Tylor Megill, balanced offense propel Mets to win over Nationals in opener
WASHINGTON — One superb fill-in Tylor Megill start against the Nationals coupled with a Mets lineup that actually delivered with runners on base helped usher in the Buck Showalter era…
Supreme Court Highlights: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson
Women celebrating in front of the Supreme Court after the confirmation vote on Thursday.Credit…Cheriss May for The New York Times ATLANTA — Black women in law from around the country…
UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the world organization’s leading human rights body over allegations that Russian soldiers in Ukraine engaged in…
Russian troops discussed killing Ukrainian civilians in radio transmissions intercepted by Germany, source says
The briefing was the top item at the Wednesday meeting, the source added. Those intelligence findings — first reported by Der Spiegel — appear to implicate Russian troops in a…
Speaker Pelosi, Sen. Collins test positive for COVID-19 as outbreak spreads among officials in DC
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and President Joe Biden’s sister became the latest Washington figures to test positive for COVID-19, announcements that came Thursday after two…
Trans sports ban vetoed by Kentucky governor
He joins two other governors in vetoing such bans. April 7, 2022, 1:50 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed…
Taxpayers to Receive Direct Payments, Grocery Sales Tax to be Suspended as Part of Illinois Budget Deal
Democratic lawmakers in Springfield have announced an agreement on a new budget, with more than $1.8 billion in tax relief coming for Illinois taxpayers, including direct checks, a suspension of…
Men accused of impersonating federal agents being investigated for possible ties to Iranian intelligence
The two men accused of impersonating federal agents over the course of several years will remain in jail pending a detention hearing Friday, a federal magistrate judge ruled Thursday. Investigators…
New videos, details upend narrative of Sacramento massacre that killed six
SACRAMENTO — When police first arrived at the scene of the shooting in the heart of downtown Sacramento on Sunday around 2 a.m., they came across bodies lying on the street.…
Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth
Enlarge this image Rep. Wes Allen, sponsor of the House version of the bill, speaks during debate at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Thursday. Mickey Welsh /The Montgomery Advertiser…