Oregon first US state to add third gender option on driver ID Oregon has become the first US state to include a third gender option on state-issued identification cards. Beginning in July, Oregon residents who do not identify as male or female can mark X for sex on driver’s licences, […]
Migrant arrests at Arizona aid camp raise worries of more deaths in the desert Migrant arrests at Arizona aid camp raise worries of more deaths in the desert:- The arrests of four people at a desert-aid camp for migrants Thursday may suggest a more aggressive border control policy taking shape […]
John Avildsen, Director of Rocky and The Karate Kid, Dies at 81 John G. Avildsen, who as the director of “Rocky” and “The Karate Kid” created pop culture touchstones by telling stories of down-and-out characters finding triumph, died on Friday in Los Angeles. He was 81. Anthony Avildsen, Mr. Avildsen’s […]
Trump Reverses Pieces of Obama-Era Engagement With Cuba President Trump announced on Friday that he was reversing crucial pieces of what he called a “terrible and misguided deal” with Cuba and will reinstate travel and commercial restrictions eased by the Obama administration in an attempt to obtain additional concessions from […]
Trump retains assets worth at least $1.4 billion, new disclosure shows President Trump reported on a new financial disclosure that his far-flung real estate and hotel assets are worth at least $1.4 billion, a stark illustration of the complex financial interests he has maintained in the White House. The report, […]
Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.4 Billion Amazon agreed to buy the upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.4 billion, in a deal that will instantly transform the company that pioneered online shopping into a merchant with physical outposts in hundreds of neighborhoods across the country. The acquisition, announced […]
Trump Attacks Rosenstein in Latest Rebuke of Justice Department President Trump escalated his attacks on his own Justice Department on Friday, using an early-morning Twitter rant to condemn the department’s actions as “phony” and “sad!” and to challenge the integrity of the official overseeing the expanding inquiry into Russian influence […]
US sailors missing after Navy destroyer collision off Japan Seven US sailors are missing and the commanding officer of a US destroyer is among the injured after the warship collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the US Navy said Friday. The USS Fitzgerald suffered damage to […]
Harper hits hard home run, propels Nationals over Mets 8-3 Bryce Harper hammered this home run so sweetly, it sailed over the head of Mets right fielder Jay Bruce — twice, it really did. “I think that’s the hardest ball I’ve ever hit in my life,” Harper said. Harper and […]
Erin Hills didn’t put up much of a fight in US Open The USGA wants to get away from references of the U.S. Open being the toughest test in golf, preferring instead the “ultimate test.” The question is whether Erin Hills delivered either in the opening round. Rickie Fowler never […]
