Keelyn Peacock dreamed about the day she would get to put her signature on a national letter of intent to play Division I women's soccer, but the Stillwater senior never envisioned that special moment being the lone athletic highlight of her final ye… - 11 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 1:09am -
In New York's 22nd Congressional District, an astonishingly close rematch between U.S. Rep. Antony Brindisi, D-Utica, and former Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, is still undecided.On Monday, what were supposed to be final vote tallies submitte… - 12 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:38pm -
The Clifton Park native led Siena, his alma mater, to its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season title in a decade. He won 20 games, including the last 10, before the league tournament was canceled due to coronavirus.“What makes… - 13 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:20pm -
While the Champlain Hudson Power Express from Canada to New York City is proposed to run largely under the Hudson River, a group of communities along the river want it above ground near their towns and cities so as to avoid disturbing drinking water… - 13 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 10:46pm -
The on-again, off-again Capital Region women's basketball rivalry is back on again.The University at Albany released a revised four-game nonconference schedule, which concludes Wednesday, Dec. 23, with a game against Siena College at SEFCU Arena. - 15 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 9:16pm -
James Vail, 21, will serve four years in state prison after admitting Tuesday that he threw a brick that injured a police officer during a violent melee that took place after a peaceful May 30 Black Lives Matter protest in Albany. - 15 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 8:37pm -
The chief of staff to Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie and her husband lived a lavish lifestyle that federal prosecutors said was funded by drug trafficking and included large expenditures on designer clothing and accessories as well as $9,000 in hai… - 17 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:37pm -
Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned Wednesday he could not guarantee he would strike a trade deal with Britain, diplomats said, and the next few days will be crucial. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:52am -
Some Iranian children are finding virtual school harder than others. Photos have recently emerged on social media of children in rural areas who literally have to climb a mountain every day to find an internet connection strong enough so that they ca… - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 10:00am -
President Emmanuel Macron will seek to revive a French initiative on Lebanon when he hosts an international aid conference on Wednesday, but with the country’s fractious political class bickering, hopes of a breakthrough appear slim. - 2 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 9:41am -
Leading Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was jailed alongside two other young activists on Wednesday for taking part in last year’s huge democracy protests as the crackdown on Beijing's critics gathers pace. - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:15am -
Britain on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use as it announced a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug from next week. - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:49am -
A 14-step chunk of the Eiffel Tower's spiral staircase was sold for 274,475 euros ($328,427) in Paris on Tuesday, nearly 10 times the guide price, auction house Artcurial said. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:59am -
A woman in Sweden suspected of holding her son captive inside their apartment for decades has been arrested, police said on Tuesday, with reports claiming the man was found undernourished with infected sores on his body and almost no teeth. - 5 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 6:31am -
Israel's Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday his party will vote for an opposition bill to dissolve parliament, a move that could force a fourth election in under two years. - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 4:28am -
A music producer for Ugandan pop star and presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been wounded in the mouth by a rubber bullet during clashes between security personnel and Wine's supporters, a spokesman for his party and police said on Tuesday. - 8 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 3:40am -
The US attorney general rejected Republican claims of significant voter fraud in the presidential election on Tuesday, adding to the pressure on President Donald Trump to give up his quixotic effort to overturn Joe Biden's clear victory. - 10 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 1:53am -
Paul Rochon, Finance Canada’s highest-ranking bureaucrat for the past six and a half years, announced internally on Tuesday that he would be stepping down from the… - 12 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 12:15am -
OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti told MPs on Tuesday that he’s skeptical amendments are needed to protect “good faith conversations” about a person’s… - 13 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 10:29pm -
A New York Times report indicates that Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has spoken with Trump about giving him a pre-emptive pardon bef… - 15 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 8:56pm -
Two weeks after a mysterious monolith appeared and then vanished in the remote Utah desert, local media have reported another monolith unexplainably materializing halfway across the world — only to vanish again a few days later.… - 15 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 8:28pm -
Since the COVID-19 pandemic first sent provinces into lockdown, millions of Canadians have begun to work from home. For many, there’s no return to the office in sig… - 18 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:07pm -
