Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official, meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other officials. Austin landed in Kabul Sunday morning for a previously unannounced visit after a stop in India, according to the press pool traveling with the
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The scheduled first-round game between Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Oregon in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has been declared a no-contest due to Covid-19 cases among the VCU team, the NCAA announced Saturday. The VCU team won’t be participating in the tournament after some Covid-19 tests came back positive recently, Ed McLaughlin,
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Where does the hate come from? That was the question on many people’s minds after the killing of women at three spas in Georgia on Tuesday drew even more attention to the targeting of Asian Americans in the year since the coronavirus pandemic was declared. A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with shooting to
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Miami Beach Police fired pepper balls into crowds of partiers and arrested at least a dozen people as the city took extraordinary measures to crack down on spring breakers who officials have said are out of control. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber declared a state of emergency and set an 8 p.m. curfew Saturday, saying
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Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor died Thursday, according to a post on the restaurant chain’s Facebook page. He was 65. “Our community and the restaurant industry lost a legend and the Taylor family lost a wonderful son, father and grandad this week,” said a joint statement from Taylor’s family and Texas Roadhouse sent
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Jami Webb says she was planning to celebrate her mother’s 50th birthday this week. But Xiaojie Tan, who owned Youngs Asian Massage in Acworth, Georgia, was among eight people who lost their lives Tuesday in a shooting rampage that has rattled the nation. Four people were killed at the Cherokee County spa, and four more
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A lot can change in a week. Just ask Volkswagen. Europe’s largest carmaker was nobody’s idea of a trendy stock a week ago. Then CEO Herbert Diess unveiled plans on Monday to open six battery-making “gigafactories” in Europe by 2030. Volkswagen went even further on Tuesday, saying it would sell more than 2 million electric
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Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber declared a state of emergency and set a curfew Saturday, saying the crowds that have descended on the city recently are “more than we can handle.” “Too many are coming, really, without the intention of following the rules, and the result has been a level of chaos and disorder that
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Here’s a look at the life of world-renowned primatologist, activist and conservationist Jane Goodall. Personal Birth date: April 3, 1934 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall Father: Mortimer Morris-Goodall, businessman Mother: Margaret Myfanwe (Joseph) Morris-Goodall, a novelist Marriages: Derek Bryceson (1975-1980, his death); Hugo van Lawick (March 28, 1964-1974, divorced) Children: with
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of former Texas Congressman Tom DeLay. Personal Birth date: April 8, 1947 Birth place: Laredo, Texas Birth name: Thomas Dale DeLay Father: Charles Ray DeLay Mother: Maxine (Wimbish) DeLay Marriage: Christine (Furrh) DeLay (1967-present) Children: Danielle Education: Attended Baylor University, 1965-1967; University of Houston, B.S., 1970 Other Facts Nicknamed
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about the annual income tax filing deadline in the United States. May 17, 2021, is the deadline to file 2020 income tax returns. Filing Statistics The IRS’s fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal Year 2019The IRS amassed over $3.5 trillion in gross tax collections and issued almost
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator and day and night are of equal length. Facts March 20, 2021 – The vernal equinox begins at approximately 09:37 UTC. September 22, 2021 – The autumnal equinox begins at approximately 19:21 UTC. Calendar
Continue Reading Here is a look at the solstice. The next summer solstice will take place on June 20, 2021. The next winter solstice will take place on December 21, 2021. Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on December 21 or 22, when the sun appears at its most southerly position,directly overhead at the Tropic of
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International spectators will be refused entry into Japan for this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee said in a statement on Saturday. Any tickets bought by overseas residents for the postponed Games, scheduled to begin on July 23, will be refunded. The decision was taken following a virtual meeting between the
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued in the early hours of Saturday. The move has sent shockwaves through a country that has been reeling from high-profile domestic violence cases and femicides. Turkey was the first country to sign the Council
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A New York City anti-hate group is distributing personal safety alarms to Asian Americans and immigrants to protect them from a recent surge of racially motivated violence. Safe From Hate has donated 3,000 handheld alarms that emit an extremely loud noise to shock and disorient attackers while calling attention from bystanders and law enforcement officials.
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TODAY: Beautiful conditions continue with highs in the mid-60s and a few clouds moving through. Breezes pick up in the morning and gust up to 25 mph throughout the afternoon. MONDAY: Clouds will begin moving in throughout the day ahead of rain in the evening. Highs are expected to stick to the mid-60s again with
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Sabrina Smith was only 17 when a predominately White Mississippi jury convicted her in 1989 for fatally beating her 9-month-old son. “The judge said, ‘we sentence you to death by lethal injection. May God have mercy on your soul,’” she recalled. “All I could say was, ‘may God have mercy on your soul because you
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The European Union aims to vaccinate 70% of its adult population by September. But anxiety over a possible link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and reported blood clot cases may put that target in jeopardy. Europe’s vaccine rollout has already been slower than expected. Meanwhile, the continent is confronting a third wave of the pandemic, fueled
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The door to summer is slowly creaking open in Europe, and for those who want to stroll through it to take a vacation amid ongoing Covid restrictions, the key may soon be at hand. While borders are likely to remain closed in coming weeks, the European Union is proposing to roll out a Digital Green
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