In a lengthy email to University of Kentucky students and staff Wednesday, President Eli Capilouto rebuked GOP legislators’ efforts to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion practices at public universities, calling such bills “deeply concerning” and rejecting the accusation that institutions like UK push “narrow and rigid orthodoxies of thought.” “We don’t speak out as an […]
Facing questions from reporters for the first time since his hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin admitted Thursday that keeping it a secret was a mistake. “Let me be crystal clear: We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right,” Austin said at a press conference at […]
SEATTLE — Facing severe criticism after a door plug blew out on a 737 Max over Oregon this month, Boeing said Monday it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of the plane. The company asked federal regulators late last year to allow it to begin delivering its 737 Max […]
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday again expressed frustration with Chicago’s handling of the migrant crisis, saying he was “deeply concerned” about Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to evict asylum-seekers from city-run shelters after 60 days and to hold off on opening new shelters. Johnson earlier this month delayed enforcement of his eviction plan when freezing weather […]
The House on Thursday voted to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., for pulling a Capitol Hill fire alarm in September, CNN reports. The GOP-led House just last month voted to also censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for her criticism of Israel. The Bowman resolution passed 214-191 with five members voting “present.” Three Democrats joined the […]