It’s time for cherry blossoms again — and officials expect large crowds to brave unpredictable weather for the Tidal Basin’s brightest and pinkest day of the year. National Park Service officials estimated Thursday that the District’s cherry blossoms will reach their peak bloom between March 23 and March 26, a day later than the period […]
An Air Force service member has died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington in an apparent act of political protest against the war in Gaza, Air Force officials confirmed Monday. “The Airman involved in yesterday’s incident succumbed to his injuries and passed away last night,” Air Force spokeswoman […]
The National Park Service released visitation data for 400 of its national parks Thursday, showing an overall jump of 13 million visitors, a 4% year-over-year increase. While NPS operates 428 national parks, only 400 record visits. A total of 325.5 million recreation visits were recorded for 2023. This year saw five new parks start reporting […]
What is it about Joe Biden that makes him drive beautiful, gentle dogs into violent rages? Biden has kept three beautiful German Shepard dogs in the White House. Their 13-year-old dog Champ — by all reports and gentle and devoted friend — died in 2021, but the other two dogs — Major and Commander […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas personally declined a request from presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secret Service protection last July. The newly revealed records were obtained by Judicial Watch, which sued the Department of Homeland Secretary in September over an unanswered Freedom of Information Act request. On July 21, 2023, Mayorkas sent the […]
News By The Associated Press February 11, 2024 at 2:25pm Police in Texas said Sunday that they were responding to a possible shooting at the Houston megachurch run by prominent pastor Joel Osteen. In a tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, Lakewood Church said there was “an active situation involving shots fired” at the […]
The U.S. Postal Service announced sweeping plans Tuesday to reduce greenhouse emissions by diverting more parcels from air to ground transportation, boosting the number of electric vehicles, cutting waste sent to landfills and making delivery routes more efficient. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy described a mix of environmental initiatives and cost-cutting business practices that together would […]
Nikki Haley has asked for Secret Service protection. She said that as the last opponent running against Donald Trump in the Republican primary, she is receiving an increase in threats. “We’ve had multiple issues,” the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador said after a campaign event here. “It’s not going to stop me […]
Federal wildlife officials on Friday rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains, saying the predators are in no danger of extinction as some states seek to reduce their numbers through hunting. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service also said it would work on a first-ever […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marilyn Manson, who was sentenced to community service for blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire, recently completed his time at an organization that provides meeting space for Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, according to court paperwork. The shock rocker, 55, spent 20 hours last month […]
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