America’s mass transit agencies are teetering on the brink of collapse. The money they got from Congress to help them through COVID-19 is running out, but ridership remains below what it was before the pandemic. Lower fare revenue plus higher … Continued
One way to hasten a long-delayed home renovation is to set the house on fire. Having helped torch much of the federal bureaucracy, Elon Musk says he plans to move on from his work at the Department of Government Efficiency. … Continued
I finally met a turkey meatball I love, after years of trying. Ground turkey is bland compared with beef and pork, which sets me up for a lackluster meatball. The texture is often problematic, too: dry, dense or both. But … Continued
Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker recently gave a speech in New Hampshire that lit up partisan circles thrilled with his fiery and combative tone. “The reckoning is here,” Pritzker said while issuing a thunderous call for mass mobilization and disruption … Continued
Today is Wednesday, May 14, the 134th day of 2025. There are 231 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 14, 1607, Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was established by members of the … Continued
At this point, should we start feeling sorry for Katy Perry? The 40-year-old mother of one saw her would-be comeback album “143” flop critically and commercially (much like her previous effort, 2020’s “Smile”), suffered from slow ticket sales in some … Continued