Bring on the young guns!: 79-year-old Lenny Ladd wins senior title Bradford C.C.

A long, distinguished golf career that included three Allan B. Rogers Memorial Championship wins in the 1970s and three trips to the U.S. Senior Amateur isn’t apparently enough. Now 79 years old, Lenny Ladd is not done. × Javascript is required...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites Essence Fest crowd to visit Supreme Court in D.C.

"Brain dead r****d" - Fans erupt as BJ Penn accuses Kayla Harrison of using body double for UFC 316 weigh-ins

MMA legend BJ Penn has made headlines in recent months for all the wrong reasons. His latest seemingly outlandish claim, taking aim at UFC women's bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison, has left fans stunned. Penn, who has baffled fight fans in...

Jean C. Felio

A Funeral Mass for Jean C. Felio, age 88, will be held on July 12 at 1 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Church in Tupper Lake, with Reverend Severinus Torwoe officiating. Burial will follow at St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Jean passed away on Nov. 10, 2024, in...

Atlanta United offense keeps sputtering in draw at D.C. United

Atlanta United’s defense, which had given up nine goals in its previous three matches, earned its second shutout. Efrain Morales did a good job in shutting down D.C. United’s Christian Benteke in his first start since a return from injury. Atlanta...

US expands Visa restrictions to combat Fentanyl crisis

GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA WASHINGTON D.C. — In a move to address the escalating fentanyl crisis, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a sweeping new visa restriction policy aimed not only at drug traffickers but also at their close family...

10 Dateables In Date Everything! That You'd Be Better Off Hating

Since Date Everything! gives you 100 different Dateables to choose from, or 102 if you have the DLC, it seems reasonable to assume that not everyone is going to be your cup of tea. After all, if you did speed dating with 100 different people in...

Atlanta United prepares for crucial matches against D.C. United and Toronto FC

It's uncommon for two of Atlanta United's prominent figures to address the media simultaneously, but that was the case on Thursday morning. Following a training session at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground, head coach Ronny Deila...

Toyota C-HR (2025) review: style, substance, not for families

► Hybrid and PHEV Toyota C-HR driven ► Doubles down on distinctive looks ► Fifth-gen hybrid system In many ways you can blame the original Toyota C-HR for the profusion of small coupe-SUVs we’ve had inflicted upon us in the intervening years....

Everyone is watching Musk’s influence on D.C. politics. But what about Texas?

He painted a bleak picture of what could happen if they didn’t give him his way. “We would, I’m afraid, we would fail,” Musk told the assembled representatives. “So for us, it’s a matter of life or death.” Clad in a dark suit instead of his now...

U.S. new tariff threats spark global tensions as negotiations stall

An aide picks up a page from a letter to Japan and South Korea, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25 percent tariffs beginning on August 1, during the daily press briefing at the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., July 7, 2025....

They said they’d reduce my workload… but only if I accepted the warning letter

Bill, a decade-long pillar of the company’s engineering team, now faces uncertainty as corporate restructuring and financial pressures reshape the organization he helped build from the ground up. “I’ve worked for them for twelve years. I never...

WASHINGTON, D.C. NEWS – Congressional intern fatally shot near DC metro station

Ananya Roy, News Writer Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old intern for Kansas Congressman Ron Estes, died on Tuesday following a shooting near the Mt. Vernon Square Metro station in Northwest D.C. Authorities believe Tarpinian-Jachym was not the...

Uganda embassy taps US tour agents to help boost tourism

Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | In the efforts to position Uganda as a premier travel destination for American tourists, the Ugandan Embassy in Washington D.C. has hosted a delegation of prominent U.S.-based tour agents for a week-long tailored...

Local veterans honored with flight to Washington, D.C.

Gary Lawrence, right, trades stories with Sergeant Chad Blinn of the Lake Placid Police Department on Friday, June 27 before departing for this weekend’s honor flight. (News photo — Grace McIntyre)LAKE PLACID — Three Tri-Lakes veterans — Gifford...

Protecting U.S. Tech: China Committee and Bipartisan, Bicameral Leaders Unite to Stop CCP AI Chip Smuggling

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the June 25th landmark hearing on AI competition with the Chinese Communist Party, bipartisan, bicameral leaders are renewing their push behind the Chip Security Act, legislation aimed at using workable and secure...

Boone County Commissioner travels to Washington, D.C. to express concerns over 'big, beautiful' tax bill

Boone County Missouri's Northern District Commissioner Janet Thompson made a visit to Washington D.C. last week to advocate for county priorities in two key aspects of budget reconciliation legislation. According to a news release from the Boone...

US Senator Ted Cruz came back from Greek vacation after floods hit Texas

POLITICS US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) pauses while reporters ask questions as he arrives for weekly party policy luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 2025. [Kent Nishimura/Reuters] Republican US Senator Ted Cruz was on vacation...

UMass intern killed in Washington D.C. remembered as rare, standout person

GRANBY, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A 21-year-old UMass student and Granby resident was killed in a triple shooting in Washington D.C. earlier this week. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was on the way to achieving his dreams by spending the summer in Washington...

Colorado Senators back bill to refund taxes for same-sex married couples denied joint filing

WASHINGTON D.C. (KRDO) -- U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet join 43 of their Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Refund Equality Act, which would allow retroactive refunds for same-sex married couples who were previously denied...