King tides brought widespread flooding to communities across Puget Sound in December. Here’s why next week’s round of king tides is unlikely to do the same.
911 audio reveals delivery driver saw congressman plunge 25 feet as lawmaker remains in hospital
Greg Steube has represented Florida since 2019
U.K. judge rejects Uyghur bid to halt Xinjiang cotton imports
A British judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit that accused the U.K. government of allowing the import of cotton products associated with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region.
FAA Says Contractor Unintentionally Caused Outage That Disrupted Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration has said that a contractor working for the air-safety regulator had unintentionally deleted computer files used in a pilot-alert system, leading to an outage that disrupted U.S. air traffic last week. From a report: …
First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk
The first Native American woman in space has ventured out on her first spacewalk.
A Top Pentagon Official Used Racist Language at Work and Made Sexual Comments to Women
Doug Glenn joined the office of the department’s deputy chief financial officer in 2018 and performed the duties of the comptroller for a few months in 2021.
U.S. Pledges More Military Support for Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III announced a $2.5 billion aid package for Ukraine and reiterated America’s commitment to supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia during a meeting with Western defense officials in Germany.
The Contradictions of J. Edgar Hoover
Many great figures in American history are full of contradictions. Thomas Jefferson wrote stirringly about liberty while owning human beings as property. Woodrow Wilson was both the idealistic author of the 14 Points, and a racist who re-segregated the…
Bombing derails passenger train in Pakistan, injures 15
A bomb planted by suspected militants derailed a passenger train in a remote area in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, injuring at least 15 people on board, officials said.