Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree-planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperaturesIt was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods.Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a 10ft tall Blue palo verde and Chilean mesquite in opposite corners of...
While Patriot’s Day isn’t a public holiday in Maine, it is in Wisconsin and Massachusetts when the Boston Marathon is held.
Actor and wrestling superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he won’t be endorsing President Joe Biden this year despite endorsing him in 2020. Johnson, who is preparing for this weekend’s Wrestlemania 40 in Philadelphia, told Fox News’s Fox and Friends First he regretted using his celebrity influence in 2020. He was not alone in endorsing […]
With only a handful of episodes remaining, Wednesday’s installment of American Horror Story: Delicate gave us answers to questions we didn’t know we had, while raising new questions we thought we already answered. In other words, business as usual. Episode 7 begins with a trip back to Western Europe, circa 42 A.D., where Ivy is […]
As a new book examines three real-life stories of women who wielded violence against abusive men, Olivia Petter speaks to its author about the complexities of domestic abuse, Amber Heard, and the harrowing personal experience that drew her to this subject
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared that it was the U.S.’s "biblical admonition" to help and support Israel during a Monday night speech. The House GOP leader was addressing an emergency meeting of Christians United For Israel, convened after Iran’s weekend missile attack on the Middle East American ally. "I'm going to state something that you all know – at this critical moment, the United States must show unwavering strength and support for Israel We have to make certain that the entire world...
IN Igbo land, red cap used to be revered and respected. It has prestige, reason it is put on by genuine titled chiefs and other titled men. In Igbo tradition and culture, anyone who deservedly puts on red cap is accorded respect.
Former President Trump threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — one of Trump’s closest allies on Capitol Hill — threatens t
Disney truly saved the best for last at CinemaCon — and that’s Dwayne Johnson. You can’t call it a CinemaCon without the action star, who is a regular here. Before he stepped onstage, a group of Hawaiian dancers and percussionists performed. They were shortly joined by the man who voices the film’s demigod, Maui. Exhibitor […]
Jelly Roll is a recent staple at awards shows, having made appearances at the CMA Awards, CMT Awards, iHeart Radio Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and more. This escalating success is evidence that rapper-turned-country singer creates music that resonates with listeners from many walks of life. Jelly Roll does not shy away from sharing about […]
MILWAUKEE -- Bryce Miller created his own rendition of “Miller Time” in territory where that slogan rings loudly. Andrés Muñoz rebounded from a disastrous outing the night prior. The Mariners’ scuffling offense manufactured a five-hit inning for the first time since last August. And a somewhat surprising decision to turn
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is pitching colleagues on the chamber’s latest proposal to extend the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, warning of urgent deadlines and a risk of Senate intervention. The Reforming Intelligence and Surveillance Act unveiled Friday would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows the government to spy on []