‘Stumpy,’ a beloved Japanese cherry tree, makes its last bloom in Washington
WASHINGTON — Stumpy, a scraggly Japanese cherry blossom tree whose few skinny branches flower every spring to the delight of residents and tourists alike, is on its last legs. Arborists say Stumpy’s interior trunk is hollow, reason enough to place…
This Gen Z Democrat quit his job protecting elections to run against a fake elector
Ashwin Ramaswami spent the last three years working for the federal government to protect elections from hackers. Now, he’s targeting what he says is a greater threat to democracy: his state senator. Ramaswami, a 24-year-old Democrat, is challenging Georgia state…
Regina King says her biopic about Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 campaign is also a story about 2024
Shirley Chisholm was the definition of a trailblazer. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus. And in one of her most audacious moves, in 1972 Chisholm became the first woman…
The last time a Trump company went public it didn’t go well for investors
Donald Trump’s social media company could go public as soon as next week, paving the way for a potentially huge windfall for a former president who raked in tens of millions of dollars the last time one of his companies…
Why I’m Not Practicing Any Religion – Mr Macaroni
Nigerian content creator and Nollywood actor, Adebowale Adedayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has spoken on his choice of religion. During his recent interview with actress Biola Adebayo on latest episode of ‘Talk to B’, Mr Macaroni,who had recently beaten…
Nollywood Star Emeka Ike, Wife Welcome New Baby On Birthday
Nollywood legend, Emeka Ike, and his second wife, Yolanda Pfeiffer, Thursday, welcomed a new baby girl, even as the actor marks his birthday anniversary. The couple has named the baby Chidera Comfort Thando Ike. The actor recently lost his mother,…
Cosmic explosion will be visible to the naked eye in once-in-a-lifetime stargazing event
A rare cosmic eruption is expected to occur in the Milky Way in the coming months — an outburst so bright that a “new” star will seemingly appear for a short time in the night sky. The event, known as…
Biden campaign fires Trump’s lines of attack back at him
Four years after the Covid pandemic sent America into a standstill, President Joe Biden’s campaign is looking to co-opt a common question posed by former President Donald Trump and his allies: “Are you better off than you were four years…
People smuggler admits using sewer pipes to take people from Mexico to U.S.
A people smuggler has admitted to helping seven immigrants enter the United States from Mexico by traveling through sewer pipes that cross the border, prosecutors said Thursday. Kevin Noe Campos Villa, 20, from Tijuana, Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court…
Former Justice Stephen Breyer reflects on ‘unfortunate’ Supreme Court leak before Dobbs abortion ruling
Former Justice Stephen Breyer described the 2022 leak of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as “unfortunate” and sidestepped questions about whether justices had been working on a compromise ruling behind the scenes. In an interview “Meet…