Politics

September 13, 2020
‘We HOPE THEY DIE’: Blocking emergency room and wishing death on ambushed officers may be final straw in BLM’s PR suicide

Black Lives Matter may finally have found its bridge too far – the point of absurdity and overreaching vileness that finally destroys support for the “Marxist” political movement in all...

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September 13, 2020
Dull ‘Dagger’: Another collapse costs Lions their opener

If the Detroit Lions' first game was any indication, their “Dagger Time” mantra could use some sharpening. For a second consecutive season, the Lions blew a big fourth-quarter lead in...

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September 13, 2020
Dull ‘Dagger’: Another collapse costs Lions their opener

If the Detroit Lions' first game was any indication, their “Dagger Time” mantra could use some sharpening. For a second consecutive season, the Lions blew a big fourth-quarter lead in...

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September 13, 2020
Dull ‘Dagger’: Another collapse costs Lions their opener

If the Detroit Lions' first game was any indication, their “Dagger Time” mantra could use some sharpening. For a second consecutive season, the Lions blew a big fourth-quarter lead in...

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September 13, 2020
Dull ‘Dagger’: Another collapse costs Lions their opener

If the Detroit Lions' first game was any indication, their “Dagger Time” mantra could use some sharpening. For a second consecutive season, the Lions blew a big fourth-quarter lead in...

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September 13, 2020
Missouri spends $1.3M defending marijuana permit decisions

Missouri regulators have spent $1.3 million to defend themselves in court against a wave of lawsuits filed by businesses that were denied medical marijuana business licenses. Businesses that didn't receive...

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September 13, 2020
Missouri spends $1.3M defending marijuana permit decisions

Missouri regulators have spent $1.3 million to defend themselves in court against a wave of lawsuits filed by businesses that were denied medical marijuana business licenses. Businesses that didn't receive...

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September 13, 2020
Washington gets 8 sacks, rallies for 27-17 win over Eagles

The Washington Football Team played like a group of guys determined to make a name for themselves. Peyton Barber ran for two touchdowns and Dwayne Haskins rallied Washington from a...

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September 13, 2020
Perfume brand says cutting Black actor from ad was misstep

British perfume brand Jo Malone has apologized to Black actor John Boyega of “Star Wars” fame after cutting him out of the Chinese version of a cologne commercial he helped...

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September 13, 2020
Average US gas price edges up 2 pennies to $2.26 per gallon

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline edged up about 2 cents over the past two weeks to $2.26 per gallon. That's 37 cents below the average pump price from...

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September 13, 2020
NCAA seeks to dismiss college athletes’ federal lawsuit

The NCAA is seeking to dismiss a federal lawsuit by two college athletes that seeks to prevent the association from limiting compensation athletes can make from their names, images and...

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September 13, 2020
North American box office muted; ‘Mulan’ fizzles in China

Moviegoing audiences in North America are not rushing back to the theater just yet and “Mulan” is also faltering in its China release as the global box office slowly comes...

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September 13, 2020
Many Wichita bars ignoring local coronavirus curfew order

Several Wichita bars and nightclubs have been ignoring the city's 11 p.m. coronavirus curfew, with one owner saying he has to do it for his business to survive. City and...

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September 13, 2020
Some Chicago schools are struggling with remote attendance

Chicago schools reported roughly 84% citywide attendance for the first day of remote classes, but some schools had fewer than half of students log in. Attendance increased citywide over the...

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September 13, 2020
The Left’s extreme behavior is solidifying support for Trump; it’s as if BLM has been invented by the Republicans

Many people who previously would have never considered voting for Donald Trump will now do so due to the excesses of the social justice brigade. The Left's failure to understand...

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September 13, 2020
Bernie Sanders: Biden win in November is no ‘slam dunk’

Bernie Sanders is warning that if onetime rival Joe Biden doesn't do more to promote his policies and reach out to Latino voters, the Democratic presidential nominee is at risk...

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September 13, 2020
Black-owned franchise of wineries opens first Ky location

There's nothing like it in Elizabethtown. That's what everyone kept telling Charlie Watkins when he began searching for places for the franchisee location of Waters Edge Wineries he signed on...

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September 13, 2020
State orders reroute of part of natural gas pipeline

State environmental authorities have ordered Sunoco to reroute a portion of its Marine East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline in southeastern Pennsylvania following last month's spill of more than 8,000...

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September 13, 2020
Disney’s toxic strategy for Star Wars? It’s all about lying, failing & then attacking the fans of the movies

Lucasfilm's modus operandi of lying to fans and then attacking them for being upset over the lies has been going on since Kathleen Kennedy took over in 2012. Can Star...

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September 13, 2020
Disney’s toxic strategy for Star Wars? It’s all about lying, failing & then attacking the fans of the movies

Lucasfilm's modus operandi of lying to fans and then attacking them for being upset over the lies has been going on since Kathleen Kennedy took over in 2012. Can Star...

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September 13, 2020
Asia Today: India cases climb to 4.75M as recovery improves

India has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new coronavirus cases, driving the country's overall tally to 4.75 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 1,114 deaths in the...

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September 13, 2020
Former UK leaders unite to slam Boris Johnson on Brexit plan

Two former British prime ministers who played crucial roles in bringing peace to Northern Ireland joined forces Sunday to urge lawmakers to reject government plans to override the Brexit deal...

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September 13, 2020
Former UK leaders unite to slam Boris Johnson on Brexit plan

Two former British prime ministers who played crucial roles in bringing peace to Northern Ireland joined forces Sunday to urge lawmakers to reject government plans to override the Brexit deal...

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September 13, 2020
Microsoft rejected as TikTok US buyer. Will Oracle become ‘trusted tech partner’?

Microsoft said Sunday that its offer to buy TikTok's U.S. operations had been rejected, one week before the Trump administration plans to ban the social video app if it continues...

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September 13, 2020
Ex-diplomat Darroch astounded by UK plan to break Brexit law

Kim Darroch is astonished. Britain's former U.S. ambassador, whose career ended abruptly when his frank views on President Donald Trump were leaked, spent 40 years as a diplomat. But he...

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September 13, 2020
Women hope to ‘diversify the lineup’ for Black surfers

From the deck of her parents' boat in Tampa Bay, GiGi Lucas grew up watching orange sherbet sunsets and the nautical wonders of the ocean. Lucas always loved being in...

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September 13, 2020
How the pandemic changed the way South Florida does business

It has been months since we all locked ourselves in our homes to escape the coronavirus, but it has become clear that we've learned a new way to live and...

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September 13, 2020
The Latest: India’s cases rise to 4.75M with another spike

NEW DELHI — India has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new confirmed coronavirus cases, driving the country's overall tally to 4.75 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported...

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September 13, 2020
The Latest: India’s cases rise to 4.75M with another spike

NEW DELHI — India has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new confirmed coronavirus cases, driving the country's overall tally to 4.75 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported...

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September 13, 2020
In rural North Carolina, many wait for internet service

Inside her home off a gravel road in the Prospect Hill community of Caswell County, Liz Mason tries uploading a photograph of tomatoes. Then, she waits. Seconds turn to minutes....

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September 13, 2020
Couple makes fresh start on family farm in Chickasaw County

He was a teacher, and she worked in retail – then Schuyler and Jane Oliver Dickson moved to rural Chickasaw County to start afresh in pursuit of a healthy life,...

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September 12, 2020
Is America heading for a race war? Unless Democrats stop protecting criminals, it is inevitable

Is the US really a land teeming with ‘white supremacists', or are malicious forces working to crowbar the racial divide for their own ulterior motives? Whatever the case, America needs...

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September 12, 2020
Harshmallow: Virus prompts pause for Peeps holiday treats

Peeps treats are going on hiatus for several months — another consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. Just Born Quality Confections said it won't be producing the popular marshmallow sweets for...

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September 12, 2020
Officials: Parking deck in Atlanta experiences 2nd collapse

A parking deck under construction in Atlanta has collapsed for a second time in as many days. Atlanta Fire Rescue said Saturday that fire units were deployed to the building...

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September 12, 2020
Officials: Parking deck in Atlanta experiences 2nd collapse

A parking deck under construction in Atlanta has collapsed for a second time in as many days. Atlanta Fire Rescue said Saturday that fire units were deployed to the building...

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September 12, 2020
Trump’s virus debate: Project strength or level with public

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt. “Men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour'” — British Prime Minister Winston Churchill....

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September 12, 2020
Trump’s virus debate: Project strength or level with public

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt. “Men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour'” — British Prime Minister Winston Churchill....

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September 12, 2020
WR Cooper Kupp reaches 3-year extension with LA Rams

Receiver Cooper Kupp has agreed to a three-year contract extension through 2023 with the Los Angeles Rams. Neither the team nor Kupp's management immediately disclosed the financial terms of the...

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September 12, 2020
Oxford, AstraZeneca to resume coronavirus vaccine trial

Oxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a patient...

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September 12, 2020
Mississippi subpoenas AT&T for records on $300M project

The state of Mississippi is asking multinational telecommunications conglomerate AT&T provide records of the work it promised to do to expand broadband access in the state after the Public Service...

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