The government has unveiled its new system of grading schools – and quickly received low marks from angry teaching unions. The one or two-word judgments […]
Month: February 2025
Crews Lift First Wreckage From D.C. Plane Crash Out of Potomac
Salvage crews began lifting the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 from the Potomac River in Washington on Monday morning, the start of an operation […]
Investors are betting Musk and Tesla will make a fortune under Trump even as threats mount
NEW YORK — For Elon Musk fans, it’s the half a trillion-dollar bet. That is how much the stock market value of Tesla has rocketed […]
Standoff at Ukrainian Agency Disrupts Arms Contracts, Suppliers Say
More than a week after it began, a standoff between Ukraine’s defense minister and the official overseeing weapons procurement remains unresolved and is beginning to […]
Surreal prices for COP30 in Brazil’s Amazon leave attendees scrambling for accommodation
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Nine months ahead of this year’s annual U.N. climate summit, known as COP30, lodging prices in the Brazilian host city of […]
Tilly scores 19 in Santa Clara’s 83-49 victory over Pacific
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Christoph Tilly scored 19 points as Santa Clara beat Pacific 83-49 on Saturday night. Tilly had six rebounds for the Broncos […]
Pro-Russia Ukrainian Is Killed in Moscow Blast, Russian Media Says
A prominent pro-Russia separatist figure from Ukraine was killed after a bomb exploded on Monday inside a gated residence in Moscow, Russian news media said, […]
Trump and Trudeau speak and plan to do so again before tariffs start on Tuesday
Ahead of tariffs starting Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted on social media that he spoke Monday morning with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and would […]
Captain Cook joins Kentucky Derby trail with 2 1/4-length victory in the Withers at Aqueduct
NEW YORK — Captain Cook won the $250,000 Withers by 2 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct on Saturday, putting the 3-year-old colt squarely on the Kentucky […]
Spain’s Ex-Soccer Chief Luis Rubiales Goes on Trial Over Forced Kiss at World Cup
Jennifer Hermoso, the Spanish soccer star who was forcibly kissed by Luis Rubiales, her country’s former top soccer official, testified as his trial opened on […]