A Trump campaign lawyer said on a radio show that the president’s former director of cybersecurity should be killed for his view that there was no election fraud.… - 19 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 5:02pm -
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta was among the provinces that seemed ready to face the challenge head on, and in many ways, that’s what happened at first.… - 20 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 4:16pm -
Want to put a punny name to your own brand of tequila? Better make sure it doesn’t alter the word ‘tequila’, Mexico’s government warned after it successfully blocked Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to name his own novelty liquor ‘Teslaquil… - 20 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 4:14pm -
TODAY’S WORD — DUNGEONS (DUNGEONS: DUN-jens: Dark, often underground chambers or cells.) Average mark 25 words Time limit 30 minutes Can you find 34 or more words in DUNGEONS? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S WORD — INVISIBLE… - 57 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:00am -
Wendy, my club’s feminist, had won in the day’s penny game. Cy the Cynic had been the big loser. As today’s South, Cy held a hand with a quartet of queens. When North opened 1NT, Cy boldly bid four spades. Wendy, West, led a heart, and Cy took… - 57 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:00am -
The new law requires all developers to submit building applications that will design and build without any natural gas infrastructure. - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 8:14am -
Sarah Fuller had one message for young women Tuesday when she spoke to CNN's Anderson Cooper: "You can't expect it to be easy. It's never going to be a straight shot." - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:40am -
One source said the president feels embattled and the conversations are within that context, not because he believes anyone did anything illegal. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:33am -
The vaccine has been authorized far quicker than any other in history, its lightning development outpacing the traditional timeline of 15-20 years. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:28am -
The original goal was $40,000. The total raised so far stands at $40,500 and that does not include online donations made through Facebook. - 10 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 1:46am -
Investigators said a shootout erupted when the supposed sellers didn't hand over the weapons. A resident held two suspects at gunpoint until authorities arrived. - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:13am -
Stacey Robinault last spoke with her daughter on Thanksgiving. They were talking about their plans for Christmas. Two days later, Alexis Sharkey was found dead. - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 4:47am -
The city is considering a one-time, $1,200 payment for up to 23,750 Houstonians struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. - 8 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 4:13am -
Cases of coronavirus are steadily rising in Harris County and the city of Houston and doctors worry Christmas could cause another spike. - 8 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 4:07am -
Here's a list of free, COVID-19 testing sites in Houston, along with Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, Galveston and Chambers counties. - 9 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 2:35am -
As winter approaches, local groups are trying to find ways to help homeless people find shelter from the cold while slowing the spread of COVID-19. - 10 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 1:55am -
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Centre over its claim of doubling farmers'' income and alleged that their income has in fact "halved" under the ''suit-boot sarkar'', while that... - 31 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:26am -
Professional wrestler Dilip Singh Rana aka The Great Khali has become the latest star from the entertainment world to have supported thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana, who have been camping... - 34 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:23am -
The Shiv Sena has asked the Centre to take steps to stop the use of loudspeakers in mosques to curb noise pollution. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece "Saamana" said the issue is of noise pollution and... - 39 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:18am -
The farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws will not relent on their demands, Rashtriya Lok Dal vice president Jayant Chaudhary said today and assured his party's support to the ongoing... - 41 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:16am -
The coronavirus vaccine developed by American pharma giant Pfizer, which was today cleared by the United Kingdom and will be rolled out to the public early next week, is unlikely to be available in... - 46 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:11am -
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for COVID-19 in Karnataka has said the second wave of the pandemic is expected in early 2021 and has made a slew of recommendations including banning public... - 47 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:10am -
As Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Mumbai to list the Lucknow Municipal Corporation bonds on Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Maharashtra Cabinet minister Nawab Malik asserted... - 57 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:00am -
A former High Court judge, CS Karnan, was arrested today over offensive comments he allegedly made against woman judges and wives of judges, which were posted on YouTube. - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:39am -
Veteran BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar which has been necessitated by the death of Union minister Ram Vilas... - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:38am -
The Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that "shocking findings" have emerged in the investigation so far in the case in which Kerala-based scribe Siddique Kappan was arrested... - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:37am -
