It has been just months since the Martin Luther King Senior Center center reopened, and the seniors are delighted to return, the sunlit recreation room a new point of connection after being apart for so long …
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As forwards return to health, Golden Knights lineup finally taking shape
“That’s what we envisioned when we started the season, to have that type of depth where the third and fourth lines could really make a difference in the game.”
Congressional leaders reach deal to hike debt limit
Congressional leaders reached an elaborate deal Tuesday that will allow Democrats to lift the nation’s debt limit without any votes from Republicans, likely averting another last-minute rush to avoid a federal default.
Biden-Putin talks yield no breakthrough in Ukraine tensions
President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were still far apart after two hours of talks on the escalating crisis caused by Russia’s massing of tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine.
Afghans wait and worry at U.S. bases after frantic evacuation
The former interpreter for the U.S. Army counts himself among the lucky as an Afghan who managed to make it through frantic crowds outside the Kabul airport to board a military evacuation flight out of the country with little more than the clothes on …
Closing arguments set in actor Jussie Smollett’s trial
Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning in the case against former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in downtown Chicago to get publicity.
Zuckerberg, Chan to invest up to $3.4B for science advances
The company that runs the philanthropy of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, is investing up to $3.4 billion to advance human health over 10 to 15 years, according to a spokesperson for the organization.
Patriots throw fewest passes in a game since 1974
Mac Jones and the New England Patriots played a style of game more reminiscent of a triple-option service academy than the modern NFL.
SMU’s Eric Dickerson finally goes into College Hall of Fame
Make no mistake. Eric Dickerson is glad to be going into the College Football Hall of Fame after all these years. He will take the stage and be cemented in the sport’s lore.
Nevada jury: Health insurers owe ER doctors $60 million in damages
One of the largest U.S. health insurance companies and its branches in Nevada were found liable for $60 million in punitive damages for underpaying out-of-network providers …