Month: January 2025
Pompeii reveals ‘impressive’ bath complex
Archaeologists at Pompeii have uncovered a private thermal baths complex where guests would take the plunge before sitting down to sumptuous feasts, the Italian site said Friday. The baths excavated at the Roman villa make up “one of the largest
Read MoreBiden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders convicted on crack cocaine-related charges – CNN
Biden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders convicted on crack cocaine-related charges CNN Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency Fox News Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences The New York Times Biden shortens sentences for nearly
Read MoreNavalny’s lawyers sentenced to years in Russian penal colony
Three lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been sentenced to years in a Russian penal colony.
Read MoreResidents of Canada, U.S. border towns fear Trump creating divisions
by Anne-Marie PROVOST A shared library, sports fields and fire stations. The American border town of Derby Line and its Canadian twin Stanstead have been living in harmony for more than two centuries, but their bonds are being tested by
Read MoreWhen Political History Happens Over Dinner
Heated elections, fraught presidential transitions, and strategic maneuvering for lame-duck appointments are nothing new in American politics—even in situations that historians deem to be dramatically escalated or wholly unprecedented in recent years. But not all of that happens in the
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary
Noem will appear Friday before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for her confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of homeland security.
Read More‘Who’s in charge?’ Foreign diplomats baffled by Trump’s flood of ‘special envoys’
A decision by Donald Trump to continue to hand out political rewards in the form of appointments to be a “special envoy” to U.S. allies has foreign diplomats wary of who they should listen to and who they should ignore.
Read MoreFire at One of the World’s Largest Battery Plants in California Forces Mass Evacuations
MOSS LANDING, Calif. — Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate and part of Highway 1 in Northern California was closed early Friday after a major fire erupted at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants. The fire started
Read MoreSupreme Court may announce opinions Friday as decision on TikTok ban looms – CBS News
Supreme Court may announce opinions Friday as decision on TikTok ban looms CBS News Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump The Associated Press Iowa TikTok stars could lose thousands if app is banned Axios Why Trump
Read MoreIsrael approves a ceasefire with Hamas with the first set of hostages due out Sunday
The Israeli government has approved a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, leading to a possible end to 15 months of a devastating war in Gaza that spread to other parts of the Middle East. (Image credit: Hasan N. H.
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