Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service
AP|
The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a program for customers who have Prime memberships
DC mayor and council at odds over new criminal code
The city is locked in a public dispute over how to respond to rising crime rates and spiraling public tensions over gun violence
California man sentenced to four years in prison for charges related to Capitol breach
Erik Herrera was found guilty by a jury of the felony offense of obstruction of an official proceeding, and four misdemeanor offenses
It’s not just Brazil: Democracy is being eroded around the globe
Demagogues – taking advantage of social unrest and polarization – are corroding the strength of democracies. Notwithstanding, institutions continue to show resilience in the face of authoritarianism
Nearly 1,000 defendants and terms of up to 60 years: The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is still alive in the courts
The case, the largest in the history of the Department of Justice, is far from over. Members of the Proud Boys are being tried for seditious conspiracy in Washington DC
IRS announces January 23 start date for tax filing season
AP|
The filing deadline for most taxpayers to submit their 2022 returns, file extensions and pay money owed is April 18
Justice Department reviewing potentially classified documents found at Biden office
The material turned up at the Penn Biden Center, where the US president kept a space after he left the vice presidency in 2017. Trump asked when the FBI is going to raid the current leader’s ‘many homes’
Mexican President López Obrador to receive Biden and Trudeau at summit, as tensions rise due to migration crisis and war on drugs
The ‘three amigos’ – the leaders of Mexico, Canada and the United States – will meet in Mexico for the first time in more than a decade. This will also be the first visit by an American president to Latin America since 2014
The effects of historic winter storm Elliott, in pictures
Residents of Washington DC,. Buffalo, Chicago and Detroit faced the worst cold front in the country so far this century
Pop music in the era of Taylor Swift: Behind the success of today’s biggest star
Her melodies, her lyrics, her closeness with fans, the management of her career: experts decipher the singer’s ceaseless popularity
Texas governor sends 100 migrants to DC residence of US Vice President Kamala Harris
Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders are seeking to increase pressure on the federal government over immigration policy in the grip of a cold snap and with the fate of Title 42 pending in the Supreme Court
US announces ‘history-making’ breakthrough toward endless energy from nuclear fusion
Scientists for the first time achieved a reaction with a net energy gain. Secretary Jennifer Granholm called it one of the most impressive scientific achievements of the 21st century
US Supreme Court weighs transcendent case of designer who won’t create websites for same-sex weddings
Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised the possibility that ‘303 Creative LLC v. Elenis’ could become the first time the court has ruled a business can refuse to serve a customer ‘based on race, sex, religion or sexual orientation’
From the US to South Korea: The humble Spanish breadsticks that the world is falling in love with
Thanks partly to celebrity chef José Andrés, an obscure bakery now makes over €5 million in sales from its ‘picos,’ which were born out of a production mistake
Google’s Kent Walker: ‘We are the geekiest and wackiest of the tech platforms’
The president of global affairs talks to EL PAÍS about cybersecurity, the company’s role in the war in Ukraine and whether it is a tool of US foreign policy
Chef José Andrés and his ‘clay pot’ become a museum exhibit in Washington DC
The Spanish-born restaurateur has been selected for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s 2022 ‘Portrait of a Nation’ series, which recognizes some of the most outstanding living personalities in the US
Inflation, abortion, security: How parties are courting women’s vote in the US
Both Democrats and Republicans are eager to win over this large and consistent voting bloc, which will be a decisive factor at the midterm elections on November 8
After 26 years, a father’s last chance to bring his daughter’s murderer to justice
Martín Mestre found the killer living a normal life in Brazil, but Colombia’s extradition request was denied. Now that ruling could be reversed on appeal
_
_