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Former President Barack Obama is staging his political re-debut, Politico reported on Tuesday. 

“It’s coming. He’s coming,” former attorney general Eric Holder said to a group of reporters at a briefing. "And he's ready to roll."

Holder, the first black attorney general, said he was talking with Obama about how to advance the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), an organization advocating for reorganization of congressional and state legislative lines. Читать дальше...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons rallied for another win after trailing by double digits. “That’s not a good formula,” coach Stan Van Gundy said. “I applaud our resilience. … To be good, I’d like to play a more solid game from beginning to end.” Marcus Morris scored a career-high 37 points, including Detroit’s

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COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WPIX) — A 17-year-old Georgia teen was shot and killed early Saturday morning after a friend sneaked him into her home and her father mistook him for an intruder.

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A Brooklyn girl used her noodle — and drew a winning doodle for Google.

One text at the wheel could see a driver forced to retake both their practical and theory tests.

Ontario’s Liberal government will also supply the educators with a paid day off following a ruling last April that said the government had violated Charter rights

To build a successful business requires a lot of different skills, but the most important one probably isn't what you'd expect. It's asking for what you want.

Twenty five twitter accounts to follow to help improve your career.

Sebi will see a change of guard on Tuesday with senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi taking over the chairmanship from U K Sinha, who is leaving with "good memories" after a six-year tenure marked with 'harsh' actions against defaulters and several reforms in capital markets.

Penguin Random House wins bidding war for memoirs by former president and first lady

On the day of his first speech to Congress, a new president rips up the script and opens the door to an unexpected compromise on immigration policy.

The free-agent marketplace gained two big names at running back, lost the prime quarterback potentially available, and saw two top defenders removed from the grab bag. There certainly will be some interest, particularly in Peterson, who came back from a devastating knee injury to rush for 2,097 yards and win league MVP honors in 2012. The sides have until July 15 to work out a lengthy contract, but meanwhile, he will be due to make somewhere near $24 million in 2017 — a pretty hefty number for a QB with no postseason victories. Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder feared the worst during his pregame media session as he considered how to handle Russell Westbrook, the triple-double machine and league scoring leader. During the pregame, Snyder said he hoped Westbrook wouldn’t get a triple-double on Tuesday night, but added that he “probably will.” Westbrook validated his

Japanese telecom giant SoftBank is orchestrating a deal between U.S. satellite startup OneWeb and debt-laden satellite operator Intelsat in an attempt to deliver cheaper internet connectivity world-wide.

President Donald Trump used his first congressional address to deliver a five-point outline of some policies he supports in an Obamacare repeal-and-replace plan.

Dave Majumdar

Security, Europe

Old but deadly. 

The bottom line for the Russian military is that while its current bomber fleet is a fraction of the size of its Soviet-era predecessor, the Soviet Union’s investments in advanced cruise missile technology is finally paying off. Missiles such as the Kh-101 and Kh-102 likely would have entered service in the early 2000s had the Soviet Union remained intact. The new missiles afford Russia’s truncated bomber fleet a long-range... Читать дальше...

US State Secretary Rex Tillerson and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi have agreed to engage in a broader dialogue and increase the range of issues for cooperation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

While addressing a Christian convention, Father Sharlom said that he often wonders, "Why is that thing (women) even in church?"

Gavin Stenhouse

As Snap Inc. gears up for its forthcoming IPO, some of the company's Venice, California neighbors rallied outside its doors, aiming to send a message to the fast-growing social media phenom: Get out.

On Tuesday afternoon, dozens of Venice locals gathered outside of Snap's offices to protest what they say is an unwelcome transformation of a vital piece of Los Angeles.

"This is a public street and the community will not sit by quietly while Snap attempts... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND — Before this week’s NFL combine, The Chronicle ventured to football-rich northern Ohio, an area that has produced two of the top quarterbacks in the 2017 draft. If history is any guide, this region, home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, could play a role in the 49ers’ latest attempt to recapture their glory days. Eddie DeBartolo Jr., Joe Montana and Bill Walsh, who developed the revolutionary West Coast offense when he was working in southern Ohio for eight years as a Cincinnati Bengals assistant. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2017.

The wife of William "Ryan" Owens was overcome with emotion as Trump said Owens' memory will "forever be etched into eternity."