D.C.-area officials say the next federal coronavirus relief bill must include public transportation funds to help bail out Metro from a budget deficit of nearly $495 million for operations next year. "Funding [it] shouldn't be political," Jeffrey McK… - 12 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:49pm -
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that the state is looking to recruit up to 2,000 more health care workers to help address the surge in coronavirus hospitalizations. "The current surge is not only increasing the burden on our health care s… - 13 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:16pm -
A biotech company in Gaithersburg, Maryland, says it has fully enrolled two of its three planned late-stage trials for its experimental coronavirus vaccine and has administered doses to more than 20,000 participants. Novavax on Monday said it has enr… - 16 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 7:31pm -
Metro's 2021 budget proposal includes closing 19 train stations, no weekend rides and ending service at 9 p.m., according to local news outlet reports. Reeling from the pandemic, the regional transit agency is facing a nearly $500 million deficit, WT… - 22 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 1:34pm -
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she believes outgoing Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham "did his job" to fight racism. The mayor's comment came in response to a question about statements made last week by D.C. Council members regardin… - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 6:52pm -
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday urged residents to get tested for the coronavirus and limit their activities if they traveled outside the city to celebrate Thanksgiving last week. "We also want to remind any resident who didn't follow our advice a… - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 5:51pm -
A D.C. homicide detective and his wife were found dead Friday in an apparent murder-suicide, according to authorities. Charles County Sheriff's Office detectives say evidence shows Detective Timothy Eugene Francis, 50, died after being shot by his wi… - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 2:30pm -
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Classes have been canceled for students in a Maryland school district that is the victim of a ransomware attack. Baltimore County Public Schools said Saturday that it will be closed for students on Monday and Tuesday next week so… - 4 days ago 28 Nov 20, 10:14pm -
WALDORF, Md. (AP) — A Maryland woman fatally shot her police officer husband and then killed herself, authorities said. The Charles County Sheriff's Office said that police found two people dead inside their home in Waldorf on Friday. Police said t… - 4 days ago 28 Nov 20, 10:08pm -
A pro-gun rights caravan is coming to the Virginia state Capitol in January because organizers say the time slot to host their annual Lobby Day rally — which drew thousands last year — was taken by gun control advocates. The Virginia Citizens Def… - 5 days ago 27 Nov 20, 9:32pm -
Maryland State Police say no charges or arrests were made Thursday evening when troopers were deployed statewide by Gov. Larry Hogan to help crack down on coronavirus restriction violations. The agency said in a press release Friday that troopers "ha… - 5 days ago 27 Nov 20, 6:43pm -
Women have secured the top police positions — and a place in history — in three Maryland counties for the first time ever. Anne Arundel County is set next month to welcome Amal Awad as the new police chief. She will be the first woman to be a per… - 5 days ago 27 Nov 20, 12:34am -
Quickly recovering from surprise, D.C. lawmakers are already compiling a wish list of qualities for a candidate to replace Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham, who is leaving the District to lead the Prince William County Police Department. At le… - 7 days ago 25 Nov 20, 10:32pm -
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has expressed surprise over the resignation of Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham, who is leaving the District to become the top cop of Prince William County's police force. "I am as surprised as everyone els… - 7 days ago 25 Nov 20, 1:58pm -
The coronavirus pandemic may be crimping some people's holiday plans, but it's not stopping nonprofits and businesses from giving back to the community. On Tuesday, Safeway and Events DC kicked off the 21st annual Feast of Sharing, offering 5,000 Tha… - 7 days ago 25 Nov 20, 2:39am -
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Braband announced Tuesday that select elementary students will not return to school in-person on Dec. 1 as planned. "As we see COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise in our community, we must cont… - 8 days ago 24 Nov 20, 8:40pm -
Indoor gatherings in Montgomery County will be limited to 10 people starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to new coronavirus restrictions issued by the county's health officer. "Contact tracing data indicates that family and group gatherings are wher… - 8 days ago 24 Nov 20, 6:55pm -
A new D.C. auditor's report shows that the coronavirus pandemic has hit hardest in the city's most vulnerable wards. "This analysis indicates a disproportional impact (by population) on Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8, the same wards with the highest proportion… - 8 days ago 24 Nov 20, 5:43pm -
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared Monday that Americans have no "constitutional right" to go maskless during the coronavirus pandemic. "It's sort of like saying I have a constitutional right to drive drunk, I have a constitutional right to not wear… - 8 days ago 24 Nov 20, 3:05pm -
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday disputed a Washington Post report that his administration spent $9.46 million on 500,000 faulty coronavirus tests from South Korea earlier this year. "There have been no faulty or failed Korean tests," according to… - 9 days ago 23 Nov 20, 8:17pm -
