The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are in full swing. Monday evening, Southern California native Chloe Kim earned a gold medal in the women’s halfpipe. Here she is celebrating: Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Ladies’ Halfpipe Final on day four […]
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2018 Winter Olympics: Live blog of tonight’s results
Scoring snowboarding and freestyle skiing 8:20 p.m.: The Associated Press describes how halfpipe and slopestyle riders are scored in the Winter Games. They are not given specific marks based on what elements they try or how well they land any specific trick. Rather, the marks are based on overall impression, […]
Trump discusses Middle East, North Korea in call with Russia’s Putin
FILE PHOTO: A combination of two photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrive for the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria February 12, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a […]
Controversy overshadows Trump’s legislative agenda
Last Updated Feb 12, 2018 6:55 PM EST WASHINGTON — Some big numbers were rolled out in the nation’s capital Monday. President Trump released a budget proposal worth $4.4 trillion. Mr. Trump also tried to shine the spotlight on his $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal, hoping to draw attention to one of […]
Ice Hockey: Korea falls to Sweden amid more unity displays
Ice Hockey – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women Preliminary Round Match – Sweden v Korea – Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea – February 12, 2018 – Fans from North Korea wave Korean Unification Flags. REUTERS/Brian Snyder February 12, 2018 By Dan Burns and Hyunjoo Jin GANGNEUNG, South Korea […]
Weinstein Co deal should include more funds for victims: New York AG
FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein attends the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, New York, U.S. on February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo February 12, 2018 By Karen Freifeld and Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general said on Monday a […]
With unique portraits, the Obamas leave their mark
WASHINGTON — There is a theme to presidential portraits. They’re mostly old, formal — white. That changed Monday with the unveiling of portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Like the Obama presidency, the nontraditional paintings represent a break […]
Trump’s economic policy is rooted in debt
One clear principle runs through President Donald Trump‘s emerging economic policy: Debt is good. When defending a tax plan or laying out his budget, the man who once called himself “the king of debt” is trying to persuade Americans there’s no price to pay for running trillion dollar budget deficits […]
3 jail officials charged in inmate’s death from dehydration
Three Milwaukee County Jail officials, including the former commander, were charged Monday with felonies related to the 2016 death of 38-year-old inmate Terrill Thomas. Thomas’ death was ruled a homicide by a medical examiner who said he had died from “profound dehydration.” Prosecutors say his water supply had been shut […]
Eating slower could help prevent obesity, researchers say
Speedy eaters might finish their food faster, but those calories might linger longer. A new study published in the online journal BMJ Open suggests that eating speed could affect a person’s weight. A research team in Japan set out to analyze the effects of eating speed on obesity — defined […]