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By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A Senate hearing on Wednesday is likely to produce fireworks as Republicans and Democrats square off over the role that foundations and nonprofits are playing in elections. The Senate Finance subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight offers no description of the hearing beyond the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Russia appeared to dodge default on its foreign debt by dipping into its scarce dollar reserves. But Moscow’s debt drama is far from over. Russia’s finance ministry abandoned its proposal to use rubles instead of dollars to make overdue payments on two government bonds, saying Friday that it had transferred the
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Kevin De Bruyne might still be short of a career-defining title that would slot him comfortably among the top stars of his generation. He might not get it at international level because Belgium’s “Golden Generation” repeatedly falls short. Being a serial winner of domestic trophies at Manchester City might
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Klay Thompson savored the moment by spending a few minutes on the court after a roller coaster of emotions during the final minute. He hit the game-winning 3-pointer — only to miss two free throws before getting back on defense to force Ja Morant
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Klay Thompson savored the moment by spending a few minutes on the court after a roller coaster of emotions during the final minute. He hit the game-winning 3-pointer — only to miss two free throws before getting back on defense to force Ja Morant
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN The Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee will pay a total of $750,000 to settle with the Washington, DC, attorney general’s office over allegations they misspent money raised for former President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Trump Organization will pay $400,000 and the PIC will pay $350,000, according to a person
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN When Jillian Orr walked across the stage to accept her degree in psychology from the Mormon-owned Brigham Young University, she was anxious — and not just with the usual pre-commencement, rest-of-your-life-ahead-of-you jitters. Orr planned to use her final moments as an undergrad to honor herself and the other LGBTQ students at
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Wayne Sterling, CNN The State Department has now classified WNBA star Brittney Griner as wrongfully detained in Russia and her case is being handled by the office of the US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA) Roger Carstens, a State Department official confirmed to CNN Tuesday. The SPEHA office leads
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business The Securities and Exchange Commission is vastly expanding its fight against cryptocurrency fraud by hiring more than a dozen new employees to combat cybercrime, the agency said Tuesday. The additional 20 positions will result in almost a doubling in size of the agency’s Cyber Unit, which is also being renamed
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It all started with an Instagram post, advertising a dance for high schoolers hosted by Newburyport Youth Services joint with North Shore Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth. The DJ, drag queen Miz Diamond Wigfall of Salem, was set to perform. The dance
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s businesses and inaugural committee have reached a deal to pay Washington, D.C., $750,000 to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the committee overpaid for events at his hotel and enriched the former president’s family in the process, according to the District of Columbia’s attorney
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN GOP Sen. Susan Collins said on Tuesday that a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico was “completely inconsistent” with what Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh “said in their hearings and in our meetings in my office.” “If this leaked
Continue Reading By CEDAR ATTANASIO and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — The fire burning pine forests about 10 miles (16 kilometers) away from Priscilla Crespin’s home is the largest wildfire in the U.S. and the first to force the 81-year-old to leave the small northeastern New Mexico community where she has spent
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El mercado de trabajo de EE.UU. continuó en llamas en marzo, con un récord de 4,5 millones de trabajadores que abandonaron sus puestos de trabajo, según mostraron este martes los nuevos datos de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales. El número de renuncias aumentó de forma más significativa en el sector
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have picked up right guard Chris Lindstrom’s $13.2 million fifth-year option while declining the option on right tackle Kaleb McGary. The Falcons also announced a $51 million, three-year contract extension with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, a two-time Pro Bowl selection. The decision on the Falcons’ two 2019
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press The bombshell leak of a draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case legalizing abortion nationwide has set the country on course for an even more polarized and fluctuating landscape of abortion rights. Almost immediately, Republicans who had
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press The bombshell leak of a draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case legalizing abortion nationwide has set the country on course for an even more polarized and fluctuating landscape of abortion rights. Almost immediately, Republicans who had
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, meaning the United States now has an unprecedented two job openings for every person who is unemployed. The latest data released Tuesday by the the Bureau of Labor Statistics further reveals an extraordinarily tight labor market
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden visits a Lockheed Martin plant that manufactures an antitank weapons system, he’s certain to herald the U.S.-made arms as a gamechanger in Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. But Biden’s planned Tuesday trip to the Alabama factory that makes the Javelin
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, aseguró este martes que el derecho de una mujer a abortar es “fundamental”, durante su primer pronunciamiento luego de que se publicara un borrador de la Corte Suprema que anularía el histórico fallo de Roe vs. Wade sobre el aborto. Borrador en la Corte Suprema
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