Douglas Hughes, 62, was sentenced in federal court in Washington by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.
The U.N. special envoy for Syria said Thursday there was "real but modest" progress in the country's humanitarian situation, despite a stumbling cease-fire as one of the largest international aid convoys makes it into a government-besieged opposition stronghold.
After a poor run, plenty of Gunners fans decided to stay away on Thursday.
As fans and admirers come to grips with the unexpected death of Prince, who passed away today at 57, it's clear that the musician's influence reaches far beyond a single genre. Few artists were more celebrated, more revered and more enigmatic in the mid-Eighties, when Prince was at his...
Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson discuss the way Prince changed music, supported other artists, defied creative constraints and challenged the notion of what it means for a pop singer to rebel.
Edward Snowden, the former defense contractor charged by U.S. authorities for leaking classified documents to the media, is seeking assurance that Norway won’t extradite him if he accepts a free-speech prize in person.
Chief Tony Ezeagwu, the Delta state chairman of Labour Party (LP), has dissociated his party from an alleged talk between his party and the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state, with a view to providing viable opposition against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Richard Odibo was said to have been leading the negotiation […]
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Prince’s death happened to fall on a momentous day for MTV, which on Thursday will unveil a new slate of programming at its spring “upfront” presentation to advertisers that highlights, interestingly, more music. As MTV President Sean Atkins told Variety, the network wants to “put the ‘M’ back in MTV.
Before the Great Recession, almost two-thirds of Americans owned stocks. That number has since fallen to a little more than half.
If Cousins ran the franchise, Karl never would have been hired.
NEW YORK - Lightning Lilly beat Quibbler by 4 1/2 lengths Thursday in the $62,000 allowance feature for New York bred fillies and mares at Aqueduct.
Regis Philbin is speaking out about Kelly Ripa being blindsided by the departure of Michael Strahan from their morning show Live! with Kelly & Michael. “They should have told her in the beginning,” the 84-year-old former talk show host told photographers (via TMZ). Regis was asked if he thinks Kelly got backdoored and he said, [...]
MIAMI (AP) — Two Cuban-American men are asking a Miami federal judge to guarantee that they and other Cuban exiles will not suffer discrimination on upcoming Carnival Corp. cruises to Cuba. Previously, Carnival had said it was barring Cuban-born people from buying tickets for the Cuba cruises scheduled to begin May 1 because the Havana government prohibits Cuban nationals from departing or entering the island by sea. Tucker Ronzetti, attorney for the Cuban exiles who sued Carnival claiming civil rights violations... Читать дальше...
The music legend died today at his Minnesota home.
A poll by the Russian Public Opinion Foundation revealed that half of the Russian nationals feel anxiety and fear because of the threat of a possible terrorist attack in Russia.
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Microsoft missed earnings expectations by a couple of cents per share on Thursday afternoon because of an unexpected tax adjustment that skimmed $0.04 off its earnings per share.
In the release, Microsoft noted that its patent-licensing revenue was down 26% from a year ago. And it's because of Android.
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The media group that coordinated the Panama Papers investigation into offshore companies said on Thursday it would not participate in a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The bar can, "discretely move them away."
Comey was asked during a question-and-answer session at an Aspen Security Forum event how much the FBI paid for the method from an unidentified third-party to access the phone. The Justice Department last month revealed that an entity outside the government had approached it with a method that could be used to open the phone used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in the December attacks before dying in a police shootout.
Comey was asked during a question-and-answer session at an Aspen Security Forum event how much the FBI paid for the method from an unidentified third-party to access the phone. The Justice Department last month revealed that an entity outside the government had approached it with a method that could be used to open the phone used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in the December attacks before dying in a police shootout.
MADRID - Youssef El Arabi's hat trick helped Granada rout Levante 5-1 and leave the relegation zone in the Spanish league on Thursday.
Charles Barkley celebrated the Timberwolves' decision to hire Tom Thibodeau, but highlighted some areas of concern.