HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut military veteran has been arrested on allegations he threatened government officials, including showing up at a Congress member’s office wearing a tactical vest with knives, federal authorities said Friday. Aubrey Wayne Rose Jr., 43, of Hartford, was charged with making threats against members of Congress, the Department of Veterans Affairs […]
Reality MAGA needs to see Thank you, Nicole Russell, for your Dec. 21 column, “Trump blasted Texas lawmaker, but he made one big mistake.” (11A) Donald Trump’s attack on a fellow Republican such as Rep. Chip Roy of Austin was not just ill-timed. As Russell noted, even MAGA fans need to wake up to the […]
It makes sense to go to the doctor when you’re sick, but preventative visits are also an important part of keeping you healthy. “The goal of health should be prevention of any issues instead of reaction to an issue that has already come up,” Dr. Barbara Bawer, family medicine physician at the Ohio State University […]
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis criticized House Republicans Wednesday, lamenting to a crowd in southwestern Iowa that he has “not noticed much of a difference” since they edged into the majority after the 2022 midterm elections. “I’m sick of Republicans always losing to the Democrats,” the Florida governor said to […]
A former Googler said senior leaders there allowed the company to be filled with small fiefdoms. Jonathan Bellack said Google was thus weighed down by midlevel managers debating decisions “for months.” Other former Googlers have previously criticized the company over management bureaucracy. A former product manager at Google said the tech giant suffers from a […]
Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images It’s practically inevitable: Kids get sick and pretty often too. As a result, parents are regularly left debating whether the latest illness is one they can handle at home or one that requires help from a pediatrician. Because kids tend to pick up a lot of illnesses — […]
(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government has made progress on limiting migration to the UK, pointing to reductions in the number of people arriving without permission and in the backlog of asylum cases. Most Read from Bloomberg Sunak’s statement came with Home Office figures released Monday showing that the number of migrants […]
Tesla’s highly anticipated Cybertruck has been a magnet for controversy over its unconventional design. Even the vehicle’s large, angular single windshield wiper is considered comically large and weapon-like. Love it or hate it, though, this feature of the truck may be more than an eye-catcher and instead end up costing drivers more than expected. Would […]
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is the benchmark most investors use to measure their performance. Why? Because it’s more diversified than the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which includes just 30 companies, and the Nasdaq Composite, which focuses on the technology sector. The S&P 500 is a collection of 500 of the highest quality U.S. companies, […]
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Scientists have debunked a theory that the “beer goggles” effect works by people finding someone more attractive because their faces appear more symmetrical. The team from the University of Portsmouth questioned 99 men and women in a pub in the Hampshire city to test how people rate looks after a few drinks. A spokeswoman said: […]
Dec. 29—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — O’Shea’s Candies is not renewing its lease on its store at the Westwood Plaza, ending more than 30 years at that location and marking another loss for the Lower Yoder Township shopping plaza. “It was a very tough decision,” O’Shea’s owner Matt Brubaker said. “The sales were not declining, but one […]