RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrat Roy Cooper is unveiling his first state budget as North Carolina's governor, a proposal expected to focus heavily on public education. Cooper announced last week a teacher pay plan in his budget that would put average salaries close to what Senate leader Phil Berger wants.
Torch of liberty and truth in our hands handed down the generations.
SAN FRANCISCO — A California judge will decide Wednesday whether to free the widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at a Florida nightclub or keep her behind bars until she faces trial on charges of aiding his attack. Noor Salman, 31, also has been charged with lying to investigators after the shooting
The Islamic State video showed fighters, including heavily-armed children, giving speeches, praying, and killing other "informants".
Russell Westbrook scored 12 of his 43 points in the final 2:05 to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 109-106 on Tuesday night.
President Donald Trump suggested a new merit-based system to regulate entry to the United States, as he tried to square his hardline campaign rhetoric with the goal of broad immigration reform. Arguing that mass immigration by unskilled workers costs the US taxpayer billions of dollars and depresses the wages and job opportunities of the working poor, Trump urged lawmakers to get behind reform. "It is a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country ought to be able to support themselves financially," Trump told lawmakers. Читать дальше...
There's no question that it's been a hard year for Kalanick and Uber - or really, a bad year compressed down into an awful three months. And it keeps getting worse.
ATLANTA — A well-known jewel thief who reflected on her six-decade criminal career in a 2013 documentary has been deemed too ill to stand trial for an alleged 2015 theft. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/2mI3OFV ) that 86-year-old Doris Payne’s trial was scheduled to start Feb. 21 in connection with the theft of a pair
Edmonton beats St. Louis 2-1, Lucic and Letetsu score.
Minnesota beats Winnipeg 6-5, both starting goalies pulled.
A drug-fuelled father kidnapped his terrified young daughter from outside a school before a bizarre police chase in which he abided by the road rules, a court has heard.
Team blew a three-goal lead, got late winner, but Ryan Suter was injured.
OLDENZAAL - Toen maandagavond rond etenstijd brand uitbrak in een appartement van woonzorgcentrum de Molenkamp in Oldenzaal, aarzelde Anita Hulskotte-Kosters (45) uit Ootmarsum geen moment. Onverschrokken ging ze de kamer binnen, waar ze door de dikke, zwarte rook geen letterlijk geen hand voor ogen zag.
Much of a widespread damage was seen in Ottawa, Illinois.
As confusion reigned, three members of one of the South Pacific's last traditional tribes just enjoyed the show.
De relatie van Orlando Bloom en Katy Perry staat in de koelkast. Een woordvoerder van het stel laat weten dat de acteur en de zangeres hebben gekozen elkaar 'respectvol en met liefde de ruimte te geven'.
Talpa verhoogt het overnamebod op Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG) van 5,90 euro naar 6,35 euro per aandeel. Dat heeft het investeringsbedrijf van John de Mol vandaag bekendgemaakt.
Adrian Peterson’s legacy as one of the Vikings' all-time greats is secure, but the fit no longer makes sense.
According to the ministry, a delegation of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade is set to arrive in Cairo with a two-day visit on Wednesday to discuss creation of a Russian industrial zone in Egypt.
Gurmehar, a 20-year-old Delhi University student, started a social media campaign against the violence caused by ABVP in Delhi University’s North Campus on 22 February.
No cash to pay for your drinks at a music festival? No problem, if you're wearing a pair of sunglasses with a contactless payment device attached.
