Day: December 21, 2024

The president-elect’s daughter-in-law had been spoken of as a replacement for Senator Marco Rubio.

The Horns took 6:50 off the clock on a grinding drive to open the second half.

A missile storage site and command facilities operated by Iran-backed Houthi militants were targeted, the US says.

Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff hitter and base-stealer in Major League Baseball history, has died, according to MLB. He was 65.

The past week provides a preview of what spending battles could be like in a closely divided Congress and with warring GOP factions.

DAMASCUS, Syria — As rebels advanced toward the Syrian capital of Damascus on Dec. 7, the staff in the hilltop Presidential Palace prepared for a speech they hoped would lead to a peaceful end to the 13-year civil war. Aides to President Bashar al-Assad were brainstorming messaging ideas. A film crew had set up cameras and lights nearby. Syria’s state-run television station was ready to broadcast the finished product: an address by Mr. al-Assad…

MLB legend Rickey Henderson, who died at age 65 on Saturday, made some history in Milwaukee when he nabbed a record-setting base in 1982.

In a statement, the US military’s Central Command says the strikes aimed to “disrupt and degrade Houthi operations”.