Richmond18h
Proposed sales tax surcharge for schools is heading to governor
A bill to let voters in Virginia localities decide whether to impose an extra tax on themselves to pay for school construction is headed for a governor who vetoed a similar measure last year.
Christian Science Monitor6h
Deep underground, missileers watch over America’s nuclear weapons
Only Donald Trump can make the call to launch U.S. nuclear-armed ICBMs. Our reporter visits the subterranean world of the ...
Pew Research Center13h
5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it ...
California’s big, storied past gets a nuanced, superbly researched retelling in one volume
Michael Hiltzik tells California's story with a journalist’s reluctance to take anything at face value and a distrust of ...
Valentine’s Day 1946: The first general-purpose electronic computer blossoms
It’s fitting, then, that the first general-purpose electronic computer, ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator and ...
The Erasing of American Science
The government has funded science and then largely left well enough alone. Scientific agencies have been staffed by ...
Catholic News Agency16h
Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a timeline of his medical issues in recent years
Francis spent much of the past decade as pope in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over the last few years ... The Catholic News Agency (CNA) Staff ...
Bank of Canada7h
Canadian bond yields: 10-year lookup
We aim to build confidence in the safety and reliability of payment service providers’ services while protecting end users from specific risks. We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of ...