[ad_1] BOGOTÁ, Colombia — For the first time, Colombia will have a leftist president. Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and a longtime legislator, won Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, galvanizing…
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Texas Republicans Approve Far-Right Platform Declaring Biden’s Election Illegitimate
[ad_1] The Republican Party in Texas made a series of far-right declarations as part of its official party platform over the weekend, claiming that President Biden was not legitimately elected,…
At U.S. Open, Matt Fitzpatrick Wins His First Major Championship
[ad_1] BROOKLINE, Mass. — This year’s US Open began as the setting for an unprecedented showdown between golfers who had remained loyal to the established PGA Tour and a breakaway…
Opposition Surge Weakens Macron’s Absolute Majority in French Parliament
[ad_1] PARIS — Voters in France’s legislative elections dealt President Emmanuel Macron a serious blow on Sunday as his centrist coalition lost its absolute majority in the lower house of…
Arizona Wildfire Destroys Observatory Buildings
[ad_1] Astronomers watched in fear over the past week as a growing wildfire crept up an Arizona mountainside toward the Kitt Peak National Observatory, forcing 40 people to evacuate days…
New Yorkers Commemorate Seneca Village in Juneteenth Celebration
[ad_1] Before the Civil War, a predominantly Black community flourished in Seneca Village, on the land that is now Central Park. On Sunday, as part of a commemoration of Juneteenth,…
Russian Forces Tighten Noose Around Important Cities in Ukraine’s East
[ad_1] LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — Russian forces appeared poised to tighten the noose around thousands of Ukrainian troops near two strategically important cities in the fiercely contested Donbas region of eastern…
National Juneteenth Museum Takes Shape in Fort Worth
[ad_1] In 2016, at 89, Opal Lee walked from her home in Fort Worth to Washington, DC, to help get Juneteenth made a federal holiday, which it finally was in…
FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Competing at Elite Level
[ad_1] FINA, the international swimming federation, has barred transgender women from competing if they have gone through male puberty. The new policy, announced Sunday by the federation, requires that transgender…