Month: December 2019
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Russia detains conman who built fake border with Finland to trick migrants
pawel.gaul/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russian authorities have detained a man accused of building a fake fence in the woods close to the country’s border with Finland in order to trick a group of migrants into believing he [Read More…]
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Tufts University removes Sackler name from buildings, citing ‘toll of the opioid epidemic’
DenisTangneyJr/iStock(BOSTON) — Tufts University announced plans to sever ties with the Sacklers on Thursday, saying it would remove the billionaire family’s name from buildings and medical programs due to concerns over their reported role in [Read More…]
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Giants’ Barkley hoping to break 100-yard drought vs Eagles
It’s been a little less than three months since New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has rushed for 100 yards
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Chiefs know the Patriots and Patriots know the Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots, teams that know each other quite well these days, play again Sunday.
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Tua Tagovailoa talks NFL Draft, recovery from hip injury
Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says he would be likely to enter the NFL Draft if he gets assurances that he’d be chosen in the first half [Read More…]
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Downed Minnesota National Guard Black Hawk has been found
VanderWolf-Images/iStock(ST. CLOUD, Minn.) — A Minnesota Army National Guard helicopter with three people aboard has been located after it went down during a flight from an Army aviation facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Thursday, [Read More…]
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Army National Guard Black Hawk missing in Minnesota
VanderWolf-Images/iStock(ST. CLOUD, Minn.) — A Minnesota Army National Guard helicopter with three people aboard was missing after having taken off from an Army aviation facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Thursday, according to a National [Read More…]
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Long awaited indoor ski slope debuts at New Jersey megamall
An indoor ski slope that has been the most visible feature of the long-delayed American Dream megamall in New Jersey has finally opened
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Reed builds 3-shot lead in Bahamas as Tiger rallies
Patrick Reed made five birdies on the back nine to build a three-shot lead after two rounds of the Hero World Challenge
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Rays in listening phase entering winter meetings
Rays in listening phase entering winter meetings
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Amtrak worker killed while working on electrical line in New York
WABC(NEW YORK) — An Amtrak maintenance man was working on an electrical line in New York City when he was electrocuted and killed Thursday morning, according to the New York Police Department. The line was [Read More…]
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Clemson’s Swinney, Cavs’ Mendenhall on similar ACC paths
Clemson’s Swinney, Cavs’ Mendenhall on similar ACC paths
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‘Living in squalor’: Watchdog agency slams New York City homeless placement program
LewisTsePuiLung/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City’s own inspector general ripped a controversial city program intended to help curb homelessness after a probe showed it left needy families “living in squalor under the roofs of unscrupulous [Read More…]
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Giuliani in Ukraine with conservative news outlet in effort to discredit impeachment probe
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As impeachment drama marches forward in Washington, D.C., focusing on a call between President Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani traveled to Kyiv. The president’s personal attorney is meeting [Read More…]
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Oklahoma QB Hurts, Baylor QB Brewer create havoc as runners
Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer could run their teams to the Big 12 championship on Saturday
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Mexico, China big weekly buyers of U.S. pork
The USDA says pork exports for 2019 delivery topped 30,000 tons. Both Mexico and China bought more than 10,000 tons of U.S. pork during the week ending November 28th, with net sales up 20% from [Read More…]
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Non-tender candidates for Brewers to sign
A number of players who were non-tendered by other teams could fill needs for the Milwaukee Brewers
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Chargers, Jaguars streaking in wrong direction
Close losses have defined the Los Angeles Chargers’ season