kate Middleton penned a heartfelt letter in honor of a cause that's near and dear to her heart: East Anglia's Children's Hospices. EACH marks one of the Duchess of...
Thieves busted through the roof of a Queens bank and ripped off safe deposit boxes — the latest in a string of similar heists.
The return of fracking for shale gas in England, and anger among Conservative MPs over the prime minister's handling of the EU referendum are among Tuesday's front-page leads.
During their 60 years as writing partners — a longevity rare among show business collaborators — Betty Comden and Adolph Green worked every single day. There are long periods when nothing happens … but we have a theory that nothing’s wasted, even those long days of staring at one another. Based on Jerome Robbins’ ballet “Fancy Free,” “On the Town” opened in December 1944 and won raves for the gorgeous score by Leonard Bernstein and sprightly book and lyrics by Comden and Green — who also acted in that maiden production. Читать дальше...
Electric carmaker Faraday Future says it's moving heavy equipment and a handful of employees to North Las Vegas early next month. The company said Monday that it will soon set up construction trailers at ...
The VA is not the happiest place on Earth. People criticized Secretary Robert McDonald for comparing health-care waits to amusement park lines.
The London School of Economics announced Monday that Jolie will be working with students studying for a master's degree in Women, Peace and Security.
BOSTON (AP) — Canadian hydropower and offshore wind projects would become more prominent pieces of the state's overall energy landscape under a long-awaited bill House lawmakers unveiled Monday.
BOSTON (AP) — Canadian hydropower and offshore wind projects would become more prominent pieces of the state's overall energy landscape under a long-awaited bill House lawmakers unveiled Monday.
NATO will take further steps aiming to increase the Alliance's military activity at the upcoming summit in Warsaw as well as to strengthen its deterrence capabilities, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said Monday.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota will take its 23rd regular-season Big Ten baseball title and the top seed into the conference tournament this week.
The state of his knee five months after a torn ACL isn’t the only topic of interest concerning Tyrann Mathieu these days. While Mathieu said that he hasn’t spent much time talking about numbers with agent Tom Condon, he’s entering the final year of his contract and extension talks with the Cardinals have already gotten…
DALLAS (AP) — A detention facility for immigrants set to open later this year in Texas will include a special unit for transgender people, the second of its kind in the federal system.
Advocates say transgender immigrants often face particular challenges, including a higher risk of sexual assault, an inability to get hormone replacement treatments, and dealing with guards unfamiliar with gender identity issues. According to the report, one Honduran woman held at a detention center in Arizona reported being raped by three men and then being told by a guard, "You are the ones that cause these problems and always call the men's attention." The guidelines include instructions on conducting searches... Читать дальше...
VA chief says overall experience of veterans at hospitals more important than wait times
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The European Medicines Agency's ruling could boost sales of Champix, the drug's name in Europe, by reassuring doctors and would-be ex-smokers that the prescription medicine doesn't have dangerous psychiatric side effects. The EMA's decision, announced Monday by New York-based Pfizer Inc., comes after an 8,144-patient, 16-country study found users had no elevated risk of suicides, suicide attempts or suicidal thoughts. Many doctors and smokers trying to quit were scared off by warnings on Chantix and Zyban... Читать дальше...