Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday was interrupted multiple times by outbursts from attendees — who are not members of the regular State Department press corps — shouting questions about U.S. support for Israel as he tried to make farewell remarks to reporters in the State Department briefing room. At least one individual was
Woman wins $500,000 lottery from white elephant gift exchange ticket
An Indiana woman won a $500,000 lottery by playing a Michigan instant game ticket over the holidays. Emily Hickox was gifted the lottery ticket through a white elephant gift exchange she participated in with her family. She told Michigan Lottery she wasn’t even the initial recipient of the scratch-off ticket. “My cousin purchased the ti
‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the […]
Bondi hearing live updates: Bondi suggests Jack Smith’s conduct is ‘horrible’
After the hearing on Wednesday, a few Democratic senators on the Judiciary Committee avoided saying how they’d vote on Bondi’s confirmation. “I would say the odds are in her favor with the majority of the Senate floor,” ranking Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin said. “I don’t know if a single Republican is going against her. We’re [
Visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption in Hawaii
HONOLULU — People were flocking to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday to get a glimpse of fountaining lava. The eruption that began Dec. 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano has paused periodically. It resumed Wednesday morning as a “small sluggish lava flow,” and then increased into a fountain that appeared […]