"Yes, Pittsburgh," I was forced to say after telling people where we were heading on a family road trip. Our fancy friends who think a vacation must involve Maine or Martha's Vineyard, and who think the word "summer" is a verb, found our destination to be bizarre, as if we'd announced we had decided as a family to learn how to handle snakes and speak in tongues.
But Pittsburgh was an easy choice of destination. Read More...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has abandoned efforts to revive his federal lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James — the second time he’s halted legal action against her after a judge last week fined him and his lawyers nearly $1 million for filing frivolous cases.
Trump’s lawyers and James’ office agreed Tuesday to a stipulation ending an appeal that had sought to reverse a judge’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit. Read More...
Getty ImagesRussia says Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has agreed to relocate to Belarus, after the mercenary group abandoned its rebellion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also says the group's fighters can also move there, if they want to. Belarus has also allowed Russian troops to invade Ukraine across its border and for Russian nuclear weapons to be put on its territory.
Where is Belarus and what kind of country is it?Belarus is a landlocked eastern European country bordering both Russia and Ukraine. Read More...
