College anti-Israel ‘solidarity protests’ spring up across US
The inflammatory anti-Israel protests engulfing Columbia University are metastasizing, spreading to other elite schools and campuses across the country as spoiled students join the flow. One of the largest protests outside of Columbia was at Yale University, which was violently suppressed on Monday morning. Riot police stormed an Ivy League campus in New Haven, Connecticut, […]
Anticipating Russian Spring Offensive, Kharkiv Residents Start to Flee
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) – A 79-year-old woman made the sign of the cross and clutched a cane as she left her home in a quaint village in northeastern Ukraine. Broken screens, shattered glass and scorched trees litter the garden of Olha Faychuk’s apartment in Lukyansi, north of Kharkiv. A cell phone with broken pieces was […]
Mortgage rates sail past 7% as market moves into critical spring homebuying season
Mortgage rates rose to new highs this week, but buyers are adjusting. (iStock) Mortgage interest rates have climbed above 7%, which is likely to dampen the appetite for home buyers during the market’s key spring home buying season, Freddie Mac said. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 7.10% for the week […]
Darius Slayton skipping Giants spring workouts, seeking new contract
The Giants need a true No. 1 target and believe they don’t have any of those players on their current roster, which is why the Giants will use the No. 6 overall pick in next week’s draft to select a wide receiver. The possibility of doing so is certainly high. Darius Slayton, the receiver who’s […]
Teen in fatal stabbing of boy protecting girlfriend was collecting ‘blood debt’ after spring break feud: cops
The teens who allegedly stabbed a Wyoming boy to death while trying to protect his girlfriend have been engaged in a weeks-long feud with the victim and are now “paying” a “blood debt” to one of his friends. officials said. . Dominic Harris and Jareth Plunkett, both 15 years old, who were charged with stabbing […]
Air Force secretary plans to ride in AI-operated F-16 fighter aircraft this spring
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told U.S. senators on Tuesday that he will climb into the cockpit of an aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence to experience technology for the military’s future fleet. Kendall spoke before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Committee on Tuesday about the future of air combat that relies on autonomous drones. […]
Japanese state dinner will feature Paul Simon, ice cream, and ‘magic of spring’
First lady Jill Biden previewed Wednesday’s state dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and outlined how the food and decor were chosen to best reflect both the United States and Japan in the spring. The event marks President Joe Biden‘s fifth state dinner since entering office in 2021, with the most recent coming last […]
Jessica Simpson shares family photos from spring break in Cabo
Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson enjoyed a luxurious family vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. “Spring Break 2024 with my family was awesome!” Simpson, 43, she captioned a slideshow of photos from her beach vacation on Instagram. Monday. She also thanked her mother, Tina Simpson, for making the couple’s three children – Maxwell, 11, […]
Heather Graham, 54, celebrates spring with multiple bikinis on Mexico vacation
Felicity Shagwell is back, baby. HEATHER Graham looked many years younger than her 54 years as she soaked up the sun and sand in Mexico last weekend, hitting the beach in a sizzling swimsuit. The “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” star showed off her healthy figure in a tiny bikini side by side. […]
California sees low-elevation snow, unseasonable cold from spring storm system
Spring was once again on the back burner Friday as a winter weather system brought more snow, hail, rain and extreme cold to California in the lowlands. A late-season low-pressure system moved into the state the previous day, resulting in cold, unsettled air and unseasonal conditions just as spring break begins and outdoor festival season […]