ARLINGTON, Va. — A lawmaker sponsoring a key piece of federal legislation on college sports said he believes the bill likely has the support it needs to pass the upper chamber. “We probably have 60 votes,” Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said Friday at the Associated Press sports editors’ meeting. Schmitt called the next two weeks
HOPKINTON, R.I. — At Ashawaug Farm in southwestern Rhode Island, Dawn and Cassius Spears preserve their indigenous knowledge of agriculture by growing and maintaining three traditional Narragansett crops: white corn, succotash beans, and crookneck squash. They would like to expand the reach of their farm beyond their stand, but it is a challenge. Like many
Senate Democrats railed against Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday amid reports that the Supreme Court conservative failed to disclose luxury travel, gifts and a real estate transaction involving a GOP megadonor, but their plan to investigate the conservative jurist remains unclear. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin has promised that his committee will hold a hearing
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man who spent decades in prison for a wrongful conviction began work Monday overseeing the criminal court in New Orleans after a judge temporarily blocked the state from eliminating the position. Calvin Duncan won 68% of the vote to serve as Orleans Parish criminal court clerk. But at the urging
LONDON — Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold because U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn its support for the deal. The British government acknowledged Saturday that legislation to ratify the agreement for the islands in the Indian Ocean has