AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has abandoned an Obama-era challenge to a 2011 Texas voter ID law that is among the toughest in the nation. Civil rights groups are still contesting the Texas law in federal court,…
Civil rights groups are still contesting the Texas law in federal court, but without the muscle of the federal government behind them. A federal court found an estimated 600,000 registered voters could be disenfranchised by the law, and that some minorities lacking an acceptable identification could be forced to travel up to 250 miles round trip to obtain a state voter-ID certificate. The Obama Justice Department refused to allow for the Texas law under a section of the Voting Rights Act that required... Читать дальше...
Shares of Ross Stores Inc. fell late Tuesday after the retailer beat quarterly earnings expectations but said it remained "cautious" in the months ahead. Ross also said its board of directors authorized a two-year, $1.75 billion stock buyback program and a 19% increase in the company's quarterly dividend, to 16 cents a share. Ross said it earned $301 million, or 77 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, compared with $264 million, or 66 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales rose 8% to $3.5 billion in the quarter... Читать дальше...
A Holiday Inn in Rosedale, Queens, drew protesters in October for housing homeless people.
US authorities continue to cooperate with the Turkish government on the case of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen suspected by Ankara of masterminding the July 2016 coup attempt, US Department of Justice spokesperson told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Fires were deliberately set at three buildings associated with the U.S. federal government in the Virgin Islands early Tuesday, including one that destroyed a Navy recruiting office, authorities said.
Kite Pharma says experimental therapy is effective against certain cancers.
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn’s quarterback competition during the spring will likely be minus injured incumbent Sean White, which means coach Gus Malzahn expects the battle to continue until fall camp. The Tigers came into spring practice starting Tuesday with new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey divvying snaps among five quarterbacks, including former Baylor starter Jarrett Stidham.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Austin Peay senior Tearra Banks has been voted the Ohio Valley Conference player of the year, and regular season champ Belmont has taken two awards with Cameron Newbauer named the league’s coach of the year and center Sally McCabe the defensive player of the year. Banks notched 17 double-doubles this season for
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Читать дальше...BRENWOOD, Tenn. — Belmont senior forward Evan Bradds has repeated as the Ohio Valley Conference’s player of the year after leading Division I in field goal percentage for a second straight season. A career 67.4 percent shooter, currently the OVC record, Bradds won the award announced Tuesday as voted on by the league’s coaches and
Destinations such as Capri and Japan are inspiring the designers behind spring's bold fashion
NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York zijn dinsdag met verlies gesloten. In afwachting van de speech van Donald Trump in het Amerikaanse Congres, later op de dag, kwam daarmee een einde aan de opzienbarende recordreeks van de Dow Jones. Die index van dertig toonaangevende fondsen eindigde de voorgaande twaalf handelsdagen onafgebroken op de hoogste slotstand ooit.
BARCELONA, Spain — Remember all those crazed Pokemon Go seekers that roamed our city streets, crowded our public parks or ventured into rural areas in search of virtual-reality pocket monsters popping up on their smartphones? It seems like ages ago, but it was only last summer that the game developed by the San Francisco-based company
Salesforce.com Inc. beat earnings expectations in the fiscal fourth quarter and raised its revenue guidance for the year Tuesday, briefly sending shares near record levels in after-hours trading. The cloud-software giant reported a loss of $51.4 million, or 7 cents a share, on revenue of $2.29 billion in the final quarter of its 2017 fiscal year. After adjusting for stock-based compensation and other effects, Salesforce claimed profit of 28 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet expected adjusted... Читать дальше...
It's back to Square One. Or should we say, Triangle One.
The Lagos state ministry of transport has said that there is no plan to ban yellow buses popularly known as Danfo but to upgrade them to international standard.
AP sports columnist Tim Dahlberg and a global team of reporters won story of the year honors for coverage of Muhammad Ali's death and funeral in the annual contest for AP staffers judged by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
AP sports columnist Tim Dahlberg and a global team of reporters won story of the year honors for coverage of Muhammad Ali's death and funeral in the annual contest for AP staffers judged by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
AP sports columnist Tim Dahlberg and a global team of reporters won story of the year honors for coverage of Muhammad Ali's death and funeral in the annual contest for AP staffers judged by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
AP sports columnist Tim Dahlberg and a global team of reporters won story of the year honors for coverage of Muhammad Ali's death and funeral in the annual contest for AP staffers judged by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
An Ohio man has been charged with felony assault after dragging a cop during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Читать дальше...Public betting support has come in waves on Duke. At the beginning of the season, the Blue Devils were taking loads of action every game. ...
President Donald Trump makes his first speech to Congress on Tuesday night. Here's what experts are looking for.