DETROIT – Something strange happened at Ford Field on Saturday night. The NFL’s most raucous venue turned quiet. Eerily silent. Jayden Daniels didn’t notice. How fitting. The unflappable Washington Commanders rookie was smack dab in the middle of a wild second quarter, when the game’s momentum swung, the teams combined for a playoff-record 42 points…
US federal authorities have begun immigration raids in Chicago, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) statement confirmed on Sunday, just days after incoming “border czar” Tom Homan said officials were “reconsidering” after details leaked into the press. In a statement, Ice said its agents, along with the FBI, ATF, DEA, CBP and the US Marshals…
1.Hayes, 8, asks: do all of the planets ever line up? Reveal 2.Araliya, 11, asks: why are so many people allergic to nuts? Reveal 3.Leo, 7, asks: what’s quantum chromodynamics? Reveal 4.Stanley, 7, asks: how many pound coins would you need to stack up to reach the sun? Reveal 5.Seb, 7, asks: does popcorn get…
Women who suffer a miscarriage should get two weeks of paid leave from work so they can mourn the loss of their baby, an influential group of MPs has said today. The government is under mounting pressure to introduce a new right of bereavement leave for women across the UK who lose their baby before…
Can North Carolina Tar Heels do enough to make March Madness? USA TODAY Sports’ Jordan Mendoza breaks down some notable teams on the March Madness bubble including North Carolina, Arkansas and San Diego State. Sports Pulse If you want to have a miserable time watching sports these days, tune in to a college basketball game…
In Germany, the name Kevin has become something of a joke (The interim pope is a guy called Kevin. Why do people find that funny?, 28 April). It became very popular in the early 90s, especially among east Germans (particularly in Saxony) and less sophisticated westerners who wanted a supposedly cool name for their sons….