LONDON — Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee in the Premier League when she takes charge of the match between Fulham and Burnley on Dec. 23, the competition said Thursday. Welch has already worked as the fourth official in the Premier League, for the match between Fulham and Manchester United on Nov. 4, and she was the first …
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged lawmakers to support Thursday’s stopgap measure. “Negotiations keep trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot of work left to do and not enough time to do it, unless we extend government funding for another week,” he said. “Negotiations keep trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot …