Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans. The country’s national security minister boasted that Jews had prayed freely at a key holy site in the city in violation of decades-old understandings. The comments by Itamar Ben-Gvir and the march in Jerusalem, the emotional […]
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – You thought the living organism with ;/”he largest genome might be the blue whale, an African elephant or perhaps a giant redwood tree? Not even close. A human being? Wrong again. That honor instead goes to a little fern that grows in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia in […]
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that Generation X — those born between 1965 and 1980 — has quietly climbed to the top of the income ladder. Households aged 45 to 54, a prime Gen X demographic, boast the highest median income at $101,500, surpassing all other age groups. Don’t Miss: This […]
ADRIAN — There are several student success stories at Michener Elementary School in Adrian, so many that Principal Ann Lacasse couldn’t contain her excitement when recalling the number of positive events this school year while addressing the Adrian Public Schools Board of Education in April. Lacasse gave an overview of those student highlights as the […]
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook took time during the company’s second quarter earnings call on Thursday to drum up excitement for the iPhone maker’s upcoming generative AI offerings. In his remarks, Cook told listeners that the company is bullish about the opportunities generative AI has to offer and that it is making significant investments in […]
Facing the press alongside the House speaker, fellow Republican Mike Johnson, Donald Trump bragged: “We broke Roe v Wade.” The former president made the stark admission about his dominant role in attacks on abortion rights at the end of a week in which the rightwing Arizona state supreme court ruled that an 1864 law imposing […]
Reality Check is a Sacramento Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. Earlier this month, outgoing California’s U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler boasted that she had “secured wins for California,” and cited as one of her achievements $1.3 billion for the federal fund to […]
A newly listed Chapel Hill home offers a piece of UNC history with a $2.4-million price tag. The house at 111 Battle Lane was built in 1922 for Louis Graves, the university’s first professor of journalism. Over his lifetime, he worked as a New York Times reporter and founded the Chapel Hill Weekly, with his […]
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu claims that following the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops increased the number of tanks, ammunition and drones, as well as the quality of protection for armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Source: Sergei Shoigu in an interview with TASS Editor-In-Chief Mikhail Petrov Quote: “The Russian Federation’s troops now have […]
Before its $83M verdict, the Carroll defamation jury watched Trump brag on tape about his wealth. “We have a lot of cash,” the jury watched Trump boast. It’s one example of how Trump’s “I’m rich” boasts are coming back to bite him in court. When seven men and two women put their heads together in […]
HG Sply Co., home of the $13 vegan queso, is planning its second Fort Worth location in the Alliance Town Center, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The new location will occupy the space recently vacated by the Tap In Grill and Pub, in the Kroger Marketplace parking lot. […]