5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (573+ words) Bunch said in a news release Tuesday that he was departing the position he had held since 2019 “with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude.” The Smithsonian said he would leave the post at the end of the year. Bunch’s departure…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (780+ words) U.S. Sen. Ed Markey secured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ Senate primary Tuesday, once again fending off a push for generational change as he seeks a third term. Markey, 80, defeated U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, who had attempted to argue that it…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (561+ words) The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and edged a bit closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 58 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher. Some of the strongest…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (777+ words) Bessent said it’s “no longer acceptable to operate in the gray spaces” of the conflict. He did not name what countries could face potential secondary sanctions from the United States, but China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are Iran’s…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (447+ words) (The Hill) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled his country’s negotiators from trade talks with the U.S. on Friday evening, just hours before the Trump administration’s new round of tariffs were set to go into effect. This decision followed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (290+ words) HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — Christian Avila started Poder Latinx in Florida in 2019. The nonprofit helps register Hispanic voters and is working to get them to the polls in November. Avila, national programs director for Poder Latinx, appeared on Border Report…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (922+ words) Those losing coverage in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, include people who don’t meet the tightening requirements to participate, and, advocates say, some who qualify for the help but are rejected because they miss deadlines or don’t have…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (296+ words) FOX 2 Here are five upcoming works you'll likely be hearing about Marlon James’ fantasy series “Dark Star” was a showcase for his extraordinary and boundless imagination In “The Disappearers,” he returns to his native Jamaica and to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (368+ words) SEDALIA, Mo. – At last year’s ham breakfast, the political dish-of-the-day was the potential of a special mid-decade redrawing of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. The goal: make the 5th Congressional District more competitive for Republicans in an attempt to flip the seat…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (270+ words) ST. LOUIS – A south St. Louis couple was disheartened after learning two young people yanked an electric sign from their yard and ran off with it. The sign was a well-known fixture in the area for its positive messages. The…...