After spending a year mostly trapped inside his Tennessee home during the pandemic, Tommy Shaw needed to sharpen his guitar chops and do a little singing before Styx headed out on the road following the shutdown of touring. So, like thousands of aspiring guitarists, he was going to put on some music and play along.…
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By MATT SEDENSKY, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — HIRING: Park ranger. SEEKING: Nuclear submarine engineer. WANTED: Sled dog musher. If they seem unlikely postings, they probably are. But a laid-off federal worker can dream. Axed from jobs not easily found outside government, thousands of federal workers caught in President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting efforts…
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After a long day’s work, William Shandling finds it very relaxing to return home and casually piece together a jigsaw puzzle. Like many others, his love of puzzling blossomed during the pandemic lockdown. “During COVID, my brother and I were able to spend lots of time at our parents’ house together on the weekends, and…
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By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said. “The night passed well, the pope slept and is…
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By JUSTIN SPIKE, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than a dozen Western leaders attended events in Ukraine on Monday marking the third anniversary of the country’s war with Russia, many pledging more military aid in a conspicuous show of support for Kyiv as uncertainty deepened over the commitment of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration…
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By MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for talks on Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump transforming American foreign policy and effectively tuning out European leadership as he looks to quickly end Russia’s war in…
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast, has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director. President Donald Trump…
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By GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the center-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, won Sunday’s election, which saw a surge for a far-right party and a stinging defeat for outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz. After the collapse of Scholz’s three-party…
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President Donald Trump likes to fire people, and he resents congressional constraints on that presidential prerogative. While Trump’s opponents may view that attitude as one more manifestation of his autocratic instincts, his complaint is grounded in legitimate concerns about the separation of powers that presidents of both parties have raised for many years. A century…
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By Courtney E. Martin, CalMatters guest columnist Editor’s note: This is a guest commentary from CalMatters, a nonprofit newsroom that covers statewide issues that affect all Californians. Martin is an author and podcaster and writes a Substack newsletter called “Examined Family.” She is also a caregiver in El Cerrito. When my dad was young, he…
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