Her name is Elizabeth Hoover and she was apparently raised in the belief that she had Native ancestry on both her father and mother’s side of the family. But Hoover would eventually make her way to some of America’s top schools where she studied anthropology and did work on identifying Native Americans. During this time […]
Peter Biskind’s new Pandora’s Box: How Guts, Guile and Greed Upended TV, is a fascinating attempt to chart the transition from cable television’s first efforts at creating what we now look back on as “the second golden era of TV” to the industry’s latest incarnation in the form of multiple, and often very confusing streaming […]
The American women’s cycling team Cynisca was punished by the sport’s governing body Monday for trying to enter an international race by deceiving organizers. The International Cycling Union said in a news release that a team official told a mechanic “to wear a rider’s clothes and a face mask” and pretend to be feeling ill […]
CHICAGO — United Airlines said Friday that it is raising its fees for checking bags, following a similar move earlier this week by American Airlines. Starting with tickets booked Saturday, economy-class passengers on domestic flights will be charged $5 more. That will bring the price to $35 if they pay online at least 24 hours […]
Houston-based Intuitive Machines has successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon. It is the first private company to land on the Moon and the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the Moon in 50 years. NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a $118 million contract as part of its $2.8 billion […]
An American Airlines flight from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Chicago, had to turn around Tuesday after a passenger tried opening a side door. American Airlines Flight 1219 left Albuquerque International Sunport for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport at 1:40 p.m., according to tracking website FlightAware. Half an hour into the flight, the passenger, unnamed by authorities, […]
Here we go again. Russia’s main security agency, the Federal Security Service, known as the F.S.B., said Tuesday that it had arrested a dual citizen of the United States and Russia. She is charged with committing state treason because she raised money for Ukraine. Allegedly the 33-year-old woman identified as Ksenia Karelina, a resident of […]
Researchers recently discovered an agri-chemical found in Cheerios, known to retard fetus development and reduce fertility, in a whopping 90% of samples taken from 2023, a substantial increase from the chemical’s presence in 69% of samples taken just a few years ago in 2017. Via Journal of Exposure Science […]
NEW YORK — Auto workers held waves of walkouts. Hollywood actors and writers picketed for months. And healthcare, education and hospitality employees also withheld their labor while calling for improved pay and job conditions. The number of U.S. workers on strike more than doubled last year. According to an annual report from the Labor Action […]
Venezuela is a Narco State. Over 15% of the world’s supply of opium is funneled through the country. “Operation Money Badger” was initiated in 2013 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to record and build drug-trafficking cases against Venezuela’s leadership, including President Maduro. Colombian drug traffickers were utilizing Venezuela’s tightly controlled foreign currency system to […]
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