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July 6, 2020

NHL, NHLPA agree on protocols, inch closer to resuming season

July 6, 2020 Comments Off

Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck skates during a voluntary workout at PNC Arena last Wednesday. Carolina resumed on-ice workouts last Tuesday in preparation for their planned five-game play-in series against the New York Rangers. (Photo courtesy of the Carolina Hurricanes) The

Jimmie Johnson, knocked out of Brickyard after contracting COVID-19, copes at home

July 4, 2020 Comments Off on Jimmie Johnson, knocked out of Brickyard after contracting COVID-19, copes at home

Seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson, pictured in February, tested positive for COVID-19 and will not race in Sunday’s Brickyard 400. (John Raoux / AP Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson and his family took every precaution to avoid the coronavirus. They washed
Utah GOP governor’s race still tight between Cox, Huntsman

July 4, 2020 Comments Off on Utah GOP governor’s race still tight between Cox, Huntsman

Jon Huntsman reacts after seeing the first results in the GOP primary race for governor at his headquarters, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The hotly contested four-way GOP primary in the race for Utah governor ended Tuesday, but no winner was
US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghan war

July 3, 2020 Comments Off on US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghan war

FILE – In this March 9, 2020 file photo, Washington’s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, attends Ashraf Ghani’s inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. According to a statement released Thursday, July 2, 2020, by the U.S. Embassy in
Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court’s big opinions

July 1, 2020 Comments Off on Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court’s big opinions

FILE – In this Jan. 16, 2020, file photo Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts walks to the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. Roberts told graduating seniors at his son’s high school that the coronavirus has
GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing

July 1, 2020 Comments Off on GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, June 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing about explosive allegations that Russia

Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court’s big opinions

July 1, 2020 Comments Off

FILE – In this Jan. 16, 2020, file photo Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts walks to the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. Roberts told graduating seniors at his son’s high school that the coronavirus has

GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing

July 1, 2020 Comments Off

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, June 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing about explosive allegations that Russia

Court says president can fire Consumer board head ‘at will’

June 30, 2020 Comments Off

The sun rises behind the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 29, 2020. The Supreme Court has refused to block the execution of four federal prison inmates who are scheduled to be put to death in July

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flag

June 28, 2020 Comments Off

A Mississippi state flag waves adjacent to a flag change supporter’s sign that welcomes the state to “the right side of history,” outside the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, June 28, 2020, while lawmakers are expected to consider state flag

Lobbyist Abramoff charged in cryptocurrency fraud case

June 27, 2020 Comments Off

FILE – This Feb. 2, 2012 file photo shows former lobbyist Jack Abramoff speaking in Washington. U.S. officials say Abramoff, a once-powerful lobbyist who spent time in federal prison for fraud and corruption, has been charged in a San Francisco

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts – even Trump’s

June 26, 2020 Comments Off

FILE – This combination of photos shows logos for social media platforms, from left, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The company behind Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soap and a host of other consumer products says it will stop advertising

Justices boost Trump administration’s power in asylum cases

June 26, 2020 Comments Off

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, early Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Thursday strengthened the Trump administration’s ability to deport people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their

Kosovo president, 9 ex-fighters indicted for war crimes

June 24, 2020 Comments Off

FILE – In this Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 file photo, Kosovo president Hashim Thaci gestures during a press conference in Kosovo capital Pristina. Kosovo’s president and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted on a range of crimes against humanity

FBI: Noose had been in Talladega garage stall for at least 8 months

June 23, 2020 Comments Off

Driver Bubba Wallace, front left, and team owner Richard Petty, front right, stand for the National Anthem in the pits of the Talladega Superspeedway prior to the start of Monday’s NASCAR Cup Series race. (John Bazemore / AP Photo) The

Joel Schumacher, director of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire,’ dies at 80

June 22, 2020 Comments Off

FILE – In this Jan. 29, 2010 file photo, director Joel Schumacher attends the premiere of “Twelve” during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. A representative for Schumacher said the filmmaker died Monday, June 22, 2020, in