Cities all across the United States have transformed their riverfront areas, and one Massachusetts riverwalk was ranked one of the best in the United States.
The United States used its veto on Thursday at the United Nations (UN) Security Council to block a Palestinian state from being declared unilaterally.
In September 2023, Microsoft announced early access to Xbox Mastercard, a credit card with perks for gamers. Today, the no-annual-fee card is available to all residents of the United States.
USPS has job fairs in Pittsburgh, but they even have more local hiring fair opportunities in Mercer and Lawrence counties:
In an entirely expected move, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to reinstate net neutrality protections in the United States. FCC seal The vote on Thursday was on the final form of net neutrality rules, following a previous vote on bringing back the rules in October. The latest vote was 3-2 in favor of restoration, with Democratic commissioners voting in favor and Republican counterparts against the change. Subscribe to AppleInsider on...
The bill that will force a sale or ban of TikTok in the United States is now law. President Joe Biden signed a package of foreign aid bills that included the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” one day after the legislation was approved by the Senate. In a statement, TikTok said it would challenge the law in court, which could delay an eventual sale or ban. “This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court,” the company said. “We...
The United States vetoed Palestine’s draft resolution to have full membership in the United Nations (UN), during the UN Security Council on 18 April. Twelve members voted in favor, two (the United Kingdom and Switzerland) abstained, and the United States voted against Palestine becoming a UN member state, which would entail participating in decision-making and voting powers in the General Assembly for resolutions. The US veto is “a blatant aggression” and “an encouragement to the pursuit of the...
Massachusetts State Police have welcomed two new horses to their team this week, coming all the way from Kentucky.
State Department leadership is ignoring a recommendation from an internal panel to stop giving weapons to several Israeli military and police units due to credible allegations of serious human rights abuses, according to a major new report from ProPublica. The alleged violations, which occurred before the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, include extrajudicial killings, sexual assault of a detainee, and leaving an elderly Palestinian man to die after handcuffing and gagging him. Secretary of State Antony...
The Paris Olympics open in 100 days and the United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the overall and gold-medal count. The United States is projected to win 123 medals overall, including 39 golds. China is projected to win 35 gold and 89 overall. This forecast is done by Nielsen’s Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical analysis for sports leagues around the world. It also tracks major competitions involving Olympic sports leading up to the Games.
UPDATE: President Biden has signed the bill into effect. The TikTok ban is part of an omnibus signage that provided $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. -----------WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely...
Alberto Aguilera Valadez, who was known as Juan Gabriel, has been in the news again this week for the new badge he won abroad. Despite having died almost 8 years ago, the late singer and songwriter managed to have one of his musical productions highlighted by the United States Government because of everything it means […]