1949 Kansas City, Kansas: – Bill Longson beat Joe Pazandak in 2 out of 3 falls – Ronnie Etchison defeated Chief Chewchki – Enrique Torres beat Jack Suzek – Garza Lozano beat Danny Fenelon 1956 Kansas City, Kansas: – Whipper Billy Watson beat Dr. Lee Grable by DQ to retain the World Title – June…
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) said Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE’s (R-Texas) re-election campaign did not violate any regulations when it sent out a…
Voters across the country are being deluged by an onslaught of television advertising as candidates and big-spending outside groups dump millions of dollars on a growing battleground that stretches from the North Maine Woods to the posh suburbs of San Diego. The two sides and their outside allies have already spent or reserved nearly a…
Rep. Kevin CramerKevin John CramerRepublicans prepare to punt on next COVID-19 relief bill GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police Trump tweets spark fresh headache for Republicans MORE (R-N.D.) rebuked the “Me Too” movement, dismissing the idea that people are “just supposed to believe” those who accuse others of sexual misconduct and calling it…
A federal appeals court rebuked the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for allowing an energy corporation to move ahead with its plan to build a pipeline that would cut across two national forests and the Appalachian Trail—arguing that the agency put two energy companies’ profits ahead of its own stated mission of protecting the nation’s forests….
Days after learning that their charter school network’s refusal to give cost-of-living raises comes amid a cash windfall for the organization, about 550 teachers and staff members from Chicago’s Acero Charter Schools went on strike Tuesday, forming picket lines and demanding fair wages and resources in the country’s first charter school walkout. Classes were canceled…
At the height of the 2014 war between the Israeli military and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, the New York Times ran an article headlined, “Israel Says That Hamas Uses Civilian Shields, Reviving Debate.” It was an apparent reference to the hundreds of Palestinian civilians who had been killed in Israeli attacks by that point in…
Thanks to world leaders’ failures to adequately address the threats posed by nuclear weapons and the climate crisis—in spite of mounting public pressure for bold action on both fronts—the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Thursday that the Doomsday Clock remains at two minutes to midnight, “the closest it has ever been to apocalypse.” Click…
Responding to allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment from some people who worked on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) 2016 presidential campaign, National Nurses United (NNU)—which endorsed the senator’s bid for president—is calling on all candidates in the 2020 race “to establish strong, mandatory rules to protect staffers and volunteers from all forms of sexual…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Democrats are worried that allegations of domestic abuse made by a former girlfriend of Rep. Keith EllisonKeith Maurice EllisonThe Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what ‘policing’ means; US cases surpass 2 million with no end to pandemic in sight Officer charged in…