FINALLY, SPRING HAS SPRUNG.Towards the end of winter, we can’t help but start to pull at our turtlenecks, fighting eagerly to shorten our sleeves, go for a hike, and watch the sun go down at…
Iran sanctions: U.S. set to demand snapback of…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to demand Thursday that crippling international sanctions are reinstated against Iran. President Donald Trump has directed Pompeo to travel to the United Nations Security Council in New York…
Obama breaks open convention by hammering Trump
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama returned to the political arena Wednesday to issue a norm-shattering warning to the country that President Donald Trump represents an existential threat to the American experiment. "That's what's at…
Initial jobless claims rise above 1 million again,…
Around 1.106 people filed for initial jobless claims last week, pushing the number into seven figures again, after two weeks of declines, according to data from the Department of Labor. The elevated figure calls into…
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in hospital after…
Fierce Kremlin critic and opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned and hospitalized Thursday morning, his spokesperson said. The 44-year-old foe of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin felt unwell on a flight back to Moscow from Tomsk,…
Trump was serious about trading hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico…
Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff who was recently featured in a political ad from Republican Voters Against Trump, told MSNBC on Wednesday that President Donald Trump asked him and…
AG Barr tells Brits U.S. wont seek death…
Attorney General William Barr notified the British government this week that the U.S. will not impose the death penalty on two Islamic State militants accused of helping savagely kill American hostages—a bid by the Trump…
Uber, Lyft say they will halt rides in…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Uber and Lyft say that unless a state appeals court decides to intervene Thursday, they will shut down their passenger services across California for at least several months if not more than…
The best digital thermometers for at-home use
Related Coronavirus, fever and body temperatureFord says doctors are interested in a patient’s core body temperature when trying to determine if they have a fever or not. What is a fever, then? Medical professionals measure…