Archives for March 2023

Another 700 new electric bikes will be gracing Washington D.C. streets in the coming weeks as Mayor Muriel Bowser tries to coax residents downtown. … [Read more...] about 700 new e-bikes coming to D.C. in part of Bowser’s downtown push

A year after naming Rachel Levine as one of its "Women of the Year," USA Today has once again honored someone who wasn't always a woman. … [Read more...] about Leigh Finke, transgender legislator, wins USA Today 2023 ‘Women of the Year’ honors

Environmental activists are furious with President Biden for allowing the giant Willow oil-drilling project on federal lands in Alaska, even as his administration also battles green allies in the courts. … [Read more...] about Biden faces green revolt by climate protesters angry over his action on Willow oil-drilling project

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm over rising cases of Candida auris, a fungus that is resistant to a number of medications and can kill people who are already sick. … [Read more...] about CDC warns of potentially deadly drug-resistant fungus

The Defense Department is fast-tracking the delivery of M-1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, drawing on older, refurbished models that can be delivered to the battlefield by the fall, Pentagon officials confirmed Tuesday. … [Read more...] about U.S. fast-tracks refurbished M1 tank delivery to Ukraine