Category Archives: Lifestyle
Amsterdam mayor apologizes for city fathers’ role in slavery
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized Thursday for the extensive involvement of the Dutch capital's former governors in the global slave trade, saying the moment had come for the city to confront its grim history.
How COVID-fueled crowdfunding can revive small businesses
A pandemic-fueled boom in crowdfunding has small businesses flocking to capital-raising platforms that experts say could help many companies get back to normal — as long as small-business owners are able to launch effective campaigns.
The Latest: Hawaii extends virus vaccine incentive program
HONOLULU — Hawaii officials are extending a vaccination incentive program to get more shots in arms. Hawaii Public Radio reports
UK Methodist Church votes to allow same-sex marriages
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Methodist Church announced Wednesday that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises. After
Atlanta mayor: 2 officers ambushed, 1 wounded; suspect dead
ATLANTA (AP) — Two police officers responding to reports of gunfire in one of Atlanta's most famous neighborhoods were ambushed Wednesday, leaving one of them shot and wounded and a suspect dead, authorities said.
Key part of US residency program for investors set to expire
WASHINGTON (AP) — A program that has allowed wealthy foreign investors to obtain U.S. residency, and has long been the subject of complaints that it amounts to the wholesale selling of American citizenship, may be coming to a sputtering end.
Peace Tower flag lowered on Canada Day to honour Indigenous children: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he asked that the national flag on the Peace Tower remain at half-mast for Canada Day to honour the Indigenous children who died in residential schools. In a post on his Twitter account Wednesday,
July 4, Juneteenth and the meaning of national holidays
NEW YORK (AP) — On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Celebrations began within days: parades and public readings, bonfires and candles and the firing of 13 musket rounds, one for each of the
California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost the only power line connecting it to the electrical grid.
Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years
BERLIN (AP) — Most European troops have already pulled out of Afghanistan, quietly withdrawing months before the U.S.-led mission was officially expected to end — part of an anticlimactic close to the “forever war” that risks leaving the country on