It's already December, and "people are making their Christmas lists — for example, Rudy Giuliani is asking Trump for a pardon," Jimmy Fallon said on Tuesday's Tonight Show. "I'm actually not kidding," he clarified. "It's not a great sign when your… - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:55am -
While Americans awaited the result of the 2020 presidential election with glib accusations about the collapse of civilization, half a world away the people of the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia experienced it.On November 4, security forces taki… - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:50am -
Control of the United States Senate hinges on two January 5 runoff elections in Georgia, where incumbent Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are facing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock respectively. Most immediately, the race is a co… - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:50am -
Mid-morning on Election Day, a Cambodian restaurant near my house boarded up its windows. So did other businesses in cities around the country. Chicago had snowplows and salt trucks standing ready for use as barricades. "Coming off of the summer, se… - 1 hour ago 2 Dec 20, 10:45am -
Britain's medicine and health-care regulator, the MHRA, gave emergency approval Wednesday for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech, making the U.K. the first country to green-light the promising vaccine for mass rollout. Britain has alre… - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:59am -
Attorney General William Barr revealed Tuesday that he had secretly given U.S. Attorney John Durham special counsel status in October, explaining that the designation assured Durham and his team "that they could complete their work, without regard t… - 4 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 7:36am -
President Trump threatened to veto a $740 billion defense spending bill if it doesn't repeal Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, an unrelated provision that grants broad legal immunity to social media and other internet sites. Unless… - 6 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 5:58am -
The U.S. was investigating a potential "bribery-for-pardon" scheme in involving a federal convict, two intermediaries, and White House officials as recently as August, a federal judge in Washington revealed in a court filing Tuesday.The 18-page doc… - 7 hours ago 2 Dec 20, 4:56am -
It's official: Salesforce has unveiled plans to acquire Slack in a $27.7 billion deal.The company on Tuesday announced the Slack acquisition, the biggest deal since Salesforce's founding, The New York Times reported. The news came after The Wall St… - 13 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:23pm -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will advise health-care workers and long-term care facility residents receive COVID-19 vaccinations first, if and when Food and Drug Administration approval is granted.The decision was reached by the A… - 13 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 10:55pm -
President Trump's campaign lawyers have an unexpected new enemy.Attorney General William Barr took a surprising step away from Trump on Tuesday, telling The Associated Press the Justice Department has so far not found any major instances of voter f… - 14 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 10:12pm -
A few hours after a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a $908 billion coronavirus relief bill proposal Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) circulated his own plan among Republican lawmakers. Several news organizations obtained… - 14 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 9:54pm -
Attorney General William Barr announced Tuesday he has appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham, who was previously tasked with investigating the 2016 Russia probe's origins, as special counsel.Barr told The Associated Press that he appointed Durham as… - 14 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 9:46pm -
1. Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page shared with his fans on Tuesday that he is transgender. "I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life," he wrote, adding that "the more I hold myself close and fully embrac… - 14 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 9:30pm -
One of Georgia's top election officials has a harsh message for President Trump and his continued conspiracy theorizing.Trump has yet to acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden won Georgia and the whole presidential election a month ago, preferring… - 14 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 9:28pm -
Attorney General William Barr is the latest ally of President Trump to refute his allegations of widespread voter fraud, The Associated Press reports.In an interview with AP, Barr said the Justice Department, to date, has "not seen fraud on a scale… - 16 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 8:01pm -
Justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reportedly sounded "deeply skeptical" over prosecutors' arguments during a Tuesday hearing on Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction.The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday after Cosby's att… - 16 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 7:45pm -
President Trump's Pentagon purge is marching on.On Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesperson announced Christopher Maier, who led the Defense Department's Defeat ISIS Task Force, had resigned. But as three people briefed on the matter tell The New York Time… - 17 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 7:10pm -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) won't be leading the Treasury Department for the incoming Biden administration, but that doesn't mean she hasn't played a role in crafting the department's new look.President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, while introdu… - 17 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 7:09pm -
In a USA Today op-ed published Tuesday, Ben Crump, the lawyer for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many more Black people killed by police, outlined who he'd like to see lead the Biden justice department. And he put a familiar face… - 17 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:34pm -
