Track and field officials have proposed reforms that would wipe more than half of Olympic-discipline world records from the books, a drastic step to clean up the image of a sport dogged by a long history of doping.
Donderdag is het zover: dan kennen we de winnaar van 'Mijn Pop-uprestaurant' 2017. De strijd gaat nog tussen de bbq-mannen van TJOP's en het
A Labour government would halt NHS plans intended to better co-ordinate local services because of concern they are a vehicle for cuts, closures and privatisation, the party has said.
Filed under: Entertainment, TV, TV News
Kelly Ripa's previous, temporary co-hosts on "Live!" took to social media this week to react to the news that Ryan Seacrest had snagged the permanent co-host gig.
Read more...
Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
What lies in the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings?
According to new data from Cassini, the answer is — not much!
NASA scientists are reporting that the Cassini spacecraft has encountered less dust than expected in this formerly unexplored region.
This is great news for the mission’s engineers,...
Wages are growing and surveys show consumer confidence is high.
So why are motor vehicle sales taking a hit?
U.S. sales were down in April for the big automakers: Ford fell 7% from April a year ago; General Motors, 5.8%; Fiat-Chrysler, 6.8%; and Toyota, 4.4%.
Volkswagen was the exception, rising...
Reuters
Apple's iPhone sales cooled in the first three months of the year, sending its stock slipping 2% in after hours trading on Tuesday as investors weighed the significance of the slowdown.
The key question on everyone's mind: Are the weaker than expected iPhone sales and Apple's soft forecast for the next quarter a normal sign of consumers holding back before the release of a new iPhone in September?Or is it a sign of deeper trouble in its most profitable business?
Apple... Читать дальше...
A driver lost control of his car while stoned on marijuana and plowed into a pet store at a Santa Rosa strip mall, police said Tuesday. Officers were called to 4125 Montgomery Drive at 9:20 p.m. on Monday after getting reports that a car had crashed into the front of Village Pets & Supplies, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department. Witnesses told police they saw the driver get out of the car following the crash and try to walk away, officials said. The driver, 26-year-old Jeffrey Dallas Pearson of Santa Rosa... Читать дальше...
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed into law legislation closing the legal loophole used by the Ricker’s convenience store chain to sell cold beer. He said in a statement Tuesday that he signs the measure with an understanding that the state’s alcohol laws need review and “common-sense changes.” Convenience stores in Indiana are
The 'Home of Football' underwent a remarkable transformation as it played host to a heavyweight encounter, with 90,000 spectators in attendance
One of the many shames regarding Sunderland's relegation is another year without a league derby against Newcastle United.
Just when the Yankees thought their injury woes were coming to an end, Greg Bird ended up on the disabled list with a bruised right ankle and Jacoby Ellsbury could wind up there too because of a bruised nerve in his left elbow suffered Monday. The Bird news, while not unexpected, is especially discouraging, as...
Even as entry-level property prices climb, over all home sales volume down 25.7% from a year earlier
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Starting receiver Sammy Watkins is going to have to stay healthy and prove his value on the field if the Buffalo Bills intend to keep their former first-round pick beyond this season.
Читать дальше...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have declined to pick up the fifth-year option on receiver Sammy Watkins' contract for the 2018 season.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former police officer whose killing of an unarmed black man running from a traffic stop was captured on cellphone video pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal civil rights charges that could send him to prison…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former police officer whose killing of an unarmed black man running from a traffic stop was captured on cellphone video pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal civil rights charges that could send him to prison…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former police officer whose killing of an unarmed black man running from a traffic stop was captured on cellphone video pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal civil rights charges that could send him to prison for decades. A bystander's grainy video of the shooting, viewed millions of times online, showed the 50-year-old motorist breaking away after struggling with Slager over the officer's Taser. Several of Scott's relatives sat on the front row in the gallery as the... Читать дальше...
The shooting, by armed raiders, of the wildlife conservationist Kuki Gallmann on April 23rd is the latest in a series of attacks against environmental activists in Kenya and neighboring African countries. Gallmann, who is seventy-three years old and the author of the best-selling book “I Dreamed of Africa,” the basis for the Hollywood movie of the same title, was shot twice in the stomach. She survived the attack, and is recovering in a hospital in Nairobi.
A former office manager is accused of siphoning some $850,000 from a rural drinking water system that serves thousands of people in southeastern New Mexico, the state auditor's office said Tuesday.
During Monday night’s game, peanuts and racist taunts from Boston fans rained down on Baltimore Orioles star center fielder Adam Jones, who called it one of the worst cases of fan abuses he’s heard over the course of his 12-year career.
