Today in History
Today is Thursday, March 10, the 70th day of 2016. There are 296 days left in the year.
Today is Thursday, March 10, the 70th day of 2016. There are 296 days left in the year.
MIAMI — Fighting for Florida and beyond, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled in an intense debate Wednesday night over who’s the true friend of American Hispanics, trading accusations over guest worker programs “akin to slavery” and the embracing of “vigilantes” against immigrants. They had even worse things to say about Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Facing off just six days before Florida gives its verdict on the presidential race, Clinton faulted Sanders for repeatedly voting against... Читать дальше...
ENSCHEDE/GRONAU - De Nederlandse politie spreekt van een ‘waterbedeffect’. Sinds de meeste Nederlandse geldautomaten beter beveiligd zijn tegen plof- en ramkraken, hebben bendes hun werkgebied verplaatst naar het Duitse grensgebied.
A Los Angeles Times photographer was arrested Wednesday in Simi Valley while transmitting photographs of former First Lady Nancy Reagan's funeral motorcade.
Читать дальше...It was the most successful baseball season in Yokota history and ended with the school’s first Far East title.
Instagram/Dick's Sporting Goods
Was Sports Authority's implosion an omen for the rest of the sporting goods industry?
On the heels of the news of Sports Authority filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, other sporting goods companies are in dire straits, The Wall Street Journal notes.
Dick's Sporting Goods, for one, reported disappointing earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. Comparable sales for the fourth quarter decreased 2.5%.
Sports Authority wasn't the first... Читать дальше...
It was only three days since the last Democratic debate, but Wednesday night's showdown in Miami might as well have been a whole new race.
Читать дальше...To commemorate International Women's Day, the department of psychology at Cotton College State University (CCSU) organized a daylong seminar on 'Women and Mental Health' at its KBR Auditorium on Tuesday.
After decades in which successive Republican and Democratic presidents have pushed to open U.S. and global markets, resentment toward free trade now appears to have the upper hand in both parties, making passage this year of a sweeping Pacific trade deal far less likely and clouding the longer-term outlook for international economic exchange.
Austin “Chumlee” Russell, one of the stars of the popular History show "Pawn Stars," was arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday during an investigation into a sexual assault case.
Читать дальше...Jeremy Meeks, a felon who went viral back in 2014 for his hot mugshot, was just released from jail. He was sentenced to over two years in prison for gun possession, according to ABC News. Now, it looks like he’s excited to kickstart a modeling career. “I want to thank my family and everybody for [...]
Many children are needlessly prescribed drugs to combat ADHD when they are just immature, say scientists
CVS Health Corp. plans to spend $50 million over the next five years on a youth antismoking campaign as it aims to position itself as a serious competitor in the health-care industry.
Myanmar’s parliament, the Hluttaw, will soon choose a new president — only the most obvious candidate can’t even run. Aung San Suu Kyi, who has led the majority National League for Democracy (NLD) for three decades, sometimes under house arrest, is barred from running for the country’s highest office, thanks to an clause in the […]
Candidates engage in heated exchanges as socialist senator hopes to maintain momentum ahead of crucial votes in Florida and Ohio on Tuesday
Candidates engage in heated exchanges as socialist senator hopes to maintain momentum ahead of crucial votes in Florida and Ohio on Tuesday
The New York Times checks assertions made by the Republican presidential candidates during Thursday's debate in Coral Gables, Fla. … Click to Continue »
Two-year-old male giraffe, Potoka, was clearly excited about the warmer weather. He was captured on video running around the giraffe outdoor habitat at Brookfield Zoo near Chicago, Illinois. Potoka and the other reticulated giraffes are native to northeast Kenya in Africa, so the outdoor temperature at the zoo needs to be at least 45-50°F for them to be outside, say zoo officials. During the winter months, visitors can see the giraffes indoors. … Click to Continue »
Japan and other nations should join the U.S. and conduct freedom-of-navigation patrols in the South China Sea, a Japanese defense expert said Thursday.
Four police officers were killed in a daylong gunbattle with insurgents who stormed a government complex in southern Helmand province, officials said Thursday.
Talon Little and Tivon Phillips have a clear understanding of the kind of things expected of them.
A Lancaster County jury Wednesday found a 50-year-old Lincoln man guilty of drug charges that will send him to prison for at least five years.
After pulling off a citizens' sex abuse sting last week, Curtis Hart is planning for more.
The first Story Slam of the year will be presented at 7 p.m. March 25 at Stageworks Northwest, 1433 Commerce Ave., Longview.