11 TOKYO (AP) — Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with …
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Cities are turning to supercharged bus routes to more quickly and cheaply expand transit services
6 Cities looking to boost their transit options are giving special fast bus routes a fresh look - an effort buoyed by hundreds of millions of dollars …
She’s how old? Meet a few of the youngest Tokyo Olympians
In 1896, Dimitrios Loundras of Greece was just 10 years old when he won bronze in a team gymnastics event, and has since held the title as the youngest Olympic medalist on record. But a long line of …
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I joined Texas Democrats’ walkout in 2003. Here’s why I’m staying in Austin this time.
Eddie Lucio Jr., a Democrat from Brownsville, has represented South Texas in the state's Senate since 1991. More than 50 Texas state legislators, all Democrats, have taken flight from the state in …
El Salvador seeks arrest of former president for corruption
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Prosecutors in El Salvador have issued an arrest warrant for former president Salvador Sánchez Cerén on charges of embezzlement and money laundering. Attorney …
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Seizures: Why a specific diagnosis can change everything
(BPT) - Zora had her first seizure when she was only six months old. Her dad, away on a trip, got an urgent call from the neighbor. Zora and her mother had just been rushed to the hospital in an …
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Judge grants class-action status in workers’ lawsuit against Disneyland
A lawsuit claiming Disneyland employees do not earn a living wage can move forward after an Orange County Superior Court decision to certify it as a class action. The lawsuit filed in 2019 on …
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Column: How the coronavirus has made chumps out of governors coast-to-coast
On May 20, during a joint press conference with Vice President Mike Pence , Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a truculent defense of his management of the coronavirus pandemic in his state. …
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Column: How a retracted research paper contaminated global coronavirus research
Call it the retraction that shook the coronavirus world. On June 4, the Lancet, the British medical journal that is one of the most prestigious scientific publications in the world, withdrew a …
Column: After Hoover’s police, like Trump’s, assaulted peaceful protesters, he lost reelection. Will Trump?
On Monday evening, National Guard units accompanied by other federal law enforcement detachments fired rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades and tear gas canisters into crowds demonstrating across the …
