How Much Time Do Teenagers Spend Not Goofing Off?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Women do more household chores than men. But how about teenage girls? Here’s the New York Times: One recent analysis, for example, found that boys ages 15 to 19 do about half an hour of housework a day, and girls about 45 minutes. Although girls…
This Russian Pop Star is Using Mueller’s Investigation to Promote His Upcoming US Tour
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday morning, Emin Agalarov, the Russian pop singer involved with setting up June 2016’s Trump Tower meeting, joked about special counsel Robert Mueller’s reported interest in interviewing him. “I suppose any publicity is good publicity, but guys there’s a limit,” he wrote on Instagram, adding…
The Shadow Rulers of the VA
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter before signing an executive order at the Department of Veterans Affairs.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last February, shortly after Peter O’Rourke became chief of staff for the Department of Veterans Affairs, he received…
North Korea Continues to Not Denuclearize
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a catfish farm in Samchon, South Hwanghae Province. As you can see, he is delighted with the results of his brilliant leadership in the field of domestic fish husbandry.Yonhap News/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here is the US peace proposal for…
The Senate Intelligence Committee Wants to Interview Julian Assange
Julian Assange.Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Senate’s Intelligence Committee has asked to speak with Julian Assange as part of its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, WikiLeaks announced in a Wednesday morning tweet. In a letter signed by Sens. Richard Burr…
Missouri Voters Deal Major Blow to GOP Union-Busting Efforts
An anti-Proposition A rally in Kansas City, Mo., in July. Charlie Riedel/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, Missouri voters sent a message to the Republican-controlled state legislature: The state must protect unions. It is the first state since 2012 to overturn a right-to-work law that aimed to weaken…