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Texas runoff: Is the infighting resolved?

Tony Gonzales, a Republican Congressman from Texas, won a close primary election on Tuesday against Brandon Herrera, a gun-rights activist. Gonzales faced a tough challenge that put his seat in the House of Representatives at risk. Another important Texas Republican, state House Speaker Dade Phelan, also barely defeated a challenger… Read More

Yale selects new president amid turnover at top colleges

Maurie McInnis, an experienced higher education leader and cultural historian, was appointed as the 24th president of Yale University on Wednesday. She is the first woman to be permanently named to this position in the school’s history. McInnis, who is 58 years old, currently serves as the president of Stony… Read More

How to identify an airbag under recall

Despite a long string of recalls that began more than two decades ago, about 6.2 million vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators remain on U.S. roads today. On Wednesday, Nissan warned drivers of about 84,000 older Nissan and Infiniti vehicles not to drive them because the front passenger… Read More

Bill Clinton has big plans for the Biden campaign

In March, President Joe Biden held a campaign fundraiser at New York’s Radio City Music Hall where Democrats raised over $25 million, a single-event record, after Biden appeared alongside former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Now, Biden has seen former President Donald Trump’s fundraising numbers surpass his own… and… Read More

Producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby’ has died at 94

Albert S. Ruddy, a charismatic Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” passed away at the age of 94. Ruddy, who also developed the prison-sports comedy “The Longest Yard” and helped create the hit sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes,” died peacefully at the UCLA Medical… Read More

Nissan warns owners of older vehicles not to drive them due to this risk

Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous metal fragments. Wednesday’s urgent request comes after one person in a Nissan was killed by an exploding front-passenger… Read More

Joe Biden’s campaign relies on last-minute sneak attack in Ohio

Last week, President Joe Biden was facing the real possibility of being excluded from the ballot in Ohio after a misstep by his election campaign. The Democratic National Committee was planning to nominate him at the party convention, weeks after the Buckeye State’s Aug. 7 deadline for nomination. Now, Biden… Read More

Harvey Weinstein to appear in the same courthouse as Trump

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, is scheduled to appear before a judge on Wednesday afternoon in the same New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is currently on trial. Weinstein is awaiting a retrial on rape charges after his 2020 conviction was overturned. During the court hearing,… Read More

Manhattanhenge: What to know about the twice-yearly phenomenon

Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers. The event is a favorite of photographers and often brings people out onto sidewalks… Read More

Scorned umpire Ángel Hernández retires, 7 years after failed lawsuit

Angel Hernandez, a longtime umpire who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, has announced his immediate retirement after a career spanning more than three decades. Throughout his career, the 62-year-old Hernandez was often criticized by players, managers, and fans for missed calls and quick ejections, some of which… Read More