GOP fails to elect a speaker. This time it’s not due to hard-liners. | View caption Hide caption In a show of backbone that surprised many, these members declined to coalesce behind the latest GOP nominee, despite intense pressure from Jordan allies and despite the prospect that it would prolong this period of disarray in…
Simone Biles won her eighth national all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California, on Sunday evening, breaking a record of seven championships she had shared with U.S. gymnast Alfred Joachim. “No offense to Jochim, who competed back in the 1920s and ’30s, when rope climbing and Indian clubs were still parts…
Providence, Rhode Island The Garden House, a 1974 brutalist three-bedroom in College Hill, was designed by Huygens and Tappé. The steel, timber, and glass home has floor-to-ceiling windows anchored by brick columns, showcasing sunsets and views of the state capitol; multiple balconies and fireplaces; a gourmet kitchen; and a curved, tiled atrium staircase with plantings…
Here are three of the week’s top pieces of financial insight, gathered from around the web: A terrible gold deal for retirees Gold IRAs are no safe haven, said Jeremy B. Merrill and Hanna Kozlowska in The Washington Post. Gold IRA investment companies like Lear Capital and Hartford Gold Group typically promote their products as…
Generosity Europe The Ukrainian cafe serving soldiers free food and motherly love | View caption Hide caption When is a roadside cafe more than a roadside cafe? When it’s in Ukraine, and the service runs from free borscht to restoring wounded soldiers’ will to live. On this road to war, the cafe has become a…
Perseverance Europe As Ukrainians slog through minefields, what they need most is time | View caption Hide caption In the best of circumstances – without the burden of enemy artillery and airstrikes – advancing through minefields is time-consuming for armies. As Ukraine struggles to expel Russia, it hopes not to exhaust its allies’ patience. The…
The long-lost ruins of Roman Emperor Nero’s private theater were discovered this week, solving a mystery that had stumped archeologists for decades. The site was unveiled near the Vatican, and reportedly occurred when construction workers began digging in the area as part of a renovation project on the Palazzo della Rovere leading to St. Peter’s Square, CNN…
