74 m. ago Will Campbell: ‘I’m going to fight and die to protect’ Drake Maye

"Eliot Wolf came to my practice about Week 5 of the season, and I told him, this is where I wanted to be." The post Will Campbell: ‘I’m going to fight and die to protect’ Drake Maye appeared first on Boston.com.

Events

2 h. ago Hundreds of people pack Seattle Center to get free healthcare

Hundreds of people pack Seattle Center to get free healthcare  KING5.com

Politics

4 h. ago Texas woman pleads guilty to setting Washington church on fire

Texas woman pleads guilty to setting Washington church on fire  MyNorthwest.com

Events

5 h. ago Americans are protesting the Trump administration. Do they work?

When you think of a successful protest movement, most Americans probably think of the American Civil Rights movement, and the March on Washington in 1963.Martin Luther King, Jr. standing behind a podium on the steps of the Lincoln memorial delivered his most famous speech and a line that would come to define the goals of the Civil Rights Movement. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act just nine months after the March. A year after that Johnson signed the National Voting Rights Act of 1965.The quest for equality continues. In the decades since that bright summer day in August 1963, many other Americans have tried to use the model of protest to achieve their political goals. But do protests work?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Politics

6 h. ago Stephen A. Smith calls Shedeur Sanders falling in the NFL Draft 'appalling'

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith said he was "appalled" by the idea Colorado's Shedeur Sanders could fall to the second round of the NFL Draft.

Politics

6 h. ago Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral resources in shared waters.

Politics

6 h. ago Shannon Sharpe stepping away from ESPN after sexual assault accusations

Shannon Sharpe stepping away from ESPN after sexual assault accusations  The Washington Post

Events

6 h. ago Bryan Woo shuts down Red Sox, helps Mariners close road trip with 4

Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet (2-2) allowed four runs on five hits, five walks, and a balk, striking out nine in five innings. The post Bryan Woo shuts down Red Sox, helps Mariners close road trip with 4-3 win appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

6 h. ago The final resting place: inside the Rome church where the Pope will be buried

Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica, in a break with tradition and sign of humility.

Politics

7 h. ago Once homeless, a Georgetown resident opens his home for charity house tour

Once homeless, a Georgetown resident opens his home for charity house tour  NBC4 Washington

Politics

7 h. ago Pastor leading Target DEI boycott calls MAGA, Trump 'roaches' in Easter sermon

Rev. Jamal Bryant, pastor for New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, compared President Trump and Republicans to cockroaches in a political Sunday sermon.

Politics

8 h. ago S.F. plan would spread homeless shelters to all corners of the city. It’s likely to face pushback

S.F. plan would spread homeless shelters to all corners of the city. It’s likely to face pushback  San Francisco Chronicle

Politics

8 h. ago Seattle's Ballard Bridge will close this weekend, more closures ahead

Seattle's Ballard Bridge will close this weekend, more closures ahead  FOX 13 Seattle

Politics

8 h. ago Valerie Bertinelli celebrates 65th birthday with lingerie photo, admits she’s been told she’s ‘too much’

Valerie Bertinelli celebrated her 65th birthday on Wednesday with reflection and a look back at a lingerie pic, as she talked about being "too much" on "The Drew Barrymore Show."

Culture

8 h. ago Report: Adam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B

Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has raised over $100 million in capital for his proptech startup, Flow, in a round that values that company at about $2.5 billion, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.  Citing anonymous sources familiar with the deal, Bloomberg reported that existing backer Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) participated in the financing. Neumann told Bloomberg that […]

Politics

9 h. ago Parents who lost children to online harms protest outside of Meta’s NYC office

Meta may have managed to kill a bipartisan bill to protect children online, but parents of children who have suffered from online harm are still putting pressure on social media companies to step up. On Thursday, 45 families who lost children to online harms – from sextortion to cyberbullying – held a vigil outside of […]

Society

9 h. ago San Francisco opens a center to help those in mental health crisis

San Francisco opens a center to help those in mental health crisis  CBS News

Events

9 h. ago Shanghai Garden to permanently close after serving Seattle for 30 years

Shanghai Garden to permanently close after serving Seattle for 30 years  FOX 13 Seattle

Politics

9 h. ago Shannon Sharpe temporarily stepping away from ESPN amid sexual misconduct allegations

Shannon Sharpe announced that he will be stepping away from his ESPN duties amid the $50 million civil lawsuit where he is accused of sexual assault and more.

Politics

9 h. ago Providence Alaska Medical Center brings innovative cancer therapy to the 49th state

Providence Alaska Medical Center brings innovative cancer therapy to the 49th state  American Hospital Association

Science