Month: April 2021

Cas Gasi Hotel: Shop the Look With These Products

With these furnishings, Cas Gasi Ibiza’s cozy, rustic settings can be recreated with your own patio, or any other outdoor space—perfect for spending your days soaking in the sun. Sunbrella White Sand Patio Umbrella by Crate and Barrel, $459, CrateAndBarrel.com  Seek shelter from the sun with this 9-foot-wide umbrella in a chic white shade. The…


McConnell: GOP Unlikely to Back Stand-Alone ‘Dreamer’ Bill Unless It Addresses Border Crisis

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on April 27 that Republicans would be unlikely to support a stand-alone bill addressing the issue of people living illegally in the United States after entering as children, nicknamed “Dreamers,” unless the legislation takes a broader swipe at resolving the border crisis. McConnell made the remarks at a…


McConnell Says GOP Unlikely to Back Stand-Alone ‘Dreamer’ Bill Unless It Addresses Border Crisis

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that Republicans would be unlikely to support a stand-alone bill addressing the issue of people living illegally in the United States after entering as children, nicknamed “Dreamers,” unless the legislation takes a broader swipe at resolving the border crisis. McConnell made the remarks at a Senate…


Farmhouse Charm

Miles away from the ordinary, yet mere minutes from the glitz and glam Ibiza has become world-famous for, is a quaint hotel in a picturesque valley. Nestled amid sumptuous orchards and olive trees, Cas Gasi is a 19th-century Spanish country house that was transformed from private residence to luxury hotel more than two decades ago….


Drunk Driving Suspect Sobs, Apologizes for Death of NYPD Officer

A woman who allegedly crashed into a New York City Police Department officer during a drunk-driving incident, killing him, apologized as she was led away from a police precinct in handcuffs. Jessica Beauvais, 32, was charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment, leaving an accident resulting in death, and driving while intoxicated, the NYPD…


Washington Post Stops Presidential Fact-Check Database After 100 Days of Biden

The Washington Post announced that it would stop using its presidential fact-checking database after 100 days of President Joe Biden’s administration. “Here’s the Biden database—which we do not plan to extend beyond 100 days,” Washington Post fact-check editor and writer Glenn Kessler wrote on Twitter. “I have learned my lesson.” In elaborating on the “lesson”…


Oven-Baked Herbed Potato Pancakes

Frozen shredded potatoes turn into elegant pancakes when mixed with fresh herbs, an egg, and a touch of parmesan cheese. It’s all about the presentation, right? Shape the mixture into silver dollar-sized pancakes to bake on a cookie sheet, as I do here, or press it into small muffin tins. Young cooks can help form…


Pan-Seared Salmon With Faux Hollandaise

Fresh salmon is delicious and easily cooked on a non-stick pan to perfection. I love this simple way of cooking fish, as it allows its pure, unique flavor to come through. I like my salmon medium-rare, and so I cook it on one side for 2 minutes and the other for 5 minutes, for crispy…


On Street of Columbus Shooting, Understanding and Criticism of Police Response

COLUMBUS, Ohio.—In front of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant’s foster home, a memorial of sorts had been set up with rows of small white candles, an array of colorful balloons, some with personal messages scrawled on them, and fluffy brown teddy bears. Roughly every 30 minutes or so, a car would drive by and someone would emerge to drop off…


Police Shooting Sparks Mixed Reactions in Ohio Neighborhood

COLUMBUS, Ohio.—In front of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant’s foster home, a memorial of sorts had been set up with rows of small white candles, an array of colorful balloons, some with personal messages scrawled on them, and fluffy brown teddy bears. Roughly every 30 minutes or so, a car would drive by and someone would emerge to drop off…