A Bid for the Happiness Olympics
Forget Rio and Beijing. Put the games in cities needing inspiration—like Detroit.
Forget Rio and Beijing. Put the games in cities needing inspiration—like Detroit.
Four candidates have put their names forward to replace Stewart Hosie as the deputy leader of the SNP. Who are they, and what are their policies?
The Federal Reserve has done almost nothing to study how a digital currency might work.
Road race world champion Lizzie Armitstead says she is "devastated" people think she is a cheat after missing three drug tests.
Amid economic and political crises, many once-hopeful Brazilians are wary as they prepare for the opening of the Olympics.
Obama’s money drop to Iran raises questions: Why cash, and why in an unmarked plane? The explanation isn’t pretty.
Union particulary concerned about federal workers who were overpaid, as they may not be able to make full repayment before receiving their tax returns
She’ll close the opportunity gap and advance an agenda that will be focused on economic, social, racial and environmental justice.
Clinton’s lead in the polls widens after a turbulent week for Republicans
Italian music icon Andrea Bocelli is joining forces with the Latin Recording Academy to give the 2016 Latin Grammys best new artist winner the...
The 1960s idea that the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would ‘converge’ wasn’t so far-fetched.
Editorial endorsement counterpoint: My seniority in the Legislature makes me an effective advocate for the Somali community — and all of my other important constituencies.
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court issued an order on Thursday denying North Carolina's motion to stay the court's decision last week striking down the state's voter ID law. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said staying its ruling now "would only undermine the integrity and efficiency of the upcoming election." On Friday, the court ruled that the North Carolina law, which required voters to show photo identification when casting ballots, intentionally discriminated against African-American residents. Читать дальше...
At a Pentagon news conference, Obama also criticized Russia for its continuing support of Syrian government attacks against opposition forces and its sieges of populated areas like Aleppo. Skeptics fear the Russians will take advantage of U.S. intelligence sharing to further support the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, who Obama has said has lost legitimacy to lead.
The case involves Redford’s selection of the ITRL consortium to sue tobacco companies when she was justice minister
Blake Krikorian, Slingbox co-founder, tech investor, dies Blake Krikorian, whose career as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor started when he couldn’t find a way to watch San Francisco Giants baseball games on TV while on business trips, died Wednesday. Krikorian, known for creating the Slingbox online TV device with his brother Jason, had just gone paddle boarding off Linda Mar beach in Pacifica when he was found lying next to his car in the parking lot, according to San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault. Читать дальше...
Jenna Jameson just took to Twitter to share some very exciting family news to all of her fans around the world. "It's official!! I'm pregnant!!!!" the mother of two wrote...
The IOC approved the entry of 271 Russian athletes for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday, meaning 70 percent of the country's original team will compete in the games after ...
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According to new data, supporters of Donald Trump prefer to get their news from television and enjoy watching crime dramas.
These findings might sound insignificant. But they actually offer insight into Trump’s rise.
As a presidential candidate, he’s claimed that illegal immigrants are flooding the country with “no regard for the impact on public safety,” while warning that if things don’t change, “we’re not going to have a country anymore – there will be nothing left.”
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — And on the seventh day of training camp practices, the Jets' veterans rested.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — And on the seventh day of training camp practices, the Jets' veterans rested.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — And on the seventh day of training camp practices, the Jets' veterans rested.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — And on the seventh day of training camp practices, the Jets' veterans rested.
Sgt. William Speede, a 23-year-old from New Milford, Conn., and Sgt. Joshua Candia, a 22-year-old from Phoenix, teamed up to beat three other two-person teams in early July during the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Best Medic Competition.