Cathy Engelbert is retiring as WNBA commissioner at the end of the year, leaving behind a league that grew dramatically in value but never resolved the controversies that dogged her final seasons. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the decision on Friday, praising Engelbert's record in measured terms. Engelbert herself told the Associated Press in a […] The post WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert steps down after seven turbulent years at the helm appeared first on American Almanac .
Cathy Engelbert is retiring as WNBA commissioner at the end of the year, leaving behind a league that grew dramatically in value but never resolved the controversies that dogged her final seasons. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the decision on Friday, praising Engelbert's record in measured terms. Engelbert herself told the Associated Press in a phone interview that she had been weighing the move for months, and that the timing felt right after closing out a new collective bargaining agreement, a long-term media rights deal, and an expansion plan that will bring the league to 18 teams by the end of the decade. She framed her exit as a mission completed. But multiple WNBA players have framed it differently, as a leadership gap…Open
A bride and groom in the Philippines pushed through their wedding inside a Catholic church submerged in waist-deep floodwater, choosing love over logistics while deadly monsoon rains battered the region. Leian Lieza Galang waded down the aisle of Saint John the Baptist Church in Hagonoy, Philippines, on a Tuesday late morning in August, her white […] The post Filipino couple weds in waist-deep floodwater after refusing to postpone ceremony appeared first on American Almanac .
A bride and groom in the Philippines pushed through their wedding inside a Catholic church submerged in waist-deep floodwater, choosing love over logistics while deadly monsoon rains battered the region. Leian Lieza Galang waded down the aisle of Saint John the Baptist Church in Hagonoy, Philippines, on a Tuesday late morning in August, her white wedding gown dragging through murky brown water that reached her waist. Groom Gilbert Chico waited at the altar. A young boy carried their wedding rings through the flood. Fewer than 15 people attended. The parish priest declared them husband and wife in an abbreviated ceremony, and the whole thing was posted to the parish's Facebook page the same day. The church had been partially submerged for…Open
A Tennessee county commissioner told a Flock Safety representative that the company's CEO deserves to be "hanged publicly for treason", and the remark went viral as governors in Florida, Texas, and Pennsylvania move to shut the cameras down. Kingsport Commissioner Joe Carr made the statement at an August 13 work session in the east Tennessee […] The post Tennessee commissioner calls for Flock Safety CEO to face treason charges as states move to ban surveillance cameras appeared first on American Almanac .
A Tennessee county commissioner told a Flock Safety representative that the company's CEO deserves to be "hanged publicly for treason", and the remark went viral as governors in Florida, Texas, and Pennsylvania move to shut the cameras down. Kingsport Commissioner Joe Carr made the statement at an August 13 work session in the east Tennessee city, addressing a Flock Safety representative directly while the company faces a nationwide revolt over its network of automated license plate reader cameras. The meeting's leader cut Carr off immediately, telling him, "Mr. Carr, we are not going to threaten violence to anybody." But the clip spread fast, and Carr told Fox News Digital he stands behind the substance of what he said, if not the…Open
Sen. Mitch McConnell's staff is aiming for the 84-year-old former Republican majority leader to return to the Senate when it reconvenes on Sept. 14, ending a nearly three-month absence that has cost the GOP a critical vote and drawn bipartisan calls for answers. Rep. James Comer, a fellow Kentucky Republican, told reporters on Sept. 3 […] The post McConnell's staff targets Sept. 14 Senate return after three-month health absence appeared first on American Almanac .
Sen. Mitch McConnell's staff is aiming for the 84-year-old former Republican majority leader to return to the Senate when it reconvenes on Sept. 14, ending a nearly three-month absence that has cost the GOP a critical vote and drawn bipartisan calls for answers. Rep. James Comer, a fellow Kentucky Republican, told reporters on Sept. 3 that McConnell's team has set the return date as a goal, though Comer acknowledged he has not spoken directly with the senator. The update, USA TODAY reported , came without any public confirmation from McConnell himself, and without a clear medical assessment of his fitness to serve. McConnell has not appeared in the Senate since June. He was hospitalized on June 14 after falling at his Capitol Hill…Open
The Trump administration is working on a post-war strategy focused on a regional effort to contain Iran and expand normalization of relations between Israel and its neighbors, according to two U.S. officials and two other sources with knowledge of the issue. Why it matters: While the plan is still in the early stages of drafting, it's intended to guide the U.S. approach in the Middle East after the Iran war ends and in the final two years of Trump's term. Two other big events loom over the planning: the Oct. 27 elections in Israel and the U.S. midterm elections in November. Behind the scenes: The initial work on the strategy is taking place both at the senior political level of the Trump administration and at the working level across…
The new guidelines require officials to disqualify a ballot if the signature on the ballot doesn't match the name assigned to the application or return envelope, and they require officials to disqualify ballots if more than one is included in a return envelope.
Employers added 162,000 jobs and unemployment held at 4.1 percent last month, signs of a stability that contrasted with high inflation weighing on households and markets.