Washington — Twenty-five cars traveling at top speeds approaching 180 mph will zoom around the National Mall this weekend when the racing series IndyCar takes over downtown D.C. for a race commemorating the nation’s 250th birthday. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., is expected to attract about 140,000 people on each day of…
Robert Gilman, a U.S. Marine veteran who was imprisoned in Russia for over four years, was nearly on “death’s door” before he was released this week, according to a hostage crisis expert who advocated for Gilman’s release. The 32-year-old is now in Texas, where he faces a long road to recovery, said Kieran Ramsey, chief…
Heidi Beirich, a former executive at the Southern Poverty Law Center, has been charged in a superseding indictment for her alleged role in what the government claims was a fraudulent scheme that duped donors and banks, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. Prosecutors have accused the SPLC of telling donors and banks the group was…
Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than four years in prison under abusive conditions and was said to be gravely ill and at risk of dying, a group advocating for him said Tuesday. Robert Gilman is on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas, where he will be medically…
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday gave his assent to the appointment of 19 additional judges for five high courts, along with confirmation of another five as permanent judges, ending a weeks-long deadlock between the Presidency and the government over the judicial appointments. “The president has approved the appointment of additional judges in the…
Before streaming, smartphones, and social media, bowling leagues used to bring people together. And in New England, it was candlepin bowling. Alleys stretched from Massachusetts all the way into Canada’s Maritime Provinces. But it never really caught on anywhere else. But in Ellsworth, Maine, Autumn Mowery is fighting to keep the candlepin flame flickering….
Todd Blanche is confirmed as attorney general, fires blaze in Europe and the U.S., plus Houndmouth plays Saturday Sessions. Source link
Washington — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department. The Alaska senator said in a statement on social media that she is concerned the Trump administration could proceed with its proposed fund to compensate…
An American Marine Corps veteran detained in Russia since 2022 is now hospitalized in serious condition, according to an advocate for his family, who is urging the Trump administration to push for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Robert Gilman, 32, is being held at a Russian hospital in what his advocate, Eric Lebson of…
Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard, 56, died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin this week. “CBS Saturday Morning” remembers Hansard, a friend of the show who joined us for multiple Saturday Sessions. Source link
