When U.S. Army veteran Brandi Tolley returned home in the early 2000s after years serving overseas, she had the American dream of home ownership on her mind.
It was no surprise that the board of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (a mouthful any way you try to say/write it) approved the removal of the Stephen Douglas and Pierre Menard statues from the Capitol grounds.
The explosion happened at about 8 a.m. Friday when the vessel struck a submerged pipeline, according to the Coast Guard, and Port of Corpus Christi officials said it was a natural gas pipeline.
At first, the Mu Delta Lambda Charitable Foundation spent part of the $15,000 in COVID-19 response funds it was awarded by The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln in the way one might expect.
WASHINGTON - A brand new giant panda cub is sparking pandemic-fueled panda-mania, and officials at the National Zoo said traffic on their livestream spiked 1,200% over the past week.
WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives is set to consider legislation Saturday preventing any further changes at the United States Postal Service and providing $25 billion in funding ahead of an expected surge in mail-in ballots in the November election. The Democratic-controlled chamber will likely pass the legislation, but it faces an uncertain future in the Republican-led Senate.
WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans in tight reelections are in a precarious position over the embattled Postal Service as its bosses impose cost-cutting measures on one of the government's few beloved agencies.
