Browsing: National

For the first time. researchers have been able to produce estimates of the rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people.

A House committee has released Trump’s tax returns from his time in office – and they show he paid zilch in 2020.

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT:       Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1)               of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to…
The post Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of<span class=”dewidow”> </span>1961 appeared first on The White House.

On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, the President signed into law: H.R. 310, which posthumously awards the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. Thank you to Representative Stephen Lynch, Senator Edward Markey, and many other for their leadership. H.R.…
The post Press Release: Bills Signed: H.R. 310, H.R. 2220, H.R. 2930, H.R. 3462, H.R. 7535, S. 314, S.<span class=”dewidow”> </span>4834 appeared first on The White House.

A scholar of Middle Eastern cultural traditions explains the history and significance of the bisht.

Iranian women have often used images of actions such as singing and dancing unveiled to show what freedom means to them and to protest the Islamic Republic’s gender oppression.

The intersection of content management, misinformation, aggregated data about human behavior and crowdsourcing shows how fragile Twitter is and what would be lost with the platform’s demise.

Gamma-ray bursts occur when a massive star explodes or when two neutron stars merge. A newly discovered burst has puzzled astronomers, as it lasted much longer than astronomers would have expected.

Understanding when, where and why fishing vessels sometimes turn off their transponders is a key step toward curbing illegal fishing and other crimes on the high seas.

In the Charitable Corporation Scandal, a group of politically connected directors leveraged the company’s altruistic image to attract investors – before raiding the funds to prop up other ventures.