John Bolton, Susan Rice to speak at Vanderbilt on Feb. 19
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton will speak at Tennessee’s Vanderbilt University later this month…
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Mitt Romney is now the head of the new old GOP
Sen. Mitt Romney’s decision to break party ranks and vote to convict President Donald Trump of abusing his power in relation to his dealing…
Continue Reading Trump’s health care rhetoric shows at least short term appeal
Before the State of the Union speech she would later rip up on camera, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a news conference to rip President Donald…
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US clears the way for this self-driving vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals
The federal government has cleared the way for a Silicon Valley startup to deploy thousands of its self-driving delivery vehicles on US streets.…
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Southwest is giving its employees 6 weeks of extra pay
Southwest Airlines had a particularly rough 2019, but it still managed to turn a profit. As part of an annual tradition, Southwest is sharing that…
Continue Reading Arizona company CEO fired after calling driver racial slur
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The CEO and founder of an organic fertilizer company says he was fired after he was caught on camera using a racial slur…
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University of Wisconsin coach resigns after allegedly using a racial epithet around student-athletes
Erik Helland, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s longtime strength and conditioning coach for the men’s basketball team, has resigned…
Continue Reading Amazon, Nike and American Airlines join nearly 150 companies opposing Tennessee’s anti-LGBTQ bills in a letter to lawmakers
Amazon, Nike, American Airlines and dozens of other companies have taken a stand for LGBTQ rights in Tennessee. They are among the nearly 150…
Continue Reading Leading Democrat calls for probe into Trump administration’s handling of classified documents
A leading Senate Democrat is calling for an independent investigation into whether the Trump administration improperly classified key documents that…
Continue Reading A Florida trooper stopped to help a motorist with a broken-down car. The man killed him
A veteran Florida trooper was fatally shot on Interstate 95 after pulling over to assist a disabled vehicle, police said. A passing off-duty police…
Continue Reading A teenager was shot and killed while rapping on Facebook Live
A teenager was shot and killed while on Facebook Live, near his home in New York on Tuesday and now police are looking for whoever is responsible.…
Continue Reading Customs and Border Protection now considered a ‘security agency’ like FBI and Secret Service
US Customs and Border Protection is now considered a “security agency,” a move that allows the agency to shield information about…
Continue Reading SpaceX considering spin-off and IPO for Starlink internet business
SpaceX’s Starlink internet business could one day be spun off into a separate company and taken public, giving mainstream investors a chance to…
Continue Reading Betsy DeVos will personally fund scholarship Trump awarded to fourth-grader at the State of the Union
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will personally pay for a school choice scholarship that President Donald Trump awarded to a fourth-grader during his…
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Disney’s immersive new ‘Star Wars’ hotel will begin taking reservations later this year
“Star Wars” fans, this one’s for you. Disney announced Thursday that reservations will open later this year for Star Wars: Galactic…
Continue Reading World champion boxer Gervonta Davis charged with assaulting former girlfriend at basketball game
World champion boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis is facing a domestic violence charge after authorities in Florida said he assaulted a former…
Continue Reading 8 unanswered questions about Trump and Ukraine that will live on after impeachment
Impeachment is over. President Donald Trump has been acquitted. One bruising chapter has ended, but another phase of the Ukraine affair is only now…
Continue Reading Planeloads of Americans flee growing coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan as 12th case is reported in the US
Planeloads of Americans fleeing the fast-moving coronavirus outbreak in China are arriving at military bases across the United States this week on…
Continue Reading A school played ‘The Lion King’ at a fundraising event. Now it has to pay a third of what it raised
When an elementary school in Berkeley, California, hosted a “parent’s night out” fundraiser, they didn’t think playing the…
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Central Ark. looks to sweep McNeese St.
Central Arkansas (7-16, 6-6) vs. McNeese State (12-11, 7-5) H&HP Complex, Lake Charles, Louisiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: McNeese…
Continue Reading Ball State, W. Michigan meet in conference play
Ball State (13-9, 6-3) vs. Western Michigan (10-12, 3-6) University Arena in Read Fieldhouse, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE:…
Continue Reading Red state Democrat doesn’t think vote to convict Trump will hurt reelection chances
A Democratic senator facing a tough reelection fight in deep-red Alabama said Thursday that his impeachment vote to convict and remove President…
Continue Reading UMES seeks revenge on Morgan State
Maryland Eastern Shore (3-19, 2-5) vs. Morgan State (12-12, 6-3) Hill Field House, Baltimore; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maryland Eastern…
Continue Reading ‘Tommy’ gets a big lift from Edie Falco as the LAPD’s first female chief
Few actors can almost single-handedly elevate a crime procedural above its humble origins, but Edie Falco is one of them. The former “The…
Continue Reading New Yorkers no longer have to pay a broker’s fee when renting an apartment
New York state banned landlords from forcing renters to pay hefty broker’s fees in a legal decision that could upend real estate in…
Continue Reading Things keep getting worse for WWE
The news keeps getting worse for the sports entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment. Shares of WWE fell 9% Thursday morning after the…
Continue Reading Democrat criticizes Trump administration for giving Senate GOP Ukraine documents but not House
The Treasury Department is cooperating with a Senate Republican investigation into Hunter Biden’s activities in Ukraine, according to a top…
Continue Reading Watchdog says Homeland Security ‘not well-positioned’ on election security
A new government watchdog report says the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency is “not well-positioned” to…
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Panamá planea repatriar más panameños desde China, por riesgo de coronavirus
(CNN Español) — El gobierno panameño informó este jueves que planea repatriar a otro grupo de estudiantes desde China, con el objetivo de…
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