Lawmakers should backstop the fragile WA ferry system comeback
Building back rider confidence won’t be easy. Gov. Bob Ferguson and the state Legislature can help, and one way is to boost county-run passenger ferries.
Day: April 23, 2025
US judge blocks Trump’s effort to shutter international news service
District judge orders US administration to restore the capacity of broadcaster shuttered over claims of ‘leftist bias’.
Texas Lottery executive resigns after investigation into recent winning tickets
Ryan Mindell notified the lottery’s commission board of his decision as the agency faces scrutiny from state officials
Heartbreaking tributes to ‘kindest & most genuine’ British Airways crew member found dead in hotel bed on US stop over
HEARTFELT tributes have poured in for a British Airways crew member who was found dead in his hotel bed on a stopover between flights.
Irfan Ali Mirza’s colleagues raised the alarm when the 45-year-old did not report for duty on a fl…
Death of Pope Francis: The pontiff and Emmanuel Macron, a complex relationship
Although he had visited France three times, Pope Francis had never granted an official state visit to Paris.
Boston nonprofit rejects federal funding so it doesn’t have to comply with Trump’s anti-DEI demands
The nonprofit won a grant through Americorps, the volunteer agency recently gutted by Elon Musk’s DOGE
Vercel Slams LaLiga Piracy Blocks As ‘Unaccountable Internet Censorship’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Cloud-based web application platform Vercel is among the latest companies to find their servers blocked in Spain due to LaLiga’s ongoing IPTV anti-piracy campaign. In a statement, Vercel’s CEO and …
Trump says he has ‘no intention’ of firing Fed Chair Powell
Powell, whom Trump appointed Fed chair during his first term as president, has flatly stated that the president cannot remove him under the law.
FAA finds safety concerns at Las Vegas airport in review spurred by midair collision in Washington
A federal review of helicopter safety concerns launched after the deadly midair collision in Washington, D.
Rubio outlines plan to cut State Department ‘bloat’ as leaked memo details potential embassy cuts
Agency ‘unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission,’ spokeswoman says