ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday. As salvage efforts continue, authorities also announced late Wednesday they had recovered the body of a fifth person who died in the […]
NEW YORK — Billie Jean King’s $5,000 check sure went a long way for women’s sports. King used the money from a sportswoman of the year award to launch the Women’s Sports Foundation in 1974. Since then, the foundation has invested more than $100 million to help girls and women gain opportunities and equity in […]
At the age of 92, former CBS anchor Dan Rather made his first appearance on CBS since leaving the network 18 years ago. Rather was interviewed on “CBS Sunday Morning” in the lead-up to a Netflix documentary about him, according to the Associated Press. The interview was the first time Rather had appeared on CBS […]
Fox Broadcasting Co. is asking for at least $7 million per 30-second advertisement during the NFL‘s next Super Bowl on Feb. 9. A trio of people familiar with the matter told Variety that the asking price for ads represents a bump in starting negotiations with buyers, up from the range CBS initially sought for the Super Bowl this year. […]
To borrow from Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, few things are as lasting as a temporary government building. That was driven home this week when the General Services Administration announced it had finalized plans to dispose of the Liberty Loan Federal Building, which when it was completed in 1919 was billed as a “temporary structure” […]
The Subway chain is shrinking in a trend that could grow now that California’s sky-high minimum wage for fast food workers is in effect. Subway closed 733 American stores in 2023, according to the New York Post. Although it added 396 stores and acquired some others, overall the chain’s store count dropped by 443. Overall, […]
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state’s second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ruler said Sunday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s announcement marks the latest chapter in the rebound of […]
Travelers to the Turks and Caicos Islands are finding that very small things in their luggage can result in very long prison sentences. Tyler Wenrich, 30, of Virginia, was arrested April 20 after authorities said they found two bullets in his backpack as he was getting ready to leave, according to CBS. All guns and […]
LOS ANGELES — On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade after police blockade on his way to his apartment while officers arrested demonstrators protesting the Israel-Hamas war. In many ways, the chaotic moment was the […]
Astrophysics professor Lisa Kaltenegger is leading the charge in one of humanity’s most captivating endeavors — the search for life beyond Earth. Ms. Kaltenegger, 47, an acclaimed pioneer in her field, currently spearheads the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University in New York. The institute, which is renowned for its interdisciplinary approach, unites scientists from […]
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