• Afro

    Upcoming meetings and events in the D.C. area

    Celebrate Earth Day with the National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Enjoy musical performances, craft workshops, and face painting for kids 12 and under. Budget Oversight Hearing: Committee of the Whole Budget Over

  • Haley headed to D.C. but to a think tank

    MORNING NEWSBREAK  |  Former Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley of Kiawah Island announced Monday that she has joined the Washington, D.C.-based Hudson Institute, a conservative foreign policy think tank, as the group’s Walter P. Stern chair. The position was created in 2020 to celebrate former chairman Walter Stern, who was instrumental in making Hudson into […]

  • Foxtrot Hastily Shutters Stores in D.C. and Elsewhere

    Tuesday was an extra cold day in the freezer aisle of Foxtrot, a bougie grocery store chain with multiple locations in D.C. The grocery retailer abruptly shuttered all of their […]

  • Ted Cruz could face IRS issues over podcast deal

    U.S. Rep. Ted Cruz's podcast deal with iHeartMedia, which has drawn fire form both campaign finance watchdogs and political rivals, also may face scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service, the Houston Chronicle reports. Tax experts told the Texas Republican's hometown newspaper that he may be required to report income from his podcast distribution contract on tax documents — even if he's not personally collecting cash for creating the shows. "It's still going to be his income, because...

  • D.C. Courts Pop-Up Businesses Ahead of WorldPride

    D.C. hopes PUPs, an expedited permitting process, will allow businesses to quickly set up shop to revitalize downtown ahead of 2025.

  • Unifor reaches tentative deal in Windsor GreenShield strike

    Union negotiators with Unifor Locals 240 and 673 have reached a tentative deal with GreenShield in Windsor they hope will end the nearly seven-week strike by over 600 workers which began March 1. Details of a ratification meeting were still being finalized Monday, but it’s expected GreenShield’s unionized members will vote on the tentative deal […]

  • Destiny 2 The Final Shape Power Cap: Soft Cap, Pinnacle Cap, more

    The Final Shape DLC will see new Power caps for Destiny 2, so here is all you need to know about the new Soft Cap, and Pinnacle Cap.

    • CNBC

    Elon Musk is keeping investors' dreams of a Tesla robotaxi alive

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to promise investors that autonomy is in the company's future even as financials deteriorate.

    • CP24

    TTC workers could go on strike at midnight on Monday if deal not reached

    The clock is ticking down on the final few hours of negotiations between the TTC and members of the union representing about 650 communications, electrical, and signal workers. After months of unsuccessful contract talks between the two sides, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - Local 2 is set to strike on Monday at 12:01 a.m., if a deal isn't reached. The workers have been without a collective agreement since March 2022. In February, they voted 99.3 per cent in favour of a...

  • Nagelsmann extends deal with Germany: Bayern opts for plan C

    Julian Nagelsmann has rejected a chance to rejoin Bayern Munich this summer. The highly rated coach instead opted to sign a contract extension with the Germany national team. Nagelsmann previously managed the Bundesliga side for 18 months ending in March of 2023. After being fired by Bayern, the coach eventually took over the national team Julian Nagelsmann has rejected a chance to rejoin Bayern Munich this summer. The highly rated coach instead opted to sign a contract extension with the...

  • Bowe Bergdahl is back in the news, thanks to a D.C. judge

    Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Juneau, April 18, 2024 You may have figured that you’d heard the last of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who deserted his regiment in Afghanistan and subsequently was convicted of the offense in a court martial at which he plead guilty. But the story of the ex-sergeant has taken a new […]

  • J.D. Martinez's stellar debut can't keep Mets from falling to Cardinals

    J.D. Martinez made a solid debut and drilled his first few hits with the Mets, but he could not flip a switch for the offense against the Cardinals.