Gerrymandering in Virginia — and elsewhere
ARLINGTON, Virginia – On Tuesday, Virginia voters who bother to vote likely took gerrymandering to a new and dangerous level. Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a liberal wolf in moderate clothing, has led a campaign to redraw the state’s congressional districts so that all but one will guarantee ...
Trump's approval rating on economy falls in latest poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership. The findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for ...
Almanac for April 22, 2026
Today is Wednesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2026. There are 253 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims to nearly 1.9 million acres of land that was formerly part of Indian Territory. By the end of the day, the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie were established with as many as 10,000 settlers each. Also on this date: In 1915, German forces unleashed their first full-scale use of chlorine gas against Allied troops at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium during World War I. ...
Earth Day over 56 years grows from ‘teach-in’ to global event
Millions of people around the world will pause today, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home to about 8 billion humans and assorted trillions of other organisms. Here are answers to some common questions about Earth Day and how it came to be: Why do we celebrate Earth Day? Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book "Silent Spring," about the pesticide DDT and its damaging effects on the food chain, ...