Author: Carlos Hansen

Gloria Estefan is teaming up with a Miami submarine as the U.S. Navy announced its latest vessel would be named after the Florida city. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said in a Tuesday announcement that Miami is a great example of a city that welcomes everyone seeking a better life.

A pair of GOP lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), college conferences and member schools amid ongoing legal challenges and allow them to continue regulating student-athletes’ compensation and other matters. Republican Reps. Russell Fry (S.C.) and Barry Moore (Ala.) unveiled The Protect the Ball Act on Wednesday, which…

The conservative group FreedomWorks said it is shutting down, citing the splintering effect former President Trump has had on the Republican Party. “We’re dissolved,” the group’s president, Adam Brandon, told Politico in an interview. “It’s effective immediately.” The Hill has reached out to FreedomWorks, but Politico reported the company’s board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday…

AstraZeneca is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine from the market because of low demand, the drugmaker said Wednesday. The shot, which was never authorized in the U.S., was widely used across the world in the early part of the global vaccine drive. AstraZeneca’s shot was cheaper to make and easier to distribute than the mRNA shots…

Scott was employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant. As she progressed in her career, not having a high school diploma held her back. This, along with observing her children go through school, inspired her to obtain her diploma.

Former President Trump leads President Biden by 4 points in a Pennsylvania survey of the November election released Tuesday.  The former president received 49 percent of support in the poll compared to Biden’s 45 percent. Trump’s lead grows to double digits when voters older than 50 were surveyed, with him amassing 52 percent while Biden…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) described the humanitarian situation as “heartbreaking,” while arguing that only Hamas can bring an end to the war with Israel. Fetterman, a strong supporter of Israel, told USA Today in an interview published Wednesday that the situation in Gaza is “worse than horrible, it’s heartbreaking” and said the responsibility lies on Hamas to…

American support is dropping for NATO and for backing Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, according to a survey published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center.  The Pew survey puts hard numbers behind divides playing out on Capitol Hill over support for Ukraine and attacks by former President Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee,…

Regular cold brew coffee can require up to 24 hours to make correctly. Chemical engineers didn’t want to wait that long.

The state is also currently suing for the right to discriminate against trans kids in schools.