Dear Amy: After a car accident last year, my older brother “Danny” was without a vehicle. (The accident was not his fault, and his car was totaled.) Danny works full time from home, and so he decided not to replace his car and purchased an e-bike, which he uses for local errands.
My husband and I have two cars, and rarely need the use of both during any given day. We are planning to sell our “second car” in a few months and want to keep the mileage low. Read More...
Supporters favoring a Black woman as the running mate of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden made a final public push Monday, as he continued to consult with advisers in private with less than a week to go before the start of his nominating convention.
The continued suspense over one of the most consequential decisions for a major-party presidential nominee pointed to the high stakes for both parties, as Republicans pin their hopes of reversing a recent slide in polls on disqualifying Biden’s selection. Read More...
President Obama had been in office less than a year when Navy SEAL snipers opened fire on a small lifeboat in the Gulf of Aden, killing three armed Somali pirates and freeing an American mariner, Richard Phillips. That April 2009 ordeal has since become the stuff of legend, outlined in a bestselling book that was developed into the 2013 Tom Hanks movie “Captain Phillips.”
Phillips met with the president in the Oval Office the following month. Read More...
