Astronomy fans can check out a unique Worm Moon this month as March’s full moon rises during a penumbral lunar eclipse. March’s full moon will reach peak illumination at 1 a.m. ET on Monday, but it will appear full through Tuesday morning, according to NASA. The Old Farmer’s Almanac details specific moonrise times for different ZIP codes across the United …
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wields a lot of influence when it comes to curbing migrants illegally crossing the U.S. southern border. And as he made clear in a recent “60 Minutes” interview, he believes that power should be Mexico’s to decide when to use. Specifically, López Obrador defended his country’s sovereignty in response to hearing House Speaker Mike …
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The U.S. Navy on Saturday identified a sailor who went overboard while deployed in the Red Sea. The sailor, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, went overboard from the USS Mason on Wednesday, military officials said. He was assigned to the “Swamp Foxes” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74. Aregbesola, a 34-year-old Florida resident, joined the Navy in …
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With less than a year left in office, what Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador does — or doesn’t do — at the border can shape the next political chapter in the United States. The White House witnessed López Obrador’s power in December. After a record 250,000 migrants overwhelmed the U.S. southern border, President Biden called López Obrador and asked …
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Who, besides Percival Everett, would have a pet crow named Jim Crow? “When he was on my shoulder, when I wrote the novel ‘Erasure,’ if I wasn’t paying enough attention to him, he would march down my arm and peck at the keys,” Everett said. “So, I do credit him for having written some of the novel.” Consider the irony …
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Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday showing signs of severe beatings as they faced formal terrorism charges. One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing. A court statement said two of the suspects accepted their guilt in the assault after being charged in …
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Doris Kearns Goodwin is a rare presence on our national stage – an historian with academic cred and pop-culture cachet. Her work, of course, is serious, but she shares it with joy, and sometimes a laugh, as when she made an entrance on “The Late Show Starring Stephen Colbert” on a litter carried by Lincoln impersonators. “It’s fun when a …
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Shohei Ohtani will speak with the media for the first time since the illegal gambling allegations surrounding the star’s former interpreter emerged during the team’s trip to South Korea. When is the news conference KCAL News confirmed Ohtani will be talking around 2:45 p.m. on Monday. He is expected to just give a statement and not answer any questions. What …
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The following is a transcript of an interview with former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that aired on March 24, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the former Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, who joins us this morning from Bakersfield, California. Good to have you back on the program, sir. FMR. SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY: Thank you. Thanks for having …
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her husband, Prince William, “are extremely moved” by the global response to her cancer diagnosis, Kensington Palace said in a statement on behalf of the couple, and reiterated their plea for privacy right now. The princess, also known as Kate Middleton, announcedlast week that she had been diagnosed after the abdominal surgery in January that …
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