The director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said he spoke with Donald Trump Wednesday night to reassure him after a highly sensitive document alleging that Russia is blackmailing the president-elect was leaked to the media. In a statement, Clapper said he assured Trump that the intelligence community "stands ready to serve his administration."
Interesting discussion, including: what happens if Pittsburgh can't trade Fleury?
Niners rookie cornerback Rashard Robinson, who was carted to the locker room during a season-ending loss to the Seahawks on Jan. 1, sustained a sprained ankle and is expected to be ready for the start of the offseason program in April. Robinson left the locker room on crutches, but avoided a serious injury after he was hurt while defending Doug Baldwin on the wide receiver’s 41-yard catch in the second quarter.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Flint officials, along with Michigan and federal officials, say the most recent test results show the level of lead in the city's water is dropping.
MILWAUKEE — Markus Howard had 22 points and Katin Reinhardt made four free throws in the final 29 seconds of overtime to help Marquette beat Seton Hall 89-86 on Wednesday night. The Golden Eagles (11-5, 2-2 Big East) took the lead for good at 79-78 on Howard’s pair of free throws with 3:57 left in
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CNN's Anderson Cooper and Kellyanne Conway, one of President-elect Donald Trump's top advisers, sparred over whether Trump was briefed on allegations that Russia acquired damaging information about him.
During the heated exchange Wednesday night, Conway denied that Trump had knowledge of a two-page report attached to a briefing on Russian cyberattcks that was prepared for President Barack Obama and Trump.
“A lot of print and electronic outlets were so reluctant... Читать дальше...
John McCain admitted on Wednesday that he committed treason against the United States out of hatred against President-elect Donald Trump. The ageing Senator revealed that he passed the fake Russian dossier claiming that Donald Trump was into “golden showers” over to the FBI in order to try and overturn his election win. Dailymail.co.uk reports: ‘I did what any citizen should do. I received sensitive information and handed it to the FBI,’ he told CNN – the network which broke the story that the document existed. Читать дальше...
VERMILLION, S.D. — Paul Miller scored 26 points, Dexter Werner drilled the game-winning free throws with five seconds left, and North Dakota State survived South Dakota State’s second-half comeback bid 70-69 on Wednesday night. North Dakota State (12-5, 4-0 Summit League) led 41-28 at the half and 55-47 with 10 minutes to play. Trey Dickerson
Canadian actor Tony Rosato, a veteran of sketch-comedy shows Saturday Night Live and SCTV, has died at the age of 62.
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has stressed that the recently circulated documents compromising US president-elect Donald Trump have nothing to do with the US Intelligence Community.
CARBONDALE, Ill. — DJ Clayton scored 13 points and Deontae Hawkins had 11 as Illinois State beat Southern Illinois 60-53 on Wednesday night to remain undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference. Paris Lee added 10 points for Illinois State (13-4, 5-0), which has won six straight and is tied with Wichita State (15-3, 5-0) atop
AMES, Iowa — Vionise Pierre-Louis had 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and No. 22 Oklahoma held off Iowa State 67-56 on Wednesday night. Gabbi Ortiz and Gioya Carter added 11 points apiece and Maddie Manning had 10 for the Sooners (13-4, 4-1 Big 12). Iowa State pulled within 57-55 on a jumper by
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — North Carolina didn’t play well defensively and had all kinds of trouble protecting a big lead. Still, for coach Roy Williams, doing just enough to win was good enough. Justin Jackson hit a huge 3-pointer with 1:03 left to help the 11th-ranked Tar Heels hold off Wake Forest 93-87 on Wednesday night,
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state set a course for a potentially serious confrontation with Beijing on Wednesday, saying China should be denied access to islands it has built in the contested South China Sea.
In comments expected to enrage Beijing, Rex Tillerson told his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that China's building of islands and putting military assets on those... Читать дальше...
Almost one year to the day that the Rams moved to Los Angeles, the Chargers now are planning to do the same. The Chargers plan to announce as early as Thursday that they are moving to Los Angeles, ending a 55-year stint with San Diego and returning to their birthplace, league sources said.? The Chargers played their inaugural season in Los Angeles in 1960 before moving to San Diego in 1961. The Chargers have notified NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and other league owners... Читать дальше...
AUSTIN, Texas — TCU snapped a 30-year, 14-game streak of futility Wednesday night. Vladimir Brodziansky scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 50 seconds remaining, to lead the Horned Frogs to a 64-61 victory over Texas, their first in Austin since 1987. The last time they won here, 70-54 on Feb. 18, 1987, all-Southwest
Beijing is focused on the labor market first, which is showing signs of improvement. That leaves it to pursue other problems.
Listen closely to those baboon calls — they may tell you a thing or two about human speech. Scientists who studied baboons’ wahoos, yaks, barks and other vocalizations have found evidence of five vowel-like sounds – a sign that the physical capacity for speech may have evolved over much longer...
Who are the Dodgers?
For the last couple of years, they were Clayton Kershaw, Adrian Gonzalez and a group of replaceable mercenaries. They were Andrew Friedman’s mad experiment, a statistically driven machine that made transactions with minimal regard for the human cost.
They were the team that...
Hope keeps alive the Lakers’ broadcasts that make it all the way to a little town called Citluk, part of wine country in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Ryan Kavanaugh, the founder and chief executive of Relativity Media, has been hit with a lawsuit by a former executive at the studio who accuses the once high-flying media executive of hiring him on false pretenses and then improperly firing him.
Читать дальше...STORRS, Conn. — Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee has left the Tigers to join Randy Edsall’s staff at Connecticut. The 33-year-old Lashlee agreed to a three-year contract with a base salary of $350,000 to be offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, UConn said Wednesday. He was making $600,000 a year at Auburn, where he spent the
The FBI’s latest release of Hillary Clinton emails make it clear that the former Secretary of State committed espionage against the United States. According Senior Judicial Analyst for Fox News, Judge Napolitano, both Congress and the FBI now have enough evidence against Clinton to resume pursuing criminal charges against her. Washingtontimes.com reports: On July 5, FBI Director James Comey announced publicly that the FBI would recommend against seeking an indictment of Mrs. Clinton for espionage ... Читать дальше...
Jenni Pulos is ready to give us the 4-1-1 on her pregnancy journey. Earlier today, the Flipping Out star announced on Instagram that she is expecting her second child with...