The Latest on a congressional inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. FBI Director James Comey is publicly confirming for the first time that the FBI is investigating Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, including any potential coordination between Trump campaign associates and Russia’s government. Comey is testifying before Congress. Read More…
A couple of large data problems from the U.S. Department of Education recently came to the attention of U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. One of those errors uncovered billions of dollars in student loan costs, of which Congress was previously unaware. The other affects potential college students’ ability to make an informed decision about what Read More…
A federal judge Tuesday approved a landmark settlement offering to fix the trigger mechanism on millions of Remington Arms Co.’s bolt-action rifles, ending years of litigation on a weapon that critics say has caused injuries and deaths by firing without the trigger being pulled. U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith of Kansas City said he’s disappointed Read More…
The Microsoft Data Center outside of Cheyenne is “by far the biggest customer on the grid,” Michelle Patron, Microsoft’s director of sustainability policy explained in a recent post on the Microsoft Green Blog. “We needed more energy and wanted to use wind power to satisfy our growing demand, but didn’t want the local utility or Read More…
2:08 AM ET ESPN.com news services Nashville’s Pekka Rinne continues to do his best imitation of Ken Dryden, Bernie Parent, Patrick Roy and Jonathan Quick, goalies who got hot at the most opportune time and carried their teams to a Stanley Cup. Rinne stopped 38 of Anaheim’s 41 shots Tuesday night in a 6-3 victory Read More…
Seven gunmen were killed early Tuesday morning in a United States Army raid on an Al-Qaeda camp in Yemen. US officials said the purpose of the raid was to gather information about the organization, and that the gunmen were killed during an exchange of fire and precision air strikes.
1:00 AM ET OTTAWA, Ontario — It was the kind of hit players who have competed with and against Ottawa Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf have seen countless times before. In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust was driving to the middle of the ice with the puck, and then Read More…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska authorities found one shell casing after a man tried to shoot and kill himself but the bullet passed through his head and took the life of his girlfriend, a prosecutor said Monday. Victor Sibson survived the shooting and was charged with second-degree murder in the April 19 fatal shooting of 22-year-old Read More…
Cape Town – The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) on Saturday presented its detailed report on the need for better lighting in Khayelitsha and Nyanga at the Isivivana community centre. According to GroundUp, the research report stated “there is no doubt that inadequate lighting is a security issue”. It follows findings and recommendations by the Khayelitsha Read More…
14 November, 07:09 AM The string of co-ordinated attacks in and around Paris late on Friday left more than 120 people dead, in the worst such violence in France’s history. Three loud explosions were heard outside France’s national stadium during the first half of a friendly international football match between France and Germany. At least Read More…
22 March, 12:53 PM Footage has surfaced from a witness inside Brussels’ Zaventem Airport which shows some of the devastation after two bombs went off on Tuesday morning. Watch. Two explosions hit Zaventem’s departure hall this morning at the American Airlines desk, but this has since been refuted by the airline. At least 13 people Read More…
President Trump kicked off his two-day trip to Israel on Monday with a historic visit to the Western Wall, and expressed optimism that a “new level of partnership” among the US, the Jewish State and the Arab world could foster peace in the region. “We have so many opportunities in front of us,” Trump said Read More…
Campi Flegrei is a supervolcano located south of Naples that has not erupted since 1538, but which geologists warn is rapidly swelling with magma. If it blows this week, it would only be Italy’s second biggest seismic event, behind Donald Trump’s meeting with Pope Francis. The two men – both of whom stunned the world Read More…
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday that any move to withhold federal funding to “sanctuary cities” would be limited to federal grants controlled by the Justice and Homeland Security departments. But, in a memo, the attorney general made clear that cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration officials will risk that funding. Read More…
