HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out. Claudia Zúniga, 35, married in 2017, or 10 years after her husband came to the United States. He moved […]
I mourn the loss of the Republican Party Even though I consider myself to be a Democrat, I have voted for many Republicans during my almost 50 years of going to the ballot box. This is because, most of all, I believe that our government is doomed unless we have good, decent people from both […]
The news website Axios had an alarming story recently: Vacancy rates in downtown Minneapolis may result in the demolition of an office tower, the Ameriprise Financial Center (707 2nd Av. ), just 24 years old. The building’s owner, the GHR Foundation, hasn’t directly said they’re going to tear down the 31-story building. Spokesperson Tara Kaushik […]
As several dozen opponents of the proposed Jackson County stadiums sales tax watched the ballot measure go down in defeat, a cry went up from the crowd. “It’s a blowout!” someone shouted. Becky Nace, a former Kansas City Council member who led an opposition group, held up her arms in an “X” in celebration at […]
If you’re anything like me, salty olives and sour pickles make the perfect snack. What’s not so appetizing? Getting brine all over your fingers — not to mention that sticking your hands into the jar isn’t so sanitary. Well, thousands of Amazon shoppers have found a better, cleaner means of enjoying those tangy treats, and […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians cheered hundreds of men and women in colorful costumes as they played marches, performed traditional dances and pulled motorbike stunts during India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Friday. Thousands of people braved winter chills and mist in the Indian capital as the parade showcased the country’s military hardware […]
It’s gametime for Steve Garvey. The baseball legend, who’s running as a Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate, is rising in polls — giving the state’s marginalized GOP new hopes of having a candidate on the ballot in November. It’s also handing his Democratic competition a much-welcomed political foil. Garvey, former first baseman […]