Actor Elliot Page has come out as transgender in a powerful statement, speaking out against anti-trans discrimination and reflecting on the "remarkable" feeling of being able to "pursue my authentic self."Page, the Juno and The Umbrella Academy sta… - 17 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 6:32pm -
Republicans are already signaling they won't vote to confirm Neera Tanden, President-elect Joe Biden's choice to run the Office of Management and Budget, next year — and some have even cast doubt on whether she'll receive a committee hearing. One… - 18 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 5:34pm -
'Tis the season to cancel your holiday get-togethers — and send that message in a Christmas card to the White House as well.Even though the deadly, contagious coronavirus is still spreading unchecked across the country, the White House is still e… - 19 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 5:02pm -
A bipartisan group of centrist lawmakers — including Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) — are pushing a $908 billion stimulus plan that… - 19 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 4:31pm -
1. Santa Claus can be a controversial figure. Parents of young kids who celebrate Christmas have different approaches to the whole St. Nicholas thing: Some go all in on the charade, while others choose to opt out of the theatrics entirely. Meghan Mor… - 19 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 4:30pm -
Rudy Giuliani has reportedly discussed with President Trump the idea of receiving a potential "pre-emptive pardon" prior to the end of his term in office.Giuliani, Trump's lawyer who has sought to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential elec… - 20 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 4:25pm -
The United States' network of 3,900 air monitoring devices across the country routinely miss "major toxic releases and day-to-day pollution dangers," Reuters reports after examining data from the Environmental Protection Agency.The air monitoring s… - 20 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 3:36pm -
Facebook's "Supreme Court" has officially picked its first cases.The Facebook Oversight Board, an independent body launched this year to review appeals of Facebook's content moderation decisions, on Tuesday announced it has chosen six cases, USA To… - 21 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 3:21pm -
President Trump is once again expressing his disappointment with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R).After saying over the weekend that he was "ashamed" he endorsed Kemp, Trump accused him of not doing enough to guarantee Georgia's 2020 election for Republ… - 21 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 3:07pm -
There has been something keenly unnerving about the weeks since the presidential election — and not just because of Donald Trump's refusal to concede and hapless (and still ongoing) attempts to reverse its results. What's discomforting is that all… - 22 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 2:22pm -
The former U.S. cybersecurity official ousted after debunking voter fraud claims has responded to "dangerous" comments from a lawyer for President Trump's campaign, who called for him to be "taken out at dawn and shot."Joe diGenova, a Trump campaig… - 22 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 1:35pm -
1. U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday but still finished November with massive gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 0.9 percent on Monday, but still gained 12 percent in November, its best month since January 1987. The S&P 500 fell by 0.… - 23 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 12:39pm -
Georgia's 5th Congressional District is holding a runoff election Tuesday in which two Democrats are vying for the chance to serve a month in Congress, before handing the seat off to Nikema Williams, the Democratic state senator who won the seat Nov… - 23 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 12:28pm -
1. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. reached a record 96,039 on Monday, CNN reported, citing the Covid Tracking Project. Several states are responding to spiking coronavirus cases with new restrictions. California Gov. Gavin… - 24 hours ago 1 Dec 20, 11:58am -
Monday's Late Show was all Stephen Colbert's interview last week with former President Barack Obama, and Obama took his share of needling.Many Americans missed Obama during President Trump's tenure, Colbert included, he said. "Did you miss you? D… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 11:17am -
The shape of a future Biden administration is slowly coming into view along with a few of the president-elect's Cabinet picks. Thus far, the selections are exactly what one might have expected from a D.C. lifer like Biden — namely, other D.C. life… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 10:55am -
Today is Giving Tuesday. Or perhaps more accurately, it is roughly the 260th Giving Tuesday of the year. Between the coronavirus pandemic, the summer's Black Lives Matter protests, and the election season, Americans have been opening their wallets f… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 10:55am -
In January of 2017, a few days before the inauguration of Donald Trump, Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan wrote a piece warning of a "hellscape of lies and distorted reality" awaiting journalists covering the new president. She was,… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 10:50am -
"On Sunday morning, President Trump did his first post-election TV interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News — it lasted 46 minutes, and I'm getting the sense he's not quite over the election," Jimmy Fallon deadpanned on Monday's Tonight Show. "I… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 9:35am -
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) suggested Monday that he might oppose President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary because Biden's Cabinet picks are "a bunch of corporate liberals and warmongers." Over the summer, The Bulwar… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 7:43am -
