INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana state schools superintendent would no longer be an elected position under a change being considered by lawmakers. Supporters say education policy would be better coordinated if the governor could appoint someone to the position. Currently, the superintendent is chosen by voters in the general election. The Senate Elections Committee voted 6-3
President Trump on Friday signed two executive orders designed to ultimately weaken, push back or replace financial regulations he sees as a burden to commerce and growth. Doing so, however, would return the U.S. to a less regulated pre-financial crisis world, exposing investors and everyday Americans to the same risks that played out in destructive fashion in 2008 and 2009. The risks for the stock market in the long term are huge.
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ENSCHEDE - FC Twente legt twee supporters per direct een stadionverbod op. Het ophangen van een politiek beladen spandoek ('Kosovo is Serbia') wordt hard afgestraft.
Pakistan annually observes Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A woman imprisoned for trying to extort money from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is now in a halfway house.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus expressed hope that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would approve all the 18 articles of the of constitutional reform, despite the rumors that some of the amendments would be rejected.
Jamie Spears is speaking out to ask that fans pray for his granddaughter Maddie after she was seriously injured in an ATV accident this weekend. The condition of the former Zoey 101 actress Jamie Lynn Spears‘ daughter is currently unknown, but a family rep has denied details of reports from the media. “All I can [...]
New York's legendary Jones Beach Theater has a new name. The 65-year-old amphitheater, owned by New York State and operated by Live Nation, has...
During the Super Bowl, Netflix Inc. aired its first full sneak peak at the highly-anticipated second season of its hit series “Stranger Things,” which will drop eight months from now
During the Super Bowl, Netflix Inc. aired its first full sneak peak at the highly-anticipated second season of its hit series “Stranger Things,” which will drop eight months from now
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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- AMC promoted next weekend's mid-Season 7 premiere of "The Walking Dead" with a comedic Super Bowl-themed teaser.
WASHINGTON — The National Zoo says 3-year-old panda Bao Bao will fly to China this month. The zoo tweeted Monday that Bao Bao will move to China on Feb. 21. The zoo recently announced a celebration of Bao Bao starting Feb. 16 in anticipation of her departure. The zoo’s cooperative breeding agreement with the China
Add Hawaii to the roster of states fighting President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order blocking citizens of seven Muslim nations from entering the United States. In a late-night legal flurry, … Click to Continue »
While the outcome of the executive order remains unclear, here's a look back at how we got here.
A recent underwater expedition to the Mariana Trench, the deepest known ocean spot in the world, filmed many forms of bizarre marine life close to the seafloor, and captured the first-ever footage of a shrimp feeding at record-breaking depths. Sponges on stalks, ghost-pale lizard fish and a hermit crab carrying an anemone hitchhiker were among the so-called "mud monsters" that paraded in front of the cameras of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV), offering a rare glimpse of deep-sea animals'... Читать дальше...
The mystery of a bizarre crab that is always found clutching two sea anemones in its claws may have been solved: The crabs clone their poufy accessories, new research suggests. Lybia leptochelis, also known as a boxer crab or a pom-pom crab, will fight over the sea anemones and then split the remaining ones in two. The split sea anemones will regenerate over the course of a few days.
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President Trump's fight-picking with Mexico may be indirectly involving him in the ambitions of Andres Manuel López Obrador.
Fillon to remain in France's presidential race
By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- When Lee Hae-seong took to the streets in late October, angered by the South Korean government blackballing artists, he never imagined that Gwanghwamun Square would be his temporary home for the forthcoming bru
BBC Africa looks back at the tournament in Gabon, which finished with Cameroon as winners for the fifth time.
Tiffany & Co. shares were downgraded to neutral from buy at Mizuho Monday, after the company surprised investors with the news that Chief Executive Frederic Cumenal was stepping down with immediate effect. Mizuho lowered earnings estimates and cut its stock price target to $74 from $90. "While we still consider TIF as a foremost luxury brand with multiple longterm drivers, we are concerned with multiple executive changes LTM," analysts wrote in a note. "While seasoned veteran Chairman Michael... Читать дальше...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Saad Abubakar III, has warned Nigerians, particularly parents, to be mindful posed by social media.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has decided to stay in London a bit longer than expected amid his vacation to London for what has only been described as medical reasons. An aide for the president made the announcement Sunday night, according to the Premium Times of Nigeria. Buhari told the National Assembly “of his desire to extend his leave in order to complete and receive the results of a series of tests recommended by his doctors,” Femi Adesina said.