Vice President Pence returned Monday to Capitol Hill to pursue President Trump’s legislative agenda at home as the president works to strengthen U.S. alliances abroad — remaining perhaps Trump’s most steady advocate amid a turbulent period for his administration. Spokesman Marc Lotter told Fox News the vice president would discuss Trump’s tax and 2018 budget plans during Read More…
Betsy DeVos, the U.S. education secretary, said Monday that although President Trump’s administration will put forward plans of a historic expansion of school choice, the ultimate decision will be left with the states, not Washington. Politico reported that DeVos made the comments during a speech at an Indianapolis summit hosted by the American Federation for Read More…
The U.S. on Tuesday conducted its second military action in Yemen since the raid that killed Navy SEAL Ryan Owens in January, CENTCOM said in a statement. The combined ground and air assault targeted Al Qaeda affiliate militants. The strikes targeted a compound in Marib Governorate that had known links to Al Qaeda fighters. At Read More…
A major new rockslide has buried a stretch of California’s iconic Highway 1 in up to 40 feet of stone and dirt, the latest hit in a soggy winter of slides, floods and road closings along the winding Central California coast road, state transportation officials said Monday. A swath of the hillside gave way in Read More…
An Australian woman claimed her dream trip to visit her boyfriend in Hawaii turned into a nightmare when she was detained and put on a flight back home because officials read her diary and determined she was trying to immigrate to the United States illegally. Molly Hill wrote in a lengthy Facebook post that Read More…
Ariana Grande took to Twitter to respond to a “terrorist incident” at her Manchester, United Kingdom concert that left 19 dead and at least 59 people wounded. She tweeted a short message following the tragedy, stating she was “broken” and speechless. Her manager, Scooter Braun, also tweeted expressing his thoughts following the attack. “Tonight, our Read More…
Just minutes after a flurry of falling pink balloons brought a concert by one of the world’s most popular young singers to a joyous end Monday night, fans walked out of Manchester Arena into a scene of unimaginable carnage. Horrified concertgoers took to social media to post about witnessing maimed children and throngs of their Read More…
The Florida man who claimed his girlfriend choked to death during oral sex was found not guilty Monday of second-degree murder. Richard Patterson, 65, of Margate, was acquitted of killing 60-year-old girlfriend Francisca Marquinez in 2015 after a week-long trial, accoring to the Sun Sentinel. During the trial, his lawyers initially argued that Marquinez died Read More…
Golden State moves on to play either the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. The Warriors will have nine days to rest for that series, which begins in Oakland, Calif., on June 1. The Warriors have swept all three of their playoff series and are the first team in NBA history Read More…
Colton Sissons’ third goal of the game at 14:00 of the third period broke a tie and led Nashville to a 6-3 win that gave the Predators the Western Conference finals four games to two. The Predators clinched their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals. With the score 3-3, Sissons ripped home a one-timer Read More…
U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli leaders on Monday that the Arab leaders he met with in Saudi Arabia are willing to take steps toward Israel if the Israeli-Palestinian Arab peace process makes progress, a senior Israeli official told Haaretz. The official, who spoke on condition anonymity, is reportedly familiar with the details of Trump’s Read More…
A suspected suicide bomber targeted a concert in England by pop star Ariana Grande Monday, killing at least 19 people in a blast that went off just as the crowd of her young fans was leaving the venue. The tragedy left some 50 people injured and sent a panic through a throng of music lovers Read More…
Published time: 23 May, 2017 04:00Edited time: 23 May, 2017 04:00 US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has offered a more narrow definition of “sanctuary jurisdiction,” in order to circumvent the court rulings declaring one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration unconstitutional. In a memo released Monday, Sessions offered a more tapered definition of Read More…
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A pair of prominent Aboriginal elders have been immortalised in a street art mural in the northern Victorian city of Shepparton, as their families say it was about time they were recognised. The nine-meter mural features Yorta Yorta men Sir Douglas Nicholls and William Cooper, and is part of Shepparton’s Aboriginal Street Art project. Hundreds Read More…
New Delhi: Meghalaya Board of School Education will publish the result for class 10 board (SSLC) exam and class 12 (HSSLC) Arts stream students today at 10 am. The results will be available on the board’s official website, mbose.in. The result for Meghalaya Boar class 12 Science, Commerce, and Vocational stream students has already been Read More…
Prime Minister Theresa May said the incident was being treated as a terrorist attack. If confirmed, it would be the deadliest militant assault in Britain since four British Muslims killed 52 people in suicide bombings on London’s transport system in July 2005. Police responded to reports of an explosion shortly after 10:35 pm (2135 GMT) Read More…
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Adams hit a two-run homer in his second start since being traded to Atlanta, Ender Inciarte had a career-high five hits and the Braves beat Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Monday night. Brandon Phillips also homered for the Braves, who have won eight of 11. Adams was acquired Read More…
The Trump administration wants to impose a work requirement on able-bodied adults who receive food stamps and force states to pick up some of the costs as part of a wider plan to slash spending by $3.6 trillion over the next decade. Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that once states have “a little skin in Read More…
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 36 points and the Golden State Warriors closed out the Western Conference Final against the injury-ravaged San Antonio Spurs with a 129-115 victory Monday night, becoming the first team in league history to start the playoffs 12-0. Golden State led by as many as 22 points in cruising Read More…
Published time: 23 May, 2017 03:54 The British Prime Minister Theresa May will chair an emergency Cobra committee meeting in the wake of the Manchester explosion which killed nearly twenty people. She also suspended her campaigning ahead of June’s general election. LIVE UPDATES: Manchester Arena incident At least 19 people were killed and 59 injured Read More…
Istanbul, Turkey. Rahshan SaglamPress TV, Istanbul Foreign investors have lost their appetite for Turkey and its housing market. House prices have gone up in Turkey considerably in the past few years amid continued instability in the region and inside the country.
Australia’s Patty Mills may have played his last game for the San Antonio Spurs after they were eliminated from the NBA Western Conference finals by the Golden State Warriors in San Antonio. The Warriors thumped the Spurs 129-115 to sweep the series 4-0, maintain this year’s perfect 12-0 playoff win record and book a place Read More…
Sophomore Jay Liggins and freshman Ty Stanton, both jumpers, will both be competing in the long jump. Stanton will also be in the triple jump. Liggins, in the indoor national meet, was named an All-American, finishing in the top eight of the long jump. Senior Jose Chorro, who was also named an All-American this past Read More…
Dickinson junior Dylan Pokorny carded an 83 to lead the Midgets. Fellow juniors Aidan Levorsen and Hunter Myran followed with an 85 and 87, respectively. Dickinson seniors Jerzy Martin and Davis Donnan each had a 94 to complete the team’s scoring. Team scores: 1, Minot 320. 2, Bismarck St. Mary’s 324. 3, Bismarck Century 329. Read More…
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Monday that the Trump administration will spearhead a historic school-choice initiative aimed at a “transformation” of the nation’s “closed and antiquated education system.” “The president is proposing the most ambitious expansion of education choice in our nation’s history,” said Ms. DeVos at a speech in Indianapolis before the American Federation Read More…
“If you don’t do anything right now, you could very well have half of your department walk out the door,” Tanya Wieler, a human resources consultant for the city, said during the closed meeting. On Friday, City Hall released most of the audio—withholding discussion of medical information—for an executive session held April 3 by the Read More…
When she says fresh, she means fresh. Eiram Chanel Amir Dixson of Minneapolis was arrested Thursday after she maced Wendy’s employees during a dispute over the freshness of her fries, news station WCCO reported. Police said that Dixson, 25, placed an order at the drive-thru requesting that her fries be fresh. When she drove up Read More…
BEIJING (AP) – A disruptive passenger on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off the plane in a politically tinged altercation, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Francisco and an arrival delayed by eight hours. Video on social media showed an unidentified man wearing a red “Make Read More…
Seychelles diplomat Justin Etzin attempted to negotiate a domestic peace deal with his gorgeous wife — May’s Maxim cover model Lana Zakocela — in a courtroom hallway Monday as their divorce lawyers met with a judge. Etzin, the son of the late hotelier Bernard Etzin and a tourism ambassador for the string of tiny islands Read More…