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is on President-elect Joe Biden's list of potential candidates to serve as his transportation secretary, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. There are several people under consideration, the… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 7:02am -
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris got their first look Monday at the top-secret President's Daily Brief since winning the 2020 election. President Trump had delayed Biden's access to the PDB, the intelligence community… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 6:04am -
When Jeff Gerson learned how many people provided care to him while he was hospitalized with the coronavirus, the Manhattan resident knew he had to thank each and every one of them.Gerson was admitted to NYU Langone Tisch Hospital in mid-March, whe… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 6:00am -
President-elect Joe Biden has seen a 6 percentage point jump in his favorability rating since the Nov. 3 election, with 55 percent of U.S. adults viewing him favorably, Gallup reported Monday. President Trump, whose Gallup favorability rating peaked… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 5:12am -
Since Election Day, President Trump's political operation has raised more than $150 million, with much of the money coming from small-time donors who tend to get fired up when they believe Trump is under attack, people with knowledge of the matter t… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 4:44am -
Canada unveiled a $77 billion economic relief package on Monday, with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland saying it is the country's largest "since the Second World War."The package provides help to industries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, l… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 2:47am -
Dr. Scott Atlas, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force known for going against public health experts and pushing for herd immunity, submitted his resignation letter to President Trump on Monday, Fox News reports.During his tenure, Atla… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 1:42am -
Following the conclusion of a recount, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Monday certified President-elect Joe Biden's win in the state.The recount of ballots cast in the state's two largest counties was requested by President Trump's campaign, and r… - 1 day ago 1 Dec 20, 12:34am -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned on Monday that if the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to quickly rise, projections show the state's intensive care units could reach capacity by mid-December.Because of the risk of overwhelming… - 1 day ago 30 Nov 20, 11:57pm -
Facebook's ban on anti-vaccination groups may be too little, too late when it comes to encouraging vaccinations for COVID-19.First banning anti-vaccination ads on its platform in October, Facebook took another step last week as it removed the bigge… - 2 days ago 30 Nov 20, 10:44pm -
PARIS, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 2020 festive season, Maison Martell is renewing its Martell Exclusives initiative, bringing together an international trio of creative talents to reinterpret three emblematic products as part of a limited-e… - 17 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:40am -
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Captiv8, the largest AI powered, end-to-end influencer marketing software and analytics platform, worked with Nielsen, a global leader in measurement and data analytics, to launch the first ever Nielsen Inf… - 24 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:33am -
RENO, Nev., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Itronics Inc. (OTC: ITRO), an emerging "Cleantech Materials" growth Company that manufactures GOLD'n GRO Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers and produces silver, zinc, and critical minerals recovered from industrial an… - 27 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:30am -
CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report "More Electric Aircraft Market by End User (Civil, Military), Aircraft System, Component, Application (Power Generation, Power Distribution, Power Conversion, Energy St… - 27 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:30am -
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonate announced today its selection by JTC Group (LON:JTC) to allow faster, accurate extraction of financial data for institutional fund and private wealth clientele, broadening access to diverse sou… - 27 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:30am -
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today introduced the Xgig® Protocol Exerciser for the 5P16 Platform for protocol traffic validation and performance evaluation. Together with the recently int… - 27 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:30am -
CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HITEC announces the 2020 Hall of Fame recipients. Inductees will be recognized with this prestigious award during the HITEC Awards Celebration on December 8. Recognizing Hispanic technology leaders who have achie… - 40 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:17am -
TAIPEI, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) organized an international pitching event for series selected in Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP) on November 19th to potential local and international buyers.… - 49 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:08am -
HELSINKI, 2 de diciembre de 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Valo ha lanzado su completo kit de herramientas de trabajo digitales en Microsoft 365, SharePoint y Microsoft Teams. Basándose en su cartera existente de herramientas de trabajo digitales, que incluye… - 50 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:07am -
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond building homes, Taylor Morrison (NYSE:TMHC) is committed to cultivating communities. For the fourth consecutive holiday season, the nation's fifth largest homebuilder and developer, asked team me… - 50 mins ago 2 Dec 20, 11:07am -