Congress on the Diamond: A look at the highs and lows of a DC tradition
Baseball was on the rise in the early 20th century. The Boston Americans defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates five games to three in a best-of-nine series in 1903. And that was the first modern World Series. It took six years, but Congress launched its own baseball showcase – usually the Democrats against the Republicans, but sometimes […]
UK woman faces 28 months in jail after pleading guilty to obtaining abortion pills by mail after 10 weeks
A woman in the U.K. was sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to getting abortion pills past the country’s legal limit. The 44-year-old mother of three received the pills by mail under a policy introduced during the pandemic that allowed abortifacient drugs to be supplied after a remote consultation up to 10 […]
3 British scuba divers lost in Red Sea boat fire reported dead
Three British nationals who went missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast have died, a U.K.-based tour operator said Monday, Egyptian authorities said the three went missing when a medium-sized scuba vessel named “Hurricane” went up in flames off the southern Red […]
Austrian woman accused of leaving son, 12, in dog enclosure, freezing him until comatose
A woman is in custody in Austria after reportedly abusing her 12-year-old son by shutting him in a dog crate, pouring cold water over him and leaving him exposed to freezing temperatures. A police spokesman in Lower Austria province, Johann Baumschlager, confirmed on Monday that the 32-year-old woman is under investigation on suspicion of attempted […]
Biden’s root canal forces him to reschedule meeting with NATO secretary-general
President Joe Biden’s root canal surgery on Sunday forced him to reschedule his Monday meeting with a top NATO official. Biden’s meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will instead take place Tuesday, the White House announced. The president suffered from tooth soreness Sunday, which was treated with a root canal and led to lingering pain […]
Belgian man charged with shooting dead 11-year-old British girl in France
Read More A man has appeared in court in France charged with shooting dead an 11-year-old British girl who was playing in the garden of her family home. The suspect, Dirk Raats, 70, originally from Antwerp in Belgium, has been officially put under investigation for the murder of Solaine Thornton and the attempted murder of […]
Rescuers reveal tragic words of children who survived in Colombian jungle
Read More The tragic first words four Colombian children spoke after surviving for 40 days in the Amazon jungle have been revealed by their rescuers, as the youngsters recover at a military hospital in Bogot?. When a search party found the emaciated children on Friday, the first thing Tien Noriel Ranoque Mucutuy, four, said was: […]
Catholic bishops torch the Dodgers for honoring Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag nun group
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement Monday slamming the Los Angeles Dodgers for choosing to honor a charitable drag group that dresses like nuns, calling the decision “blasphemy.” The Dodgers caved to pressure last month, reversing its decision to withdraw an invitation for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to accept […]
Matt Whitaker to Newsmax: Trump Trial Will Be After ’24 Election If GOP Nominee
Matt Whitaker, a former acting attorney general in the Trump administration, told Newsmax on Monday that it will take some time before the Department of Justice’s case against former President Donald Trump regarding his handling of classified documents is definitively…
White House corrects mask guidelines for unvaccinated guests at NCAA event
The White House has struck its masking and social distancing mandate for unvaccinated guests who planned to attend President Joe Biden’s event honoring National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion teams. In a Saturday email, the White House Office of Legislative Affairs revised its COVID-19 guidelines for guests attending the NCAA event that was scheduled for […]