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Former Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney filed a lawsuit in a California court Wednesday claiming that USA Gymnastics forced her into signing a nondisclosure agreement last year, NBC News reports. The NDA — which Maroney's lawyer called "hypocritical, immoral, and in this case illegal" — was reportedly part of a financial settlement over alleged sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a Wisconsin man who stole guns and wrote an anti-government manifesto (all times local): 2:30 p.m. A Wisconsin man who stole a cache of firearms from a gun shop and sent a rambling anti-government manifesto to President Donald Trump has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. Joseph Jakubowski was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge William Conley. Jakubowski asked the judge to either free him or execute him, saying in a profanity-laced... Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) — As part of the state’s continuing efforts to cut rising Medicaid costs, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Tuesday (Dec. 19) it had removed more than 80,000 individuals from the program through ongoing technology initiatives and access to data that improves the department’s enrollee count. DHS Director Cindy Gillespie told reporters gathered at the agency’s downtown Little Rock offices that a year ago her department had just completed its exhaustive task... Читать дальше...

ELIZABETH, N.J. — A New Jersey man convicted of killing his girlfriend and scattering her remains in at least two locations has been sentenced to 70 years in prison. Union County prosecutors say Matthew Ballister III stabbed, hit and intentionally ran over April Wyckoff because he thought she was having an affair. He said he...

On Tuesday, posters of Meryl Streep began to pop up around Los Angeles, asserting that the Oscar-winning actress "knew" Harvey Weinstein was allegedly assaulting women.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say a gunman opened fire at an emergency psychiatric services hospital building in Cincinnati, wounding an officer before they believe he shot himself to death. Police Chief Eliot Isaac said Wednesday that police haven't identified the gunman and are unclear of the motive. He says an unarmed security officer was wounded and is undergoing surgery. Police responded to a report of an active shooter in the area of University of Cincinnati Medical Center just before 2 p.m. Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Giving back to the hockey community he adores has been the best medicine for “Edzo” as he undergoes his chemotherapy treatments every other week.

LONDON — A cafe in London is taking barista art to a new level by giving customers the chance to sip on their own self-portraits. The Tea Terrace, based in House of Fraser’s Oxford Street branch, has become Europe’s first location to deliver the “Selfieccino,” which features an image of customers’ faces on the frothy...

US forces have conducted more than 120 air strikes against jihadists in Yemen this year, officials announced Wednesday, under a long-running campaign that has intensified since President Donald Trump took office.

Plenty of parents are unsettled by abysmal quality of videos aimed at kids on Youtube -- which range from the merely dull/hacky/ultra-branded to the slurry of possibly-autogenerated brain porridge that James Bridle recently documented.

For the umpteenth time, Bill Belichick is not answering questions about Tom Brady’s embattled trainer. After the Boston Globe published an extensive piece Tuesday claiming Alex Guerrero, a longtime Brady associate, had been barred from traveling with the Patriots and from treating those on the roster not wearing No. 12, Belichick addressed the media Wednesday...

Twelve questions on topics we covered, from blackmail to aliens

The Union Cabinet today approved a new skill development scheme having an outlay of Rs 1,300 crore with an aim to create jobs in the organised textile and related sectors. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. The scheme will cover the entire value chain of textiles, excluding spinning and weaving in the organised sector. Around 10 lakh people are expected to be skilled and certified in various segments of the textile sector through the scheme... Читать дальше...

BERLIN – Leon Bailey netted the winner as Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the German Cup on Wednesday.

Bayern München steht nach einem 2:1-Heimsieg am Mittwochabend über Borussia Dortmund im Viertelfinale des deutschen Fußball-Cups. Jerome Boateng (12.), der nach einem Freistoß mit dem Kopf zur Stelle war, und Thomas Müller (40.) nach tollem Doppelpass mit Robert Lewandowski erzielten die Treffer für die Gastgeber, bei denen ÖFB-Star David Alaba als Linksverteidiger durchspielte.

Werder Bremen und Bayer Leverkusen sind am Mittwoch ins Viertelfinale des deutschen Fußball-Cups eingezogen. Die Leverkusener setzten sich bei Borussia Mönchengladbach mit 1:0 durch, Bremen bezwang den SC Freiburg auch dank eines Tores von Florian Kainz mit 3:2. Am späteren Abend folgte unter anderem noch der Achtelfinal-Schlager zwischen Bayern München und Borussia Dortmund.

A South Florida grandmother was among the multiple American cruise ship passengers who were killed during a bus crash on Tuesday as they made their way to visit Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico.

How do you do it?

I always end up shopping and picking out things i like the look of...these always end up getting handed back to me a week later (by family only) because it is always a present i want or need that i get for other people. God help me when i have kids "here you go son, heres that frying pan that daddy really needed"

I also have a secret santa £20 limit with mates, how the hell do you buy something that a late 20s lad would use, or as a joke that is under that cost! Читать дальше...

img style=float: left; margin-right: 10px; src=http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i/?img=/photo/2017/1219/r304431_1296x729_16-9.jpgamp;w=100amp;h=80amp;scale=cropamp;site=espnfc /Despite the resounding 4-0 victory over Bournemouth, Shaka Hislop says inconsistency is still their downfall and wonders which Liverpool will show up against Arsenal on Friday. Despite the resounding 4-0 victory over Bournemouth, Shaka Hislop says inconsistency is still their downfall and wonders which Liverpool will show up against Arsenal on Friday. Читать дальше...

President Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut foreign aid to countries that vote in the UN for a resolution condemning his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “I like the message that Nikki sent yesterday at the United Nations for all of these nations that take our money and then they vote...

The ripples of an ESPN report that Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis made his decision to leave the team right before kickoff on Sunday.

Paolo Guerrero will be eligible to play in the World Cup after his suspension for taking a banned substance was reduced. The FIFA Appeal Committee on Wednesday has reduced Paolo Guerrero's suspension for taking a banned substance from one year to six months, meaning the Peru international can play for his country at the 2018 World Cup. Guerrero, 33, failed a drugs test on Oct. 5 after a World Cup qualifying match against Argentina and was provisionally suspended for 30 days on Nov. 3. FIFA said he... Читать дальше...

An Arsenal star has stated that he wants to stay at the club and sign a contract extension despite reports linking him with a move away at the end of the season.  Jack Wilshere’s contract expires at the end of the season.  Wilshere has maintained however that he wants to stay at Arsenal despite speculation linking him with a move away.  READ ALSO: Arsenal to replace Ozil and Sanchez with midfield wonderkid, scouts working to bring sensational star to the Emirates Jack Wilshere wants to... Читать дальше...

Co-authored by Sarp Aksel MD Montefiore Medical Center, Lauren Broussard MSW, MPH DrPH(c) Columbia University, Meghan Eagen-Torkko PhD, CNM University of Washington, Bothell, Cynthia Greenlee PhD Independent scholar, Grace Howard PhD University of Southeastern Indiana, Frances E. Likis DrPH, NP, CNM Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health and Vanderbilt University, Monica McLemore PhD, MPH, RN University of California, San Francisco, Ghazaleh Moayedi, DO University of Hawaiʻi, Ashish Premkumar MD Northwestern University... Читать дальше...