#House #passes #45day #funding #plan #sends #Senate By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and Stephen Groves | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House on Saturday swiftly approved 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied…
#Sen #Dianne #Feinstein #California #trailblazer #champion #liberal #priorities #dies #age #- By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in…
#Sea #lion #Central #Park #Zoo #escapes #flooded #enclosure #swims #freedom #heavy #rain #batters #NYC #- Josephine Stratman | New York Daily News A sea lion got a taste of freedom — and murky brown floodwaters — after a deluge of rain battering NYC caused the Central Park Zoo sea lion pool to flood over on Friday….
#Shawnee #National #Forest #debate #swirls #protect #trees #climate #change #wildfires #- Karina Atkins | Chicago Tribune (TNS) The Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois is a mosaic of towering trees, lush wetlands and commanding rock formations that are the native habitat for a wealth of plants and animals, including 19 species of oaks. The forest…
#Feds #cash #stream #supports #Colorado #River #conservation #money #dry #- Matt Vasilogambros | Stateline.org (TNS) Despite a megadrought, states in the West have been able to avoid drastic cuts to their allocations of Colorado River water this year not only because of surprising storms but also thanks to generous financial incentives from all levels of…
#Calls #mounting #Menendez #resign #Democrats #grapple #shocking #bribery #allegations #- By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside…
#Sen #Booker #fellow #Jersey #Democrat #Menendez #resign #shocking #bribe #allegations #- By MARY CLARE JALONICK (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is calling on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign, saying in a statement that the federal bribery charges unveiled on Friday against his fellow New Jersey Democrat contain ”shocking allegations of corruption…
#Usher #headline #Super #Bowl #halftime #show #Las #Vegas Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Usher would lead the halftime festivities from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11. The music megastar, who has won eight Grammys, said…
#U.S #military #begging #American #citizens #find #missing #stealth #F35 #fighter #jet #- Last week, footage from a theater in Denver tracked Representative Lauren Boebert’s every misbehavior while on a date to see Beetlejuice the musical, yet the U.S. military cannot seem to locate a state-of-the-art fighter jet. And it’s so unsure of its whereabouts that…
#Comedian #Russell #Brand #denies #allegations #sexual #assault #published #news #organizations #- By DANICA KIRKA LONDON — Three British news organizations reported Saturday that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of…
