By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday on a pair of bills to expand background checks before gun purchases, two years after a similar House effort failed to make it
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Picture-perfect cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin, but rough weather looms ahead
Rain, gusty winds and temperatures near or below freezing are in the forecast , which doesn’t bode well for the D.C. cherry blossoms, now a few days past peak bloom. Predicted lows near 30 downtown Thursday night and Friday night
Quiz: Red Food Visual Test
What food is in this box? Getty Pepper Correct Incorrect Pepper Apple Correct Incorrect Apple Strawberry Correct Incorrect Strawberry Correct! Wrong! The food in the box is a red pepper! Via Getty What food is in this box? Getty Strawberry
US Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building
One US Capitol Police officer has died and another is injured after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building Friday afternoon, the department’s acting chief Yogananda Pittman told reporters during a press briefing roughly
China’s Xiaomi to launch electric car business and invest $10 billion
In this article 1810-HK Xiaomi’s headquarters in the Xuhui District of Shanghai. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has announced plans to launch an electric vehicle business and invest $10 billion over
Paris Saint Germain 1-2 Nantes: Champions slip to shock home defeat – BBC Sport
Randal Kolo Muani brought Nantes level before setting up the winner 12 minutes later Paris St-Germain missed the chance to go top of Ligue 1 after a shock home defeat by strugglers Nantes. Julian Draxler’s low drive gave PSG the
Dad of five killed at 150mph trying to prove his car was faster than colleague’s – Mirror Online
Get email updates with the day’s biggest stories Invalid A Navy engineer and dad of five died after crashing doing up to 150mph trying to prove his modified car was faster than his mate’s, an inquest has heard. Chief Petty
Michigan attorney general won’t investigate Whitmer’s nursing home policy
A ttorney General Dana Nessel rejected Republicans’ request to investigate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 nursing home policy. A Republican state senator said Monday that Attorney General Dana Nessel is expected to announce by the middle of the week whether she
Severe weather possible Wednesday: Here’s a quick list to get ready – al.com
The National Weather Service is warning about what could be a “significant” severe weather event on Wednesday. The timing still needs to be refined but as of Monday afternoon forecasters think strong to severe storms will be possible from Wednesday
‘It was all so scary’: Residents watch in horror as man ‘pulled from car and attacked by gang’ – Manchester Evening News
Louisa Gregson 12:16, 10 MAR 2021 Updated 21:07, 10 MAR 2021 News Police at the scene of ‘disturbance’ in Failsworth on Monday (Image: Supplied) Residents in Failsworth have spoken of their shock after a gang of youths reportedly chased a