Hours after a report in the Washington Post said that the CIA had confirmed the 2016 presidential election had been influenced by Russia, Donald Trump took to Twitter to dispel some rumors. Despite how big of news the Russia story may have been, Trump focused on reports that he was still going to be involved […]
NEW YORK — Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson’s prolific passing and running numbers during the regular season earned him the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. Jackson became the youngest player to win the award and the 13th quarterback in the last 16 years to claim the award as the dual-threat sophomore beat out Clemson quarterback DeShaun
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Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON — In a decision that could alter U.S. relations with one of its principal rivals, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to choose Rex Tillerson, a powerful oil tycoon with close ties to Russia’s president, as secretary of State, according to media reports. Tillerson, chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp., one of the largest companies
Mother of Charleston church shooter said “I’m sorry” as she suffered a heart attack while listening to testimony against her son CHARLESTON, S.C. — The mother of accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof suffered a heart attack after hearing heart-wrenching testimony in his federal murder trial, a defense lawyer said. Roof’s mother collapsed and said
Stockholm (dpa) – Rock legend Bob Dylan said he had never considered winning the Nobel Literature award and was “honoured” to join “giants of literature” like Rudyard Kipling and Thomas Mann in a speech read on his behalf Saturday at the Nobel banquet. “If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USABALTIMORE — Army quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw scored the go-ahead touchdown midway through the fourth quarter and the Black Knights ended a 14-game losing streak against Navy with a 21-17 victory in their 117th meeting on Saturday. Fullback Andy Davidson rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the Black Knights (7-5) amassed 316 yards on the
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Sports & Competitions, USABALTIMORE — Nearly two hundred people marched around M&T Bank Stadium Saturday to protest the appearance of President-elect Donald Trump at the Army-Navy football game. Demonstrators denounced the Republican’s positions and rhetoric on immigration and minorities. Trump campaigned on promises to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, build a wall along the Southwest Border and bar
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Sports & Competitions, USAThe notorious Stanford University band will be suspended through next spring after administrators found “a systemic cultural problem” in the student group that has “not been taken seriously by the band or its leadership.” The punishment stops all band activities, both on and off campus. Students who flout the order could be disciplined individually. “Nothing
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USACongress has passed legislation enabling the transfer of the ancient skeleton called Kennewick Man from the federal government to Native American tribes for burial. The bill was sent to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it into law. Last year, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced a provision to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for
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USAAfter recent comments from a United States Navy Admiral skewering their son’s position to protest the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick’s parents are coming out to defend their son. During a 75th anniversary remembrance of the attack on Pearl Habor in 1941, U.S. Navy Admiral Harry Harris made a not so subtle dig at Kaepernick. “You
Rival parties are expected to clash over the role Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will play as acting president. The opposition side insists that Hwang should also step down, taking joint responsibility for the current political turmoil, triggered by the corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her confidant Choi Soon-sil. However, the ruling party is
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InternationalSouth Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach president Park Guen-hye over a corruption scandal, immediately suspending her powers. 234 out of the national assembly’s 300 lawmakers supported impeachment. The vote, which effectively ends Park’s presidency a year early, will see her authority pass to the Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn. The president’s fate now lies with
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InternationalWASHINGTON/NEW YORK – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has asked senior Goldman Sachs banker Gary Cohn to coordinate economic policy across his administration, turning to Wall Street for expertise in managing the world’s largest economy, NBC News reported on Friday. Trump’s pick of Cohn, 56, the firm’s president and chief operating officer, to head his White
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USAJoseph Mascolo, the actor who famously played “Days of Our Lives” villain Stefano DiMera since 1982, died at 87, Variety reported. He had Alzheimer’s disease. “It is with great sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and beloved member of the ‘Days of our Lives’ family, Joseph Mascolo,”
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