Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help

Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses ...

ABC News - Mar. 21

Bob Baker Day to bring healing (and SpongeBob) to 25,000 puppet lovers in L.A.

Watch a parade, enjoy art activities and see David Arquette as Bozo the Clown at the puppetry extravaganza, which returns this April to Los Angeles State Historic Park.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Would a Salary Cap Make Baseball a Healthier Business?

The twin ills of the wealth gap between teams and a distinctly un-American antitrust exemption leave Major League Baseball in an unbalanced and possibly untenable state.

Inc. - 2d

Rubio Says He Has Revoked 300 or More Visas in Trump’s Deportation Push

The secretary of state said he was trying to expel “lunatics” who had taken part in campus movements, as well as criminals. Some are permanent U.S. residents.

The New York Times - 2d

White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors

Two prosecutors were dismissed out of the blue, notified by a terse one-sentence email stating no reason for the move other than that it was on behalf of the president himself.

The New York Times - 5h

Denny Hamlin gets first win at Martinsville in 10 years

Denny Hamlin ended an agonizing 10-year winless streak at Martinsville Speedway, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in his home state.

ESPN - 1h

Auburn into Final Four amid Broome injury scare

Auburn held off Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday after national player-of-the-year candidate Johni Broome briefly exited with an elbow injury.

ESPN - 36m

US gives initial approval for Qatar to purchase MQ-9 armed drones for nearly $2 billion

The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion

ABC News - 3d

How the U.S. Broke Its Own Rules to Help Ukraine

A New York Times investigation reveals that the United States was much more involved in Ukrainian military operations than publicly disclosed. Adam Entous, a Times investigative reporter, breaks ...

The New York Times - 23h

Scientists hope hungry weevils from Louisiana can tackle South Africa's invasive water plants

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is ...

ABC News - 23h

4 Best Tax Services (2025), Tested and Reviewed

I’m filing my 2024 taxes with nine different documents across three states. I tested popular tax services to see which best helped me untangle my tax mess.

Wired - 17h

Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter

Iran’s president says Tehran had rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter from President Donald Trump over its rapidly advancing nuclear program

ABC News - 16h

Ex-British ambassador to US who criticized Trump urges Starmer not to concede on retaliatory tariffs

Former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a robust stance against President Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs, saying ...

The Hill - 6h

Podziemski scores 27 and Warriors have highest point total this season in 148-106 rout of Spurs

Brandin Podziemski scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors rang up their highest total of the season in a 148-106 rout of the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. San Antonio also gave up the ...

Yahoo Sports - 1h

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects effort to block Musk's $1M giveaways

The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected state Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit to stop Elon Musk and America PAC from giving $1 million each to two town hall attendees.

ABC News - 2h

Musk visits Wisconsin ahead of critical election

Elon Musk is supporting the conservative candidate for Wisconsin's open state Supreme Court seat. Several groups aligned with Democrats accuse Musk of trying to buy the seat. The election there is ...

NBC News - 4h

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