Savannah, Georgia Part of the city’s landmark district, this 1886 Victorian brick townhouse is walking distance from historic sites, parks, and restaurants. The three-bedroom home features the original heart-pine floors and five fireplaces, a brick-floor parlor, a formal dining room, a chef’s kitchen with quartz counters and windowed cabinets, and a full-floor primary suite with…
Democrat Jennifer McClellan won Tuesday’s special election to represent Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, The Associated Press, CNN, and NBC News are projecting. McClellan, a state senator, is now the first Black woman elected to Congress in Virginia. She defeated Republican Leon Benjamin, a pastor and Navy veteran. The seat became open in November, when Rep.…
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is in hot water after an activist investment firm published a report alleging large-scale corruption and malfeasance across his multinational conglomerate, Adani Group. Here’s what you need to know: What’s happening? On Jan. 24, Hindenburg Research — a small firm run by short-seller Nathan Anderson — published a 100-page report accusing the Adani…
The results are in — Twitter users have officially voted for CEO Elon Musk to step down from his post. On Sunday, Musk tweeted out a poll: “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.” After 17,502,391 votes, 57.5 percent of participants said Musk should resign…
WASHINGTON — Early Republican presidential hopefuls are sidestepping questions about how they differ from Donald Trump, demonstrating a reluctance to draw a contrast with the former president and early 2024 primary front-runner. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, the first Republican to launch her campaign after Trump this cycle, has repeatedly punted when asked how…
Democrat Jennifer McClellan won Tuesday’s special election to represent Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, The Associated Press, CNN, and NBC News are projecting. McClellan, a state senator, is now the first Black woman elected to Congress in Virginia. She defeated Republican Leon Benjamin, a pastor and Navy veteran. The seat became open in November, when Rep.…
, including children, were thrown into the sea from an overcrowded boat by people smugglers, survivors of a deadly shipwreck have said. At least 65 people, including 14 youngsters, died when their the wooden vessel slammed into shoals near the shore of Steccato di Cutro, . The boat, which sailed from and carried people from…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The city’s top leader, John Lee, said the requirement will end outdoors and indoors, including public transit, but that some high-risk premises can still require people to wear masks. Lee’s announcement at a…
‘Weather whiplash’ as Californians manage back-to-back extremes And yet, California is “very forward-thinking” as it transitions to greater preparedness for extreme weather and climate change, observes Dr. Kalansky. That’s no easy task considering the variety of weather challenges, the size and geographic variation of the state, and its 40 million residents – the largest state…
Why EPA’s science and tech office no longer has ‘science’ in its mission Its mission statement used to describe an agency responsible for developing ‘sound, science-based standards.’ But the word ‘science’ has recently vanished. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is emerging as one of the government entities most targeted by the new Trump Administration for change.…