Brazilian women chase golden three-peat on home soil
The two-time defending Olympic champion Brazil women are chasing a golden three-peat on home soil this summer. The top-ranked Americans are seeking redemption in Rio and their first gold ever.
The two-time defending Olympic champion Brazil women are chasing a golden three-peat on home soil this summer. The top-ranked Americans are seeking redemption in Rio and their first gold ever.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees stepped up their rebuilding Monday, trading outfielder Carlos Beltran to the AL West-leading Texas Rangers for right-hander Dillon Tate, the fourth overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, and two other pitching prospects.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees stepped up their rebuilding Monday, trading outfielder Carlos Beltran to the AL West-leading Texas Rangers for right-hander Dillon Tate, the fourth overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, and two other pitching prospects.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees stepped up their rebuilding Monday, trading outfielder Carlos Beltran to the AL West-leading Texas Rangers for right-hander Dillon Tate, the fourth overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, and two other pitching prospects.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees stepped up their rebuilding Monday, trading outfielder Carlos Beltran to the AL West-leading Texas Rangers for right-hander Dillon Tate, the fourth overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, and two other pitching prospects.
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sued over the way the county ran its troubled presidential primary election in March. Upcoming elections will have the normal number of polling places.
GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence holds a town hall in Carson City, Nevada.
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi declined to meet with about 30 demonstrators gathered in the Ramsey County attorney’s lobby in downtown St. Paul Monday afternoon.
For investors seeking clues on when this stock-market’s hot streak will come to an end, bank stocks will be the proverbial canary in the coal mine this time around, according to a strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
For investors seeking clues on when this stock-market’s hot streak will come to an end, bank stocks will be the proverbial canary in the coal mine this time around, according to a strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Zac Efron has been a longtime crush for many, and although we've seen him experience a handful or so of relationships (let's have a moment for Zanessa), the truth of the matter is that...
Across the Potomac River from Washington’s great monuments, Jake Dowell and his family came to Arlington National Cemetery Monday to visit his grandfather’s grave. But he also wanted to pay his respects to a soldier he had never met and whose name he had learned only in the past week: Army Capt. Humayun Khan.
Across the Potomac River from Washington’s great monuments, Jake Dowell and his family came to Arlington National Cemetery Monday to visit his grandfather’s grave. But he also wanted to pay his respects to a soldier he had never met and whose name he had learned only in the past week: Army Capt. Humayun Khan.
Several prominent members of the International Olympic Committee said the difficulty getting Rio de Janeiro ready for the Summer Games likely means the organization will shy away from again holding the world’s biggest sporting event in cities that exhibit any signs of instability.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's Democratic voter base grew faster than the Republican voter base in July.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's Democratic voter base grew faster than the Republican voter base in July.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's Democratic voter base grew faster than the Republican voter base in July. The Nevada Secretary of State's Office reported Monday that Republicans added more than 5,900 new voters to their ranks last month, while Democrats added nearly 8,600. Democrats now have a 72,000-voter advantage over Republicans among the more than 1.3 million active registered voters in Nevada. The number of voters in the state grew almost 2 percent last month. Nevada is considered a battleground... Читать дальше...
The burger chain allegedly handed over illegal workers to the Home Office.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars. The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit July 29$19,392,962Statutory debt limitSuspendedTotal public debt outstanding July 29$19,427,695Operating balance July 29$333,748Interest fiscal year 2016 thru June$203,931Interest same period pvs fiscal year$181,833Deficit fiscal year 2016 thru June$400,847Deficit same period pvs fiscal year$316,361Receipts fiscal year 2016... Читать дальше...
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to ban so-called gay conversion "therapy" in the city.
The agency gives the utility 12 months to tie into the town of Lexington's sewer system, shut down its treatment plant and stop discharging into the river. Senate Minority Leader Nikki Setzler called the denial a "huge victory for public health," saying the utility has pumped far too much pollution into the scenic river.
Last week’s ruling by a U.S. appeals court striking down a North Carolina voter ID law the court said was specifically designed to lower turnout among black voters hasn’t stopped individual states and cities from coming up with new ways to depress minority voter turnout, Raw Story reported Monday. The New York Times reported the Hancock County Board of Elections and Registration has been “systematically questioning the registrations of more than 180” black residents in Sparta, Georgia “by dispatching... Читать дальше...
A member of the National Transportation Safety Board has criticized what he called a "disparity" in the FAA requirements for hot air balloon operators compared to airplane or helicopter pilots. Robert Sumwalt said at a news conference Monday that hot air balloon pilots such as Alfred "Skip" Nichols would not have been required to report any alcohol-related incidents, as the FAA requires of airplane pilots applying for a license. Missouri court records also show that Nichols settled a personal injury... Читать дальше...