The Deadliest Disasters to Happen at Texas Schools & Colleges Texas has seen some deadly disasters; quite a few of them have occurred at schools & colleges all over the state. 04/25/2024 - 12:20 pm | View Link
USA Track & Field expands maternity policy USA Track & Field unveiled a program Thursday that expands an existing maternity support system to give athletes more time to return. Olympic hurdler Christina Clemons was instrumental in pushing for ... 04/25/2024 - 10:33 am | View Link
Colleges try to quell pro-Palestinian protests; births fell in 2023; Reggie Bush has Heisman Trophy returned | Hot off the Wire podcast The number of U.S. births fell last year. It was the lowest count in more than 40 years. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2023, about 76,000 fewer than the year before. The ... 04/25/2024 - 1:45 am | View Link
Worst U.S. cities for air pollution ranked by lung association The American Lung Association ranked U.S. cities with the worst air quality based on daily particle pollution, annual particle pollution and ozone between 2020 and 2022. The report assigned many ... 04/24/2024 - 5:33 pm | View Link
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, ties bill to TikTok ban The Senate tonight passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden along with a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. 04/23/2024 - 3:11 pm | View Link
To curb the use of U. S.-made civilian guns in crimes and human rights abuses abroad, the Biden administration will require exporters to better vet their customers and tighten sales to 36 countries deemed “high-risk” for illicit diversion of semiautomatic firearms, according to people briefed on the plan.
The new regulations—the most sweeping in decades—also cut the length of export licenses from four years to one and give the State Department greater authority to block sales.
More than 400 guests—including actors, scientists, advocates, and musicians—gathered for the 2024 TIME100 Gala at New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday for a ceremony recognizing this year’s TIME100 honorees. The star-studded night brought together a wide range of influential figures, from singer-songwriter Dua Lipa to actor Colman Domingo to journalist and author E.
Motaz Azaiza spoke to TIME on the red carpet at this year’s TIME100 Gala in New York City. The Palestinian photojournalist is honored on this year’s list for his work showing the world what is going on in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war. He spoke about the Gaza solidarity encampments that are popping up at universities in New York and across the country.
A “foreign actor” is likely behind deepfake content that made Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sound like he’s urging military action against China, according to his communications office.
The government is investigating the spread of the manipulated video and will file cases against those responsible, the communications office said in a statement Friday.
TIME 100 honorees and guests gathered at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday night for the 2024 TIME 100 Gala. Many of the honorees, including actors Colman Domingo and Da’Vine Joy Randolph as well as musicians Jack Antonoff, Kylie Minogue, and 21 Savage, were present for the night’s festivities.
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LONDON — Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in serious condition after undergoing operations, a U. K. government official said Thursday.
The animals were among a group of four horses that broke free during routine exercises Wednesday near Buckingham Palace and caused chaos as they galloped loose through central London during morning rush hour.