PHILADELPHIA — Frank Ntilikina’s rookie season has been a cakewalk compared with Philadelphia’s No. 1-overall pick, Markelle Fultz, who has reportedly battled an odd physical and mental issue that forced him to relearn his shot. After not playing since October, Fultz made his return Monday, when Ntilikina’s roller-coaster season saw a high and then a...
"Illinois taxpayers will be allowed to deduct their prepaid property taxes," Roskam said in a statement about what will be a one-time tax break.
Listen live to the UFC 223: Ferguson vs. Nurmagomedov conference call starting at 5 PM ET/2 PM PT on Wednesday, March 28th.
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In hosting North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un on a surprise visit to Beijing, China’s President Xi Jinping has made clear to the United States that his country will be an integral part of the as-yet-to-be-scheduled and unprecedented negotiations between Mr Kim and President Donald Trump. The meeting put a new coat of paint on the relationship between the two countries, which was believed to have soured somewhat as China backed UN sanctions against Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes. The secret journey by Mr Kim... Читать дальше...
An attorney for President Donald Trump raised the idea of Trump pardoning two of his former top advisers last year as Special Counsel Robert Mueller was building a case against them as part of his Russia probe, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. John Dowd, who was Trump's lead lawyer in the special counsel investigation until he resigned last week, broached the issue in discussions with attorneys for former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign manager Paul Manafort... Читать дальше...
David Zaslav is a rich guy. The Discovery president and CEO earned more than $42 million in 2017, which is $5 million better than his take the prior year.
Читать дальше...The Rockies are one of seven major league teams that will spend more money on relievers than its rotation, according to 2018 salary data.
Excitement over plug-and-play, sure-fire Pro Bowl guards in the NFL draft often withers as the draft approaches — one reason why only two guards have gone in the top 10 since 1988 — but the hype for Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson seems to be strengthening at this point. ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper is […]
The best laptops today are basking in the glow of Intel’s 8th-gen Core CPUs, which at last bring quad-core performance to mainstream machines. The only thing missing is Oprah shouting, “and you get an 8th-gen quad-core laptop!”
Читать дальше...A new study shows that letting convicted crack cocaine dealers out of prison early had little impact on the likelihood they would commit new crimes. Wednesday's report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission found "no difference in the recidivism rates for offenders who were released early ... and offenders who had served their full sentences." Recidivism is the likelihood that a person would commit new crimes after prison. Over a three-year period, both groups showed similar recidivism patterns. Читать дальше...
John Isner's magical ATP Miami Open run continued Wednesday when the big serving American overpowered South Korean Chung Hyeon 6-1 6-4 to book his place in the semi-finals. Isner, the 14th seed, arrived in South Florida having won just two matches all year but his fourth victory of the week was enough to put him within touching distance of his first ATP Masters title. The big-serving 32-year-old Americans fired 12 aces to dispatch 19th-seeded Chung in only 68 minutes. Chung, playing in his sixth last-eight match of the year... Читать дальше...
MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan gun store owner shrugged off criticism and went ahead with a class that teaches people how to build their own AR-15 semi-automatic rifles like those used in many mass shootings, including last month's massacre at a Florida high school. Chris Walden, who owns Walden's Firearms in nearby Battle Creek and taught Tuesday's class, said postponing it until there isn't a mass shooting in the United States could mean it would never happen. "There's always significant things... Читать дальше...
MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan gun store owner shrugged off criticism and went ahead with a class that teaches people how to build their own AR-15 semi-automatic rifles like those used in many mass shootings, including last month's massacre at a Florida high school. Chris Walden, who owns Walden's Firearms in nearby Battle Creek and taught Tuesday's class, said postponing it until there isn't a mass shooting in the United States could mean it would never happen. "There's always significant things... Читать дальше...
At least 31 people have died of cold-related causes in Cook County since October, the highest number the county has seen since the 2013-2014 season.
Praise be! The Season 2 trailer for The Handmaid's Tale has dropped, and it's intense.
GARY, Ind. (AP) — A judge has set a $200,000 bond for a northwestern Indiana mother who faces neglect charges after her two young children died in an apartment building fire. Thirty-three-year-old Kristen Gober of Gary had been jailed without bond before appearing in a Lake County court Wednesday on two counts of child neglect causing death and other charges. Gober is accused of leaving the children alone for several hours before the blaze started Sunday in their apartment. Her 2-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son died in the fire. Читать дальше...
Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera said he felt sorry or Bill O’Reilly and attributed much of latter’s issues with sexual misconduct at the network to his never having a “good date.”
Читать дальше...HONOLULU (AP) — A North Carolina man who prosecutors say scammed the University of Hawaii out of $200,000 by lying about his ability to secure Stevie Wonder for a fundraiser concert will be sentenced Wednesday. The sentencing comes nearly a year-and-a-half after Marc Hubbard pleaded guilty to wire fraud. His sentencing has been postponed several times. The day before his sentencing was scheduled last month, he filed a motion asking to take back his guilty plea. He said he's innocent and was coerced... Читать дальше...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on charges filed in the death of a 10-year-old boy on a waterslide at a Kansas waterpark (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The co-owner of a Kansas City, Kansas, water park will not oppose his extradition to Kansas, where a 10-year-old boy died on a water slide in 2016. For now, Schlitterbahn co-owner Jeffrey Wayne Henry will remain in Cameron County Jail in Brownsville, Texas, without bond. However, Magistrate Judge Luis Sorrola said he'd entertain a request to grant Henry... Читать дальше...
FAIRCHANCE, Pa. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to 18 to 40 years in prison in the shooting death of her husband last year in their western Pennsylvania home. The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard reports that 49-year-old Suzanne Marie Bricker pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to third-degree murder in Fayette County Court. State police said she called 911 early on Sept. 23 reporting that she had shot herself and her husband. Fifty-one-year-old Steve Bricker died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Suzanne Bricker had a superficial wound. Читать дальше...
WILDWOOD, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County Police say a 38-year-old man has been arrested in the weekend shooting death of another man in the St. Louis suburb of Wildwood. Police say Brian Rasdall, of Labadie, was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder and two weapons counts in the Saturday shooting death of 27-year-old Christopher Austin, of St. Clair. Austin's body was found Sunday on a dead end road near a rental truck he had been seen with the day before. Rasdall is being held on a $100,000 bond. Читать дальше...
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The Palace has just given us more information regarding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s May 19th wedding.
Kensington Palace revealed in a statement that the Armed Forces will provide ceremonial support at the couple’s wedding.
Regiments and units that hold a special relationship with Harry will provide ceremonial support at the wedding and during the carriage procession at the request of Kensington Palace. More than... Читать дальше...
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The House passed a bill to reform the byzantine process for reporting sexual harassment on the Hill on February 6. The Senate still hasn’t taken up the measure, and women in the Senate have had enough.
On Wednesday, 22 women senators, both Republicans and Democrats — every single sitting female member of the Senate — wrote a letter to Senate leadership demanding the legislation go up for a vote on the Senate floor.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Federal agents acting on a tip went to a Phoenix house where they found and detained 34 immigrants believed to have entered the United States, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Wednesday. The 34 immigrants taken into custody included 27 Guatemalans, five Mexicans and 2 Hondurans, according to a statement from the agency. News video showed a group of people in handcuffs sitting in a driveway outside the home. "We responded to a tip that basically informed us there... Читать